Gregorio Vargas
Career, Record, Stats
Gregorio Vargas (Goyo Vargas) is a 54-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a former featherweight world champion. In a career spanning 16 years, 5 months, and 30 days, Vargas amassed a record of 45-9-1, which includes 31 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Gregorio Vargas' Boxing Career
Gregorio Vargas was born in Santa María Natívitas, municipality of Cuautepec, Hidalgo. on October 27, 1970. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on May 7, 1988 against Raul Capitan. Vargas defeated Capitan via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Vargas became a world champion at the age of 22 after 31 professional fights. He challenged Paul Hodkinson for the WBC featherweight title and stopped the champion in the 7th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Vargas' last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Eleazar Contreras Jr at age 34, on November 6, 2004.
Some of Gregorio Vargas' best fights have been against Paul Hodkinson and Ben Tackie. For a complete list of Vargas' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Gregorio Vargas".
Vargas has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Gregorio Vargas Losses".
Gregorio Vargas' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | Nov 06, 2004 | 34 |  Eleazar Contreras Jr | loss | UD 12 |
54 | Apr 30, 2004 | 33 | Reggie Sanders | win | TKO 3 |
53 | Dec 11, 2003 | 33 | Mike Anchondo | loss | UD 10 |
52 | Oct 31, 2003 | 33 | Gary Balletto | win | MD 12 |
51 | Apr 25, 2003 | 32 | Julio Sanchez Leon | win | UD 10 |
50 | Oct 26, 2002 | 31 | Christopher Saluday | win | TKO 5 |
49 | Mar 15, 2002 | 31 | Celso Delgado | win | TKO 7 |
48 | Mar 18, 2000 | 29 | 
Floyd Mayweather Jr. 23 22-0 | loss | UD 12 |
47 | Jul 10, 1999 | 28 | Ricky Quiles | win | UD 12 |
46 | Jan 16, 1999 | 28 | 
Ben Tackie 25 18-0 | win | UD 12 |
45 | Jul 11, 1998 | 27 | Tracy Harris Patterson | win | TKO 6 |
44 | May 01, 1998 | 27 | Cesar Delgado | win | KO 2 |
43 | Dec 13, 1997 | 27 | Andre Cray | win | TKO 9 |
42 | Jun 07, 1997 | 26 | Khalil Shakeel | win | KO 9 |
41 | Jan 13, 1997 | 26 | 
Carlos Hernández 25 22-1-1 | loss | MD 10 |
40 | Oct 28, 1996 | 26 | Raul Hernandez | win | KO 7 |
39 | Oct 06, 1996 | 25 | Mark Reels | win | KO 4 |
38 | Jan 19, 1996 | 25 | Jose Luis Montes | win | PTS 10 |
37 | Dec 22, 1995 | 25 | Julian Romero | win | KO 5 |
36 | Dec 08, 1995 | 25 | Francisco Barajas | win | KO 2 |
35 | Apr 22, 1994 | 23 | 
John John Molina 29 34-3 | loss | UD 12 |
34 | Dec 04, 1993 | 23 | 
Kevin Kelley 26 36-0 | loss | UD 12 |
33 | Aug 07, 1993 | 22 | Clifford Hicks | win | KO 3 |
32 | Apr 28, 1993 | 22 | 
Paul Hodkinson 27 22-1-1 | win | TKO 7 |
31 | Oct 31, 1992 | 22 | Juan Carlos Ortigoza | win | TKO 11 |
30 | Jul 27, 1992 | 21 | Elias Quiroz | win | TKO 8 |
29 | May 22, 1992 | 21 | Juan Carlos Salazar | win | KO 3 |
28 | Apr 12, 1992 | 21 | Antonio Hernandez | win | PTS 12 |
27 | Nov 15, 1991 | 21 | Porfirio Hernandez | win | KO 1 |
26 | Oct 12, 1991 | 20 | Juan Carlos Ortigoza | win | UD 10 |
25 | Jun 28, 1991 | 20 | Jaime Fernandez | win | TKO 3 |
24 | Apr 26, 1991 | 20 | Simon Gonzalez | win | PTS 12 |
23 | Feb 15, 1991 | 20 | Hector Ulises Chong | win | UD 12 |
22 | Oct 19, 1990 | 19 | Narciso Valenzuela Romo | draw | PTS 10 |
21 | Sep 03, 1990 | 19 | Ramon Felix | win | KO 6 |
20 | Jun 29, 1990 | 19 | Ramon Jimenez | win | TKO 1 |
19 | May 05, 1990 | 19 | Juan Carlos Salazar | loss | UD 10 |
18 | Mar 24, 1990 | 19 | Lauro Rodriguez | win | PTS 10 |
17 | Feb 09, 1990 | 19 | Martin Garcia | win | TKO 8 |
16 | Dec 02, 1989 | 19 | Cesar Martinez | win | UD 10 |
15 | Aug 18, 1989 | 18 | Jaime Fernandez | loss | PTS 10 |
14 | Jul 08, 1989 | 18 | Salvador Zamora | win | UD 10 |
13 | Jun 10, 1989 | 18 | Raymundo Marin | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Apr 28, 1989 | 18 | Marco Antonio Ramirez | loss | TKO 6 |
11 | Mar 18, 1989 | 18 | Herminio Hernandez | win | UD 10 |
10 | Feb 11, 1989 | 18 | Roberto Molina | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Jan 14, 1989 | 18 | Vladimir Gallegos | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Dec 03, 1988 | 18 | Oscar Burgos | win | PTS 8 |
7 | Oct 15, 1988 | 17 | Efrain Zepeda | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Sep 25, 1988 | 17 | Roberto Villareal | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Sep 04, 1988 | 17 | Rafael Briseno | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Aug 13, 1988 | 17 | Cuauhtemoc Sanchez | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Jul 09, 1988 | 17 | Fernando Cervantes | win | KO 1 |
2 | Jun 04, 1988 | 17 | Felipe Valladares | win | TKO 2 |
1 | May 07, 1988 | 17 | Raul Capitan | win | KO 2 |