What is Fernando Vargas's record?

Fernando Vargas's professional record is 26-5-0 with 22 knockouts.

Which world titles has Fernando Vargas held?

Fernando Vargas has held 2 world title reigns: WBA super welterweight (2001–2002), IBF super welterweight (1998–2000).

Super welterweight · United States

Fernando Vargas

26-5-0 22 KO · 1997–2007

Photo: El Heraldo, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Fernando Vargas was a super welterweight boxer from United States, born Dec 7, 1977. Record 26-5-0 with 22 knockouts over 1997–2007. World titles: WBA super welterweight (2001–2002), IBF super welterweight (1998–2000). Fernando Vargas last fought Ricardo Mayorga on Nov 23, 2007 and lost by MD over 12 rounds.

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BornDec 7, 1977

Country🇺🇸 United States

StanceOrthodox

Height178 cm

Reach188 cm

NicknameEl Feroz · The Aztec Warrior · Ferocious

DebutMar 25, 1997

Career1997–2007

Rounds boxed183

KO share85%

Born inOxnard, California, U.S.

TitlesIBF, WBA super welterweight · 1998–2002

Boxerbook rating1912 ± 146 · inactive since Sep 2025Why here ›

Confirmed bouts13 of 31 · 6 official

Career record

Record

26-5-0, 22 KOs · 1997–2007

Last result

Ricardo Mayorga 🇳🇮

For vacant WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title

MD 12/12 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸

2007-11-23 ›
✓✓ two sources

The record

31 bouts, 1997–2007, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 31, Wikipedia (ja) · 31, Nevada State Athletic Commission — Results · 6, Wikipedia (ru) · 2

