On July 9, 2022, Rey Vargas (35-0, 22 KOs) gets a shot at the featherweight WBC title held by Mark Magsayo (24-0, 16 KOs).
Mark Magsayo is coming in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Gary Russell Jr., 5 months and 17 days ago. Rey Vargas is on a 35-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Leonardo Baez, 8 months and 3 days ago.
The winning odds are at 92.3-7.7 in favor of Rey Vargas. It is going to be very difficult for Mark Magsayo to win this fight.
Rey Vargas defeated Mark Magsayo via split decision and wins the WBC title. Vargas improves his record to 36-0, while Magsayo adds a loss to his record at 24-1.