On November 18, 2022, a 37-year-old Francisco Vargas (26-4-2, 18 KOs) and Guillermo Avila Godinez met in the ring.
Vargas came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 2 days.
Francisco Vargas lost to Guillermo Avila Godinez via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 26-5-2.
On April 16, 2022, a 37-year-old Francisco Vargas (26-3-2, 18 KOs) and a 22-year-old American boxer Jose Valenzuela (11-0, 7 KOs) met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Vargas came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 28 days. Valenzuela was on a 11-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 29 days.
Jose Valenzuela stopped Francisco Vargas via KO in the 1st round. Valenzuela improves his record to 12-0 (8 KOs), while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 26-4-2.
On June 19, 2021, a 36-year-old Francisco Vargas (26-2-2, 18 KOs) and a 23-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Isaac Cruz (21-1-1, 15 KOs) met in the ring.
Vargas came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 8 months. Cruz was on a 10-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 6 days.
Isaac Cruz defeated Francisco Vargas via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Cruz improves his record to 22-1-1, while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 26-3-2.
On May 11, 2019, Francisco Vargas and Miguel Berchelt met again in a rematch.
Vargas came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 29 days. Berchelt was on a 14-fight win streak with a 86% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 8 days.
In the rematch, the challenger refused to continue the fight in the 6th round, and Miguel Berchelt is crowned the new super-featherweight world champion. Berchelt improves his record to 36-1 (32 KOs), while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 25-2-2.
On January 28, 2017, the 32-year-old WBC super-featherweight world champion, Francisco Vargas (23-0-2, 17 KOs), faced a 25-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Miguel Berchelt (30-1, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Vargas came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 24 days. Berchelt was on a 9-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 12 days.
Miguel Berchelt stopped the champion via KO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC super-featherweight champion. Berchelt improves his record to 31-1 (28 KOs), while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 23-1-2.