Fernando Vargas Jr. – Picture by Tom Hogan
Fernando Vargas, Jr., alongside along with his youthful siblings, have absorbed as a lot data from their well-known father within the gymnasium.
It has translated to with spectacular performances, particularly as of late.
Vargas, Jr. dropped Juan Carlos Cordones twice en path to a first-round knockout win late Friday evening on the Southwest College Occasion Heart in El Paso, Texas.
Father and coach Fernando Vargas, Sr., a former two-time world junior middleweight titleholder, was impressed along with his son’s efficiency. Fernando Sr. teaches Fernando, Jr., together with siblings Amado and Emiliano, to make the most of a powerful psychological strategy to be one step forward of their opponents.
“I at all times ship my boys (with the mentality of) ‘intelligence first,’ then we see what his opponent is bringing and we work off that,” Vargas, Sr. instructed The Ring on Sunday evening. “But when I see one thing earlier than that, I inform my boys what it’s they usually do what I’m asking them to do and we’ve gotten the win.”
The 27-year-old southpaw Vargas Jr. dropped Cordones with a proper hook to the pinnacle halfway by way of the primary spherical. Cordones beat the depend, however was knocked down once more, this time from a barrage of punches. Cordones took extra punishment, prompting his nook to throw within the towel, leading to referee Robert Velez to cease the combat at 2:49.
With the win, Vargas improved to 15-0, 14 knockouts.
Vargas final fought on March 16, knocking out former welterweight contender Brad Solomon within the fourth spherical. Previous to the win over Solomon, Vargas knocked out Wilfredo Buelvas on November 11.
Cordones, who resides in La Romana within the Dominican Republic, falls to 14-5, 9 KOs. The 28-year-old has misplaced his final 5 bouts, all by knockout.
Early Saturday morning, Vargas, Sr. flew out to Miami, Florida to be within the nook of Emiliano, who fought in preliminary motion on the Prime Rank card. Very like his older brother the evening earlier than, Emiliano made fast work of Jose Zaragoza (9-9-2, 3 KOs), stopping him within the opening spherical. Emiliano improved to 11-0, 9 KOs.
This Saturday, light-weight Amado Vargas (10-0, 4 KOs) hopes to make it a clear sweep for the household as he faces Sean Garcia (7-0-1, 2 KOs), the youthful brother of Ryan Garcia, in an eight-round bout.
Vargas, Sr. is seeing the legacy of his final title being carried on by his three sons.
“Reward God for all his blessings,” mentioned Vargas. “Pleased with all my boys. It’s wonderful to be by their aspect as they chase greatness. You’ll be able to’t make a pitbull (out of) two chihuahuas. The Vargas blood isn’t any joke.”
Additionally on the cardboard in El Paso, light-weight Abel Mendoza improved to 41-0, 30 KOs, defeating journeyman German Meraz (65-70-3, 41 KOs) of Agua Prieta, Mexico by unanimous resolution. Scores had been 59-55, 59-55, and 60-54 for Mendoza.
Featherweight Nathan Rodriguez of Pico Rivera, California gained by knockout after spherical three over Jose Saant. The 19-year-old Rodriguez improved to 15-0, 10 KOs.
Saant, who’s initially from Gualaquiza, Ecuador and now resides in Bedford, Ecuador, falls to 15-5-1, 5 KOs.
The cardboard was promoted by Marv Rodriguez.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He could be reached at [email protected]
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