Vargas vs Herrera

Who won Vargas vs Herrera?

Jessie Vargas beat Aaron Herrera by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, December 15th, 2017, at Pioneer Event Center, California.

The scorecards were announced as 100-89, 100-89, 100-89 in favor of winner Jessie Vargas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Vargas vs Herrera stats

Back in December 2017, Jessie Vargas stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Aaron Herrera made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw.

Jessie Vargas was the same age as Aaron Herrera, at 29 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Herrera.

Both Jessie Vargas and Aaron Herrera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 11 months later than Herrera, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, totaling 263 compared to Herrera's 212.

Jessie Vargas went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC at welterweight.

Vargas vs Herrera form

Vargas had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Manny Pacquiao on November 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sadam Ali on March 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at DC Armory, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Timothy Bradley Jr on June 27, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had beaten Antonio DeMarco on November 23, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

He had won against Anton Novikov on August 2, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

What time did Vargas vs Herrera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Pioneer Event Center, California, Afghanistan, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Vargas vs Herrera?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by Fox Sport 1.

What were the odds on Vargas vs Herrera?

Jessie Vargas was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Aaron Herrera made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.