On May 23, 2024, Jermaine Franklin Jr. (22-2, 14 KOs) and Devin Vargas (22-10, 9 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round heavyweight bout.
Jermaine Franklin Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Isaac Munoz Gutierrez, 10 months and 8 days ago. Devin Vargas is on a 4-fight losing streak with a 28% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Deontae Pettigrew, 10 months and 16 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Jermaine Franklin Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Devin Vargas really doesn't have much to present against Franklin Jr.
Jermaine Franklin Jr. stopped Devin Vargas via RTD in the 6th round. Franklin Jr. improves his record to 23-2 (15 KOs), while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 22-11.