On May 5, 2001, Fernando Vargas (20-1, 18 KOs) and Wilfredo Rivera (32-4-1, 20 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Fernando Vargas is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 85% KO rate; his last fight was a 12th round TKO loss to Félix Trinidad, 5 months and 3 days ago. Wilfredo Rivera is on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Rob Bleakley, 3 months and 28 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Fernando Vargas at 99-1 winning odds. Wilfredo Rivera really doesn't have much to present against Vargas.
Fernando Vargas stopped Wilfredo Rivera via TKO in the 6th round. Vargas improves his record to 21-1 (19 KOs), while Rivera adds a loss to his record at 32-5-1.