Vargas vs Soto

Who won Vargas vs Soto?

Jessie Vargas beat Humberto Soto by knockout in the 6th round on Friday, April 26th, 2019, at Forum, Inglewood.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds at a catchweight of 150 lb (10.7 stone or 68 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Srisaket Sor Rungvisai losing to Juan Francisco Estrada for the WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Daniel Roman defeated TJ Doheny for the IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight belts.

Vargas vs Soto stats

Back in April 2019, Jessie Vargas stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Humberto Soto made his way to the ring with a record of 69 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws, with 37 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Soto had an advantage in power over Vargas, with a 54% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 36%.

Jessie Vargas was the younger man by 9 years, at 30 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 2 inches over Soto. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jessie Vargas and Humberto Soto fought out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 48 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 10 years and 11 months later than Soto, whose first professional fight was in 1997. He had fought 331 fewer professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Soto's 594.

Jessie Vargas went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, and 3 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Vargas vs Soto form

Vargas had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Thomas Dulorme on October 6, 2018, by majority draw at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Adrien Broner on April 21, 2018, by majority draw at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Aaron Herrera on December 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pioneer Event Center, California, Afghanistan.

Before that, he had been beaten by Manny Pacquiao on November 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Sadam Ali on March 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at DC Armory, Washington.

Activity check

Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Soto's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Vargas vs Soto start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Vargas vs Soto?

Vargas vs Soto was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Vargas vs Soto?

Jessie Vargas was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Humberto Soto made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.