On April 30, 2022, a 32-year-old Jessie Vargas (29-3-2, 11 KOs) and a 33-year-old British boxer Liam Smith (30-3-1, 17 KOs) met in the ring.
Vargas came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 32% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 years, 2 months, and 1 day. Smith was on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 21 days.
Liam Smith stopped Jessie Vargas via TKO in the 10th round. Smith improves his record to 31-3-1 (18 KOs), while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 29-4-2.
On February 29, 2020, a 30-year-old Jessie Vargas (29-2-2, 11 KOs) and a 32-year-old Mikey Garcia (39-1, 30 KOs) met in the ring.
Vargas came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 3 days. Garcia was on a -1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 13 days.
Mikey Garcia defeated Jessie Vargas via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Garcia improves his record to 40-1, while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 29-3-2.
On November 5, 2016, the 27-year-old WBO welterweight world champion, Jessie Vargas (27-1, 10 KOs), faced a 37-year-old Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Vargas came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months. Pacquiao was on a 1-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 27 days.
Manny Pacquiao defeated Jessie Vargas via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title. Pacquiao improves his record to 59-6-2, while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 27-2.
On June 27, 2015, a 26-year-old Jessie Vargas (26-0, 9 KOs) and a 31-year-old Timothy Bradley (31-1-1, 12 KOs) met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Vargas came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 5 days. Bradley was on a 0-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 14 days.
Timothy Bradley defeated Jessie Vargas via unanimous decision in the 12-round welterweight fight. Bradley improves his record to 32-1-1, while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 26-1.