Vargas vs Foster

Who won Vargas vs Foster?

O’Shaquie Foster beat Rey Vargas by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 11th, 2023, at Alamodome, San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 119-109, 116-112 in favor of winner O’Shaquie Foster.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Mario Barrios was victorious over Jovanie Santiago, and Lenier Pero beat Viktor Vykhryst.

Vargas vs Foster stats

Back in February 2023, Rey Vargas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 36 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

O’Shaquie Foster made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Rey Vargas was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Foster had a height advantage of 1 inch over Vargas. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Rey Vargas and O’Shaquie Foster fought out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Foster, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 76 more professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Foster's 170.

O’Shaquie Foster was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 130lb division.

Vargas vs Foster form

Rey Vargas had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mark Magsayo on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tomoki Kameda on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had won against Franklin Manzanilla on February 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had beaten Azat Hovhannisyan on May 12, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Activity check

Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Foster's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.5 rounds on average.

What time did Vargas vs Foster start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Vargas vs Foster?

The ShowTime show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The TrillerTV PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Vargas vs Foster?

Rey Vargas was a 18/25 (-140) favorite going into the contest, while O’Shaquie Foster made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.