Who won Bradley Jr vs Vargas?
Timothy Bradley Jr beat Jessie Vargas by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 27th June 2015 at StubHub Center in Carson.
The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 116-112, 117-111 in favor of winner Timothy Bradley Jr.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).
This contest was for the WBO welterweight championship of the world.
Bradley Jr vs Vargas stats
Back in June 2015, Timothy Bradley Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Jessie Vargas made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Bradley Jr had a slight advantage in power over Vargas, with a 39% knock out percentage over Vargas' 35%.
Timothy Bradley Jr was the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.
Vargas had a height advantage of 4 inches over Bradley Jr. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Timothy Bradley Jr & Jessie Vargas fought out of an orthodox stance.
Bradley Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 4 years earlier than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 287 to Vargas' 263.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jessie Vargas had been fighting more than Timothy Bradley Jr.
Going to this contest, Timothy Bradley Jr had last fought 6 months and 14 days ago, while Jessie Vargas' last outing had been 7 months and 4 days ago.
Bradley Jr's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.
Vargas' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.
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