Ricardo Mayorga 🇳🇮

For vacant WBC Continental Americas super middleweight title

MD 12/12 · Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸

Vargas 26-4-0 · Mayorga 30-7-1

2007-11-23 ›
✓✓ two sources

Shane Mosley 🇺🇸

TKO 6/12 · MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸

Vargas 26-3-0 · Mosley 44-4-0

2006-07-15 ›
official ★

Shane Mosley 🇺🇸

TKO 10/12 · Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸

Vargas 26-2-0 · Mosley 43-4-0

2006-02-25 ›
official ★

Javier Castillejo 🇪🇸

UD 10/10 · Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, 🇺🇸

Vargas 25-2-0 · Castillejo 59-5-0

2005-08-20 ›
✓✓ two sources

Raymond Joval 🇳🇱

UD 10/10 · American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, 🇺🇸

Vargas 24-2-0 · Joval 33-3-0

2005-03-26 ›
✓✓ two sources

Tony Marshall

RTD 7/10 · Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, 🇺🇸

Vargas 23-2-0 · Marshall —

2003-12-12 ›
✓ one source

Fitz Vanderpool 🇨🇦

TKO 6/10 · Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸

Vargas 22-2-0 · Vanderpool —

2003-07-26 ›
✓ one source

Oscar De La Hoya 🇺🇸

For WBC light middleweight title

TKO 11/12 · Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, 🇺🇸

Vargas 22-1-0 · Hoya 34-2-0

2002-09-14 ›
✓✓ two sources

Jose Flores

Won vacant WBA and IBA light middleweight titles

KO 7/12 · Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸

Vargas 21-1-0 · Flores —

2001-09-22 ›
official ★

Wilfredo Rivera 🇵🇷

TKO 6/10 · Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, 🇺🇸

Vargas 20-1-0 · Rivera —

2001-05-05 ›
✓ one source

Félix Trinidad 🇵🇷

For WBA light middleweight title

TKO 12/12 · Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸

Vargas 20-0-0 · Trinidad 40-0-0

2000-12-02 ›
official ★

Ross Thompson 🇺🇸

Retained IBF light middleweight title

TKO 4/12 · Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸

Vargas 19-0-0 · Thompson —

2000-08-26 ›
official ★

Ike Quartey 🇬🇭

For IBF junior-middleweight title

UD 12/12 · MANDALAY BAY RESORT, LAS VEGAS, 🇺🇸

Vargas 18-0-0 · Quartey 34-1-1

2000-04-15 ›
official ★

Winky Wright 🇺🇸

For IBF light middleweight title

MD 12/12 · Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City, Oregon, 🇺🇸

Vargas 17-0-0 · Wright 39-2-0

1999-12-04 ›
✓✓ two sources

Raúl Márquez 🇺🇸

For IBF junior middleweight title

TKO 11/12 · Caesars Tahoe, Circus Maximus Showroom, 🇺🇸

Vargas 16-0-0 · Márquez 30-1-0

1999-07-17 ›
✓✓ two sources

Howard Clarke

Retained IBF light middleweight title

TKO 4/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸

Vargas 15-0-0 · Clarke —

1999-03-13 ›
✓ one source

Yori Boy Campas 🇲🇽

Won IBF junior middleweight title

RTD 7/12 · Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸

Vargas 14-0-0 · Campas 73-2-0

1998-12-12 ›
✓✓ two sources

Darren Maciunski

TKO 6/10 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸

Vargas 13-0-0 · Maciunski —

1998-08-22 ›
✓ one source

Anthony Stephens

TKO 5/10 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

Vargas 12-0-0 · Stephens —

1998-06-23 ›
✓ one source

Ron Johnson

TKO 4/10 · ARCO Arena, Sacramento, 🇺🇸

Vargas 11-0-0 · Johnson —

1998-05-09 ›
✓ one source

Show all 31 bouts

Romallis Ellis 🇺🇸

TKO 2/10 · Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, 🇺🇸

Vargas 10-0-0 · Ellis —

1998-04-14 ›
✓ one source

Dan Connolly

TKO 2/10 · Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, Miami, Florida, 🇺🇸

Vargas 9-0-0 · Connolly —

1998-03-13 ›
✓ one source

Eduardo Martinez

KO 2 · Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, 🇺🇸

Vargas 8-0-0 · Martinez —

1997-12-13 ›
✓ one source

Jose Miguel Fernandez

TKO 1/8 · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸

Vargas 7-0-0 · Fernandez —

1997-11-22 ›
✓ one source

Alex Quiroga

TKO 6/8 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸

Vargas 6-0-0 · Quiroga —

1997-10-04 ›
✓ one source

Kevin Payne

TKO 1/4 · Convention Center, Austin, Texas, 🇺🇸

Vargas 5-0-0 · Payne —

1997-08-19 ›
✓ one source

Eugene Lopez

KO 1/6 · Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, 🇺🇸

Vargas 4-0-0 · Lopez —

1997-07-12 ›
✓ one source

Jim Maloney

KO 1 · Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸

Vargas 3-0-0 · Maloney —

1997-06-20 ›
✓ one source

Bill Burden

TKO 2/6 · ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, 🇺🇸

Vargas 2-0-0 · Burden —

1997-06-07 ›
✓ one source

Claude Staten

TKO 2/4 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸

Vargas 1-0-0 · Staten —

1997-04-26 ›
✓ one source

Jorge Morales

KO 1/4 · Civic Auditorium, Oxnard, California, 🇺🇸

Vargas 0-0-0 · Morales —

1997-03-25 ›
✓ one source

Amateur career

Amateur record 100–5 (Wikipedia)

1996 Summer Olympics – Men's welterweight

Round of 16LMarian Simion ROM7:8

Round of 32WTengiz Meskhadze 🇬🇪10:4

2 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

WBASuper welterweight

2001-09-22 – 2002-09-14

IBFSuper welterweight

1998-12-12 – 2000-12-02

Facts

What is Fernando Vargas's record?: Fernando Vargas's professional record is 26-5-0 with 22 knockouts.
Who did Fernando Vargas fight last?: Fernando Vargas last fought Ricardo Mayorga on Nov 23, 2007 and lost by MD over 12 rounds.
Which world titles has Fernando Vargas held?: Fernando Vargas has held 2 world title reigns: WBA super welterweight (2001–2002), IBF super welterweight (1998–2000).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 18169 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18169. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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