Vargas vs Castro

When is Vargas vs Castro?

Rey Vargas could face the challenge of Carlos Castro in Spring 2026 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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).

The contest would be for the WBC featherweight championship of the world.

Vargas would be making his 3rd defense of the WBC World Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Vargas vs Castro in January 1970. He has held this belt for 55 years, 6 months and 18 days.

Vargas vs Castro 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.

Carlos Castro would make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Vargas would have an advantage in power over Castro, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Castro's 47%.

Rey Vargas is the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Vargas has a height advantage of 1 inch over Castro. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both Rey Vargas and Carlos Castro fight out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Castro, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 54 more professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Castro's 192.

Carlos Castro is currently ranked number 5 by the WBC in the 126lb division.

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

Carlos Castro has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Stephen Fulton on September 14, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Brandon Figueroa on July 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Luis Nery on February 5, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Oscar Escandon on August 21, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

He had defeated Cesar Juarez on July 9, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Carlos Castro has been fighting more than Rey Vargas.

Rey Vargas last fought 1 year, 11 months and 4 days ago, while Carlos Castro's last outing was 1 year, 4 months and 29 days ago.

Vargas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 30 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Castro's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8 rounds on average.

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