On August 20, 2005, Javier Castillejo (58-5, 40 KOs) and Fernando Vargas (25-2, 22 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Javier Castillejo is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Enrique Campos, 1 year, 2 months, and 9 days ago. Fernando Vargas is on a 3-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Raymond Joval, 4 months and 25 days ago.
The winning odds are at 85.6-14.4 in favor of Fernando Vargas. Javier Castillejo may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Fernando Vargas defeated Javier Castillejo via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Vargas improves his record to 26-2, while Castillejo adds a loss to his record at 58-6.