WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion Rey Vargas (29-0, 22 KOs) will take on highly touted contender Ronny Rios (28-1, 13 KOs) in a scheduled 12 round bout. The championship event will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing.
Vargas, coming off a majority decision victory over previously undefeated Gavin McDonnell to secure the world championship after racking up scores of wins against top-flight competition, has also signed a multi-year deal with Golden Boy Promotions.
"I am thrilled to defend my world championship for the first time on such a special night at StubHub Center," said Vargas, who went on the road from his native Otumba, Mexico to Yorkshire, England to secure his world title. "I know Ronny Rios is an extremely tough challenger, but he has never tasted power like mine, and I am confident I will come away with the victory."
Rios, a former NABF and WBC Silver Featherweight Champion, gets his first world title shot after rolling through prospects and contenders over a 29-fight career with just a single blemish on his record.
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Re: Rey Vargas vs. Ronny Rios Added To Cotto-Kamegai
Man, crazy that Rios can actually make 122. He wasn't a small featherweight at all.