Vargas vs Nery

When is Vargas vs Nery?

Rey Vargas could face the challenge of Luis Nery in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

Vargas vs Nery 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.

Luis Nery would make his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Nery would have an advantage in power over Vargas, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 61%.

Rey Vargas is the older man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Vargas has a height advantage of 3 inches over Nery. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Rey Vargas fights out of the orthodox stance, while Luis Nery is a southpaw.

Vargas is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years earlier than Nery, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 58 more professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Nery's 188.

Luis Nery is currently ranked number 2 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 3 by The Ring in the 122lb division.

Vargas vs Nery 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 beaten Mark Magsayo on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

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

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.

Luis Nery has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Kyonosuke Kameda on February 22, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had lost to Naoya Inoue on May 6, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Froilan Saludar on July 8, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Metepec, México, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Azat Hovhannisyan on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Pomona, California, United States.

He had defeated David Carmona on October 1, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Luis Nery has been fighting more than Rey Vargas.

Rey Vargas last fought 1 year, 4 months and 13 days ago, while Luis Nery's last outing was 4 months and 29 days ago.

Vargas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years and 8 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Nery's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

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