Vargas vs Carrington

When is Vargas vs Carrington?

Rey Vargas could potentially square off against Bruce Carrington in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United States.

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

Vargas vs Carrington stats

Rey Vargas would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Bruce Carrington would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Vargas would have a slight advantage in power over Carrington, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Carrington's 60%.

Rey Vargas is the older man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Carrington has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Rey Vargas and Bruce Carrington fight out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 11 years and 5 months earlier than Carrington, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He has fought 164 more professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Carrington's 82.

Bruce Carrington is currently ranked number 2 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF, and 8 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Vargas vs Carrington form

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.

Carrington remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on March 29, 2025, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Dana Coolwell on November 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sulaiman Segawa on September 27, 2024, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Before that, he had won against Bryan De Gracia on June 8, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

He had defeated Bernard Angelo Torres on February 16, 2024, by knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Bruce Carrington has been fighting more than Rey Vargas.

Rey Vargas last fought 1 year, 7 months and 10 days ago, while Bruce Carrington's last outing was 6 months and 19 days ago.

Vargas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 5 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Carrington's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

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