Who won Vargas vs Solomon?
Fernando Vargas Jr beat Brad Solomon by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 16th March 2024 at Adventist Health Arena in Stockton.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Gabriel Flores Jr's and Julian Rodarte's clash.
Vargas vs Solomon stats
Fernando Vargas Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.
Brad Solomon made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws.
Fernando Vargas Jr was the younger man by 13 years, at 27 years old.
Fernando Vargas Jr fought out of the southpaw stance, while Brad Solomon was an orthodox fighter.
Vargas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 less fights, and made his debut in 2020, 12 year and 3 months later than Solomon, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 190 less professional rounds, 35 to Solomon's 225.
Vargas vs Solomon form
Solomon had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Raul Curiel on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at The Commerce Casino and Hotel, Commerce, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Blair Cobbs on 19th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Don Haskins Center, Texas.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Alexis Rocha on 14th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Honda Center, California.
Before that, he had been beaten by Vergil Ortiz Jr on 13th December 2019 by knockout in the 5th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
He had lost to Konstantin Ponomarev on 9th April 2016 by split decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Activity check
Vargas' last 4 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.
Solomon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
What time did Vargas vs Solomon start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Adventist Health Arena, Stockton, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
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