Samuel Vargas

Samuel Vargas
Statistics
Real name Samuel Andres Vargas Ariza
Weight(s) Super Welterweight
Welterweight
Height 5′ 8″ / 173cm
Nationality Canadian - Colombian
Born (1989-04-12) April 12, 1989
Bogotá, Colombia
Boxing record
Total fights 35
Wins 29
Wins by KO 14
Losses 4
Draws 2

Samuel Andrés Vargas Ariza (born April 12, 1989, Bogotá, Colombia) is a Canadian-Colombian professional boxer. Former NCC Welterweight Champion.[1]

Professional career

Turned professional in 2010 Samuel started his career at the age of 20 with a TKO of Todd Furler in Montreal, Quebec.[2]

Samuel won the NCC Welterweight championship by defeating Manolis Plaitis in 2012.[3]

In 2013 he received NABA Canada super welterweight belt after TKO of Julius Bunda in Toronto, Ontario[4]

On October 13, 2016, it was announced that Vargas would face off against WBC Welterweight Champion Danny García at the Liacouras Center on November 12. It was said that the fight would be a non-title 10 round fight.[5][6] He lost via Technical knockout in the seventh round.

Personal life

Vargas currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.[7]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
35 fights 29 wins 4 losses
By knockout 14 2
By decision 15 2
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
35 Loss 29–4–2 United Kingdom Amir Khan UD 12 Sep 8, 2018 United Kingdom Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
34 Draw 29–3–2 Argentina Mauro Maximiliano Godoy MD 10 Jun 2, 2018 Canada Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls Retained WBA-NABA Welterweight Title
33 Win 29–3–1 Finland Jussi Koivula SD 10 Nov 11, 2017 Canada Powerade Centre, Brampton, Ontario Retained WBA-NABA Welterweight Title
32 Win 28–3–1 South Africa Ali Funeka MD 10 Aug 19, 2017 Canada Powerade Centre, Brampton, Ontario Retained WBA-NABA Welterweight Title
31 Win 27–3–1 Venezuela Marco Antonio Avendano KO 5 (10), 0:10 May 20, 2017 Colombia Coliseo Carlos Mauro Hoyo, Medellín, Colombia
30 Win 26–3–1 Mexico Armando Robles UD 10 Mar 18, 2017 Canada Powerade Centre, Brampton, Ontario Retained WBA-NABA Welterweight Title
29 Loss 25–3–1 United States Danny García TKO 7 (10), 2:27 Nov 12, 2016 United States Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
28 Win 25–2–1 Mexico Juan Armando Garcia UD 10 May 14, 2016 Canada Aitken Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick Won WBA-NABA Welterweight Title
27 Win 24–2–1 Mexico Edgar Ortega UD 8 Feb 27, 2016 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
26 Win 23–2–1 Brazil Robson Assis TKO 6 (10), 1:26 Dec 11, 2015 Canada The Mattamy Events Center, Toronto, Ontario Won Interim WBA-NABA Welterweight Title
25 Win 22–2–1 Mexico Ulises Jimenez TKO 2 (8), 2:16 Aug 11, 2015 Canada Woodbine Convention Hall, Toronto, Ontario
24 Win 21–2–1 Mexico Cesar Chavez TKO 3 (8), 1:26 June 12, 2015 Canada Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
23 Loss 20–2–1 United States Errol Spence Jr. TKO 4 (10), 1:45 April 11, 2015 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
22 Win 20–1–1 Switzerland Flavio Turelli TKO 5 (10), 1:48 Dec 13, 2014 Canada Club de boxe de l'est, Montreal, Quebec
21 Win 19–1–1 United States Bruce Runkle TKO 2 (8), 2:50 Sep 27, 2014 United States Nathan Goff Armory, Clarksburg, West Virginia
20 Win 18–1–1 Mexico Juan Jesus Rivera UD 8 July 6, 2014 Canada The Roadhouse, Calgary, Alberta
19 Win 17–1–1 Canada Tebor Brosch UD 8 April 8, 2014 Canada Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
18 Win 16–1–1 France Lyes Chaibi UD 8 Feb 15, 2014 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
17 Loss 15–1–1 Mexico Pablo Munguia UD 10 Dec 21, 2013 Mexico Foro Polanco, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
16 Win 15–0–1 Mexico Cruz Antonio Flores KO 7 (8), 0:48 Oct 5, 2013 Mexico Sindicato de Taxistas, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
15 Win 14–0–1 Italy Giuseppe Lauri UD 8 June 21, 2013 Canada Chapiteau CCSE Maisonneuve, Montreal, Quebec
14 Win 13–0–1 Hungary Lajos Munkacsi TKO 5 (6), 1:11 May 25, 2013 Canada Bowness Sports Plex, Calgary, Alberta
13 Win 12–0–1 Canada Julius Bunda TKO 7 (10) 1:43 April 9, 2013 Canada Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario Won Vacant WBA-NABA Canada Super Welterweight Title
12 Win 11–0–1 Lithuania Arvydas Trizno TKO 3 (6), 1:11 May 12, 2012 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
11 Win 10–0–1 Hungary Ferenc Zold TKO 5 (10), 1:40 March 6, 2012 Canada Hilton Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
10 Win 9–0–1 Canada Manolis Plaitis TKO 1 (10), 2:49 Feb 11, 2012 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Won Vacant NCC Welterweight Title
9 Win 8–0–1 Lebanon Ahmad Cheikho RTD 5 (10), 3:00 Oct 22, 2011 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
8 Draw 7–0–1 Canada Tebor Brosch MD 10 Feb 19, 2011 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario For Vacant WBA-NABA Canada Welterweight Title
7 Win 7–0 Mexico Johnny Navarrete UD 8 Oct 22, 2010 Canada Moncton Lions Club, Moncton, New Brunswick
6 Win 6–0 Canada Ryan Wagner UD 6 Sep 25, 2010 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
5 Win 5–0 Trinidad and Tobago Michael Springer SD 4 Aug 28, 2010 Canada Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec
4 Win 4–0 Canada Frank Abbiw UD 6 May 29, 2010 Canada Festival Arena, Shediac, New Brunswick
3 Win 3–0 Mexico Jose Leonardo Corona UD 6 April 3, 2010 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec
2 Win 2–0 Canada Pascal Leonard UD 6 March 26, 2010 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec
1 Win 1–0 Canada Todd Furler TKO 2 (4), 1:15 Feb 6, 2010 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec Professional boxing debut.

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Boxing Federation Welterweight Championship history".
  2. ↑ Athletes — Lee Baxter Management
  3. ↑ Colombian Welterweight Samuel Vargas New Canadian Champ - Fight Network
  4. ↑ Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Vargas Takes Shot at Claggett, Ready for Rivera
  5. ↑ PBC. "Danny Garcia faces Samuel Vargas in non-title bout before Keith Thurman unification". WBN - World Boxing News. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  6. ↑ "Danny Garcia to face Samuel Vargas Nov. 12 - The Ring". The Ring. 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  7. ↑ "From Colombia to Canada, Samuel Vargas fights for a better life".
  8. ↑ "Canadian Boxing Federation Welterweight Championship history".
  9. ↑ "NABA Welterweight Championship history".

Professional boxing record for Samuel Vargas from BoxRec

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