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Rey Vargas

Rey Vargas held the WBC featherweight world title and the WBC super bantamweight world title between 2017 and 2024.

World title bouts
9
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
7–1–1
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBC super bantamweight, 2017–2020)
3 years, 5 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2017 – Jan 2025

Super FeatherweightWBC
FeatherweightWBC
Super BantamweightWBC
2017age 262018age 272019age 282020age 292021age 302022age 312023age 322024age 332025age 34
2018202020222024

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2024

  2. The Ring magazine rates Rey Vargas No. 4 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  3. Rey Vargas’s reign as the WBC featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · WBC

  4. Rey Vargas and Nick Ball draw via split decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  5. 2023

  6. The Ring magazine rates Rey Vargas No. 3 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  7. O'Shaquie Foster beats Rey Vargas via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  8. 2022

  9. The Ring magazine rates Rey Vargas No. 2 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  10. Rey Vargas beats Mark Magsayo via split decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  11. 2020

  12. The Ring magazine rates Rey Vargas No. 1 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  13. Rey Vargas’s reign as the WBC super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  14. 2019

  15. The Ring magazine rates Rey Vargas No. 2 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  16. Rey Vargas beats Tomoki Kameda via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  17. Rey Vargas beats Franklin Manzanilla via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  18. 2018

  19. The Ring magazine rates Rey Vargas No. 2 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  20. Rey Vargas beats Azat Hovhannisyan via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  21. 2017

  22. The Ring magazine rates Rey Vargas No. 3 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  23. Rey Vargas beats Oscar Negrete via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  24. Rey Vargas beats Ronny Rios via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  25. Rey Vargas beats Gavin McDonnell via majority decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  26. 2016

  27. The Ring magazine rates Rey Vargas No. 4 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  28. 2015

  29. The Ring magazine rates Rey Vargas No. 7 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  30. 2014

  31. The Ring magazine rates Rey Vargas No. 9 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings