Takashi Miura vs Francisco Vargas
On November 21, 2015, Takashi Miura (29-2-2, 22 KOs), the super-featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against Mexican challenger, Francisco Vargas (22-0-1, 16 KOs).
Miura vs Vargas Stats
Takashi Miura is coming in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a 3rd round TKO victory over Billy Dib, 6 months and 20 days ago. Francisco Vargas is on a 19-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO win over Will Tomlinson, 8 months and 9 days ago.
Miura vs Vargas Prediction & Odds
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Francisco Vargas at 54.6-45.4, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Vargas has a slightly better chance of winning, but Miura could also certainly pull it off.
Miura vs Vargas Result
Francisco Vargas stopped the champion via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC super-featherweight champion. Vargas improves his record to 23-0-1 (17 KOs), while Miura adds a loss to his record at 29-3-2.