Vargas vs Cordones

Who won Vargas vs Cordones?

Fernando Vargas Jr beat Juan Carlos Cordones by technical knockout in the 1st round on Friday, June 28th, 2024, at Southwest University Event Center, El Paso.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Vargas vs Cordones stats

Back in June 2024, Fernando Vargas Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Juan Carlos Cordones made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Fernando Vargas Jr was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cordones. Despite this, Cordones had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Fernando Vargas Jr fought out of the southpaw stance, while Juan Carlos Cordones was an orthodox fighter.

Vargas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 4 years and 10 months later than Cordones, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 22 fewer professional rounds, totaling 35 compared to Cordones' 57.

Vargas vs Cordones form

Vargas remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Brad Solomon on March 16, 2024, by knockout in the 4th round at Stockton Arena, Stockton, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Wilfrido Buelvas on November 11, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Thunder Studios, Long Beach.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Luis Eduardo Florez on August 26, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Bert Ogden Arena, Edinburg.

Before that, he had defeated Andre Byrd on June 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Cow Palace, Daly City.

He had won against Heber Rondon on June 2, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

Activity check

Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What time did Vargas vs Cordones start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Southwest University Event Center, El Paso, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Vargas vs Cordones?

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