On December 4, 1993, Gregorio Vargas (29-3-1, 20 KOs), the featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against American challenger, Kevin Kelley (36-0, 26 KOs).
Gregorio Vargas is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round KO victory over Clifford Hicks, 3 months and 27 days ago. Kevin Kelley is on a 36-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Patrick Simeon, 2 months and 23 days ago.
The winning odds are at 68-32 in favor of Kevin Kelley, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Gregorio Vargas is going to put on an exceptional fight, Kelley better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Kevin Kelley defeated Gregorio Vargas via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Kelley improves his record to 37-0, while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 29-4-1.