Francisco Vargas
Name: Francisco Vargas
Alias: El Bandido
Birth Name: Francisco Javier Vargas Peláez
Hometown: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Birthplace: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 173cm
Reach: 178cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Olympic Games results
Represented Mexico at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, boxing as a Lightweight (60 kg). His results were:
- Round 1/16 - Defeated Jean de Dieu Soloniaina (Madagascar) 9-2
- Round 1/8 - Lost to Georgian Popescu (Romania) 4-14
Other Amateur highlights
2003 Pan American Games Bronze medalist in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic at Lightweight
- Defeated Karl Dargan (United States) 19-18
- Lost to Alex de Jesus (Puerto Rico) 6-16
2007 Pan American Games participant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at Featherweight
- Defeated Cristian Moreno Alonso (Chile) 11-10
- Lost to Davi Sousa (Brazil) 13-16
2007 World Championships participant in Chicago, United States at Lightweight
- Lost to Krzysztof Szot (Poland) 20-28
2009 World Championships participant in Milan, Italy at Lightweight
- Lost to Han Soon-Chul (South Korea) 5-12
2008 2nd America´s Olympic Qualifier Bronze medalist in Guatemala City, Guatemala at Lightweight
- Defeated Franklin Mamani (Bolivia) RSCH 2
- Defeated Ibrahim Kamal (Canada) 16-9
- Lost to Everton Lopes (Brazil) 6-11
- Defeated Alexis Folleco (Ecuador) 5-0 in a Box-Off
Career Notes
- Has a record of 1-1-1 (1 KO) in World Title fights.
- Has a record of 2-1-1 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists:
- Won against Juan Manuel Lopez, Takashi Miura.
- Lost against Miguel Berchelt.
- Draw with Orlando Salido.
| Preceded by: Takashi Miura |
WBC Super Featherweight Champion 2015 Nov 21 – 2017 Jan 28 |
Succeeded by: Miguel Berchelt |