J.Vargas vs Spence JR

When is J.Vargas vs Spence JR?

Jessie Vargas could fight Errol Spence Jr in Early 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

J.Vargas vs Spence JR stats

Jessie Vargas would step into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 loses and 2 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Errol Spence Jr would make his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Spence Jr would have a massive power advantage over Vargas, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over Vargas' 38%.

Jessie Vargas is the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Spence Jr has 1-inch reach advantage.

Jessie Vargas fights out of the orthodox stance, while Errol Spence Jr is a southpaw.

Vargas is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Spence Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 112 more professional rounds, 263 to Spence Jr's 151.

Errol Spence Jr is currently ranked number 5 by the WBA, 4 by the WBO, 6 by the IBF and 1 by the RING in the 147lb division.

J.Vargas vs Spence JR form

Jessie Vargas has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Liam Smith on 30th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mikey Garcia on 29th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Humberto Soto on 26th April 2019 by knockout in the 6th round at Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had drawn with Thomas Dulorme on 6th October 2018 by majority draw at Wintrust Arena, Illinois.

He had drawn with Adrien Broner on 21st April 2018 by majority draw at Barclays Center, New York.

Spence Jr has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Terence Crawford on 29th July 2023 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight, WBC World Welterweight and WBO World Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Yordenis Ugas on 16th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Super World Welterweight, WBC World Welterweight and IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had won against Danny Garcia on 5th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight and IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Before that, he had beat Shawn Porter on 28th September 2019 by split decision in their IBF World Welterweight and WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

He had defeated Mikey Garcia on 16th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Errol Spence Jr has been fighting more than Jessie Vargas.

Jessie Vargas last fought 1 year, 8 months and 29 days ago, while Errol Spence Jr's last outing was 5 months and 30 days ago.

Vargas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Spence Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11 rounds on average.

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