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 65.9-34.1 in favor of Jessie Vargas, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Khabib Allakhverdiev is going to put on an exceptional fight, Vargas better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
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.