Jamie McDonnell entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 27-2-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Shinsuke Yamanaka). He suffered his last loss when he faced Lee Haskins in 2008, after this bout he has won 19 consecutive fights beating twice Tomoki Kameda in 2015 (Kameda vs McDonnell I and McDonnell vs Kameda II).
His opponent, Fernando Vargas, has an official boxing record of 29-9-3 (20 knockouts) and he entered as the No.57 featherweight. He fought twice last year losing to Andres Tapia and winning over Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. McDonnell vs Vargas is valid for the WBA World bantamweight title; undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Charles Martin. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2013 BOXING fight – Juan Alberto Rosas vs Fernando Vargas 2 – full fight Video
Review: 2013-07-06, the second fight between Juan Alberto Rosas and Fernando Vargas is close to get four stars thanks to a great performance by both boxers with some tough toe-to-toe exchanges. Juan Alberto Rosas ranked as the No.28 bantamweight in the world, entered the fight with a record of 37-7-0 (27 knockouts) while Fernando Vargas had a record of 26-5-0 (22 knockouts). In their first fight Rosas defeated Vargas by split decision (August 2, 2011); this second fight is on the undercard of Omar Chavez vs Charlie Navarro. Watch the video!
2002 best BOXING fight – Oscar De La Hoya vs Fernando Vargas – full fight Video
Review: 2002-09-14, Oscar De La Hoya vs Fernando Vargas was valid for three world titles of the light middleweight division, in fact De La Hoya was the champion for the WBC, while Vargas for the WBA and IBA. Oscar De La Hoya had already lost two times, once against Shane Mosley and the other one with Felix Trinidad (who had also already won against Fernando Vargas). Both boxers had a very spectacular way to fight even if different, and therefore could only be an exciting fight. Watch the video!
2000 best BOXING fight – Felix Trinidad vs Fernando Vargas – full fight Video
Review: 2000-12-02, both undefeated, both world champions, both went to the mat (six knockdowns!): Trinidad vs Vargas was one of the best boxing fights of 2000. Felix Trinidad entered the fight with a record of 38-0-0 while Fernando Vargas had a record of 20-0-0. Trinidad vs Vargas was valid for the WBA and IBF light middleweight titles. Watch the video!