Antonio Vargas

Name: Antonio Vargas
Hometown: Kissimmee, Florida, USA
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 166cm
Reach: 168cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• Promoter: Bob Arum (Top Rank) (2017-present)
• Trainer: Tito Ocasio (2017-present)
• Manager: David McWater (2017-present)

Olympic Games results

Represented United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, boxing as a Flyweight (52 kg):

• Round 1/16 - Defeated Juliao Neto (Brazil) 2-0
• Round 1/8 - Lost to Shahobiddin Zoirov (Uzbekistan) 0-3

Pan American Games results

• 2015 Gold medalist in Toronto, Canada, boxing as a Flyweight (52 kg):
  • Defeated Leonel de los Santos (Dominican Republic) 2-1
  • Defeated Jeyvier Cintron (Puerto Rico) 2-1
  • Defeated David Jimenez (Costa Rica) 2-1
  • Defeated Yosvany Veitia (Cuba) 3-0

World Series of Boxing Results

2016 season boxing for USA Knockouts (as a Flyweight)

• Defeated Orlando Huitzil (Mexico) of Mexico Guerreros 3-0
• Defeated Achraf Kharroubi (Morocco) of Morocco Atlas Lions 3-0

Other Amateur Highlights

• 2013 USA Youth National Championships Gold medalist (as a Flyweight, 52 kg)
• 2014 USA Youth National Championships Silver medalist (as a Flyweight, 52 kg)
  • Lost to Shakur Stevenson 1-2 in the final
• 2014 Pan American Youth Championships Gold medalist in Quito, Ecuador (as a Flyweight, 52 kg)
• Defeated Juan Camacho (Puerto Rico) 3-0
• Defeated Juan Fernandez (Ecuador) 3-0
• 2014 USA National Golden Gloves Gold medalist (as a Flyweight, 52 kg)
• 2015 USA National Championships Gold medalist (as a Flyweight, 52 kg)
• 2015 USA National Golden Gloves Gold medalist (as a Flyweight, 52 kg)
• 2015 Pan American Qualifier Gold medalist in Tijuana, Mexico, as a Flyweight (52 kg):
  • Defeated Danilo Fernandez (Ecuador) 3-0
  • Defeated Eduard Bermudez (Venezuela) 3-0
  • Defeated Juliao Neto (Brazil) 3-0
  • Defeated Ceiber Avila (Colombia) 2-1
• 2015 US Olympic Trials Gold medalist in Reno, USA, as a Flyweight (52 kg):
  • Defeated Khalid Twaiti 3-0
  • Defeated Eros Correa 3-0
  • Lost to Brent Venegas 1-2
  • Defeated Christian Carto TKO 2
  • Defeated Brent Venegas 3-0
  • Defeated Brent Venegas 2-1
• 2016 America´s Olympic Qualifier participant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as a Flyweight (52 kg):
  • Lost to Leonel de los Santos (Dominican Republic) 0-3
• 2016 World Olympic Qualifier Silver medalist in Baku, Azerbaijan, as a Flyweight (52 kg):
  • Defeated Gaurav Bidhuri (India) 3-0
  • Defeated Yoel Finol (Venezuela) 3-0
  • Defeated Eddie Valenzuela (Guatemala) 3-0
  • Defeated Vincenzo Picardi (Italy) 3-0
  • Defeated Enkh-Amar Kharkhuu (Mongolia) TKO Injury 2
  • Lost to Daniel Asenov (Bulgaria) 0-3

Notes

• Claimed Amateur Record: 123-7.
• He is of Puerto Rican (on father) and Mexican (on mother) descent.