Zepeda vs Vargas

Who won Zepeda vs Vargas?

Jose Zepeda beat Josue Vargas by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, October 30th, 2021, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Caraballo vs Sultan.

Zepeda vs Vargas stats

Back in October 2021, Jose Zepeda stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Josue Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zepeda had a large advantage in power over Vargas, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 47%.

Jose Zepeda was the older man by 9 years, at 32 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zepeda.

Both Jose Zepeda and Josue Vargas fought out of a southpaw stance.

Zepeda was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 86 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Vargas' 113.

Jose Zepeda went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Zepeda vs Vargas form

Zepeda had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Henry Lundy on May 22, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ivan Baranchyk on October 3, 2020, by knockout in the 5th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kendo Castaneda on July 7, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Jose Pedraza on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

His contest against Eleazar Valenzuela on May 18, 2019 ended in a no contest at Deportivo del Sindicato del Metro , Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Activity check

Zepeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Zepeda vs Vargas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Zepeda vs Vargas?

The ESPN+ show began at 6:55 PM EST / 3:55 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Zepeda vs Vargas?

Jose Zepeda was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Josue Vargas made his way into the ring at 73/100 (-140) with oddsmakers.