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Jessie Vargas

Jessie Vargas held the WBO welterweight world title and the WBA Regular super lightweight world title between 2014 and 2016.

World title bouts
5
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
4–1
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBA Regular super lightweight, 2014–2015)
1 year, 2 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2014 – Jan 2017

WelterweightWBO
Super LightweightWBA Regular
2014age 24AprJulage 25Oct2015AprJulage 26Oct2016AprJulage 27Oct2017
2014201520162017

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2018

  2. The Ring magazine rates Jessie Vargas No. 10 at welterweight in its annual ratings

  3. 2017

  4. The Ring magazine rates Jessie Vargas No. 10 at welterweight in its annual ratings

  5. 2016

  6. The Ring magazine rates Jessie Vargas No. 9 at welterweight in its annual ratings

  7. Manny Pacquiao beats Jessie Vargas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Welterweight · WBO

  8. Jessie Vargas beats Sadam Ali via knockout 9/12

    Welterweight · WBO

  9. 2015

  10. The Ring magazine rates Jessie Vargas No. 6 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  11. Jessie Vargas’s reign as the WBA Regular super lightweight world champion ends

    Super Lightweight · WBA Regular

  12. 2014

  13. The Ring magazine rates Jessie Vargas No. 7 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  14. Jessie Vargas beats Antonio DeMarco via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Regular

  15. Jessie Vargas beats Anton Novikov via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Regular

  16. Jessie Vargas beats Khabib Allakhverdiev via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Regular