Khabib Allakhverdiev vs Jessie Vargas
On April 12, 2014, Khabib Allakhverdiev (19-0, 9 KOs), the super-lightweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against American challenger, Jessie Vargas (23-0, 9 KOs).
Allakhverdiev vs Vargas Stats
Khabib Allakhverdiev is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO victory over Souleymane M'baye, 8 months and 30 days ago. Jessie Vargas is on a 23-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Ray Narh, 6 months and 1 day ago.
Allakhverdiev vs Vargas Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 73.6-26.4 in favor of Jessie Vargas, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Khabib Allakhverdiev will put on a really good performance, Vargas will be required to be at his best.
Allakhverdiev vs Vargas Result
Jessie Vargas defeated Khabib Allakhverdiev via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Regular) title — in his first world-title fight. Vargas improves his record to 24-0, while Allakhverdiev adds a loss to his record at 19-1.