Khan vs Vargas

Who won Khan vs Vargas?

Amir Khan beat Samuel Vargas by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 8th September 2018 at Arena Birmingham in 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 loses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Khan had advantage in power over Vargas, with a 63% knock out percentage over Vargas' 48%.

Amir Khan was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Vargas had 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Amir Khan & 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 less professional rounds, 238 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 21st April 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on 7th May 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 29th May 2015 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

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

He had won against Devon Alexander on 13th December 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Samuel Vargas made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.