Russell Jr vs Vargas

When is Russell Jr vs Vargas?

Gary Russell Jr could square off against Rey Vargas in Early 2025 the United States.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Russell Jr vs Vargas stats

Gary Russell Jr would step into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rey Vargas would make his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Vargas would have a slight advantage in power over Russell Jr, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Russell Jr's 58%.

Gary Russell Jr is the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Vargas has a height advantage of 3 inches over Russell Jr. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Gary Russell Jr fights out of the southpaw stance, while Rey Vargas is an orthodox fighter.

Russell Jr is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 74 fewer professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Vargas' 246.

Rey Vargas is currently ranked number 3 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Russell Jr vs Vargas form

Russell Jr has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Mark Magsayo on January 22, 2022, by majority decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Borgata Hotel Casino, New Jersey, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Tugstsogt Nyambayar on February 8, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kiko Martinez on May 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on May 19, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland.

He had won against Oscar Escandon on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Rey Vargas has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he drew Nick Ball on March 8, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by O’Shaquie Foster on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mark Magsayo on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Leonardo Baez on November 6, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

He had won against Tomoki Kameda on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Rey Vargas has been fighting more than Gary Russell Jr.

Gary Russell Jr last fought 3 years ago, while Rey Vargas' last outing was 10 months and 14 days ago.

Russell Jr's last 5 fights have come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 2 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Vargas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

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