Khan vs Vargas

Who won Khan vs Vargas?

Amir Khan beat Samuel Vargas by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 8th, 2018, at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 118-110, 119-108 in favor of winner Amir Khan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Welborn vs Langford for the BBBOC British Middleweight championship.

Khan vs Vargas stats

Back in September 2018, Amir Khan stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Samuel Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Khan had an advantage in power over Vargas, with a 63% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 48%.

Amir Khan was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Vargas had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Amir Khan and Samuel Vargas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Khan was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 24 fewer professional rounds, totaling 238 compared to Vargas' 262.

Amir Khan went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 10 by the WBC at super welterweight.

Samuel Vargas was ranked number 9 by the WBA in the 154lb division.

Khan vs Vargas form

Khan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Phil Lo Greco on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on May 7, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Chris Algieri on May 29, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Devon Alexander on December 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had won against Devon Alexander on December 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Khan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Vargas' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Khan vs Vargas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Khan vs Vargas?

Khan vs Vargas was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Facebook Watch.

What were the odds on Khan vs Vargas?

Amir Khan was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Samuel Vargas made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.