Jessie Vargas (29-4-2, 11) was born in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on May 10, 1989. At the age of 19 years on September 5, 2008, he made his professional boxing debut against Joel Gonzalez, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
Vargas was elevated as the WBA (Regular) super-lightweight world champion at the age of 25 years and had his first title defense fight against Anton Novikov on August 2, 2014. He successfully defended the title, winning the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
Vargas' last fight was a 10th-round TKO loss to Liam Smith at age 32 on April 30, 2022. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Jessie Vargas' best fights have been against Antonio DeMarco, Khabib Allakhverdiev, Humberto Soto, Aaron Herrera, Adrien Broner, Sadam Ali and Vivian Harris.
Vargas has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35  | Apr 30, 2022 32 years, 11 months 29-4-2 (11) | 33 years, 9 months 30-3-1 (17) | 10 | TKO | LOSS | |
34  | Feb 29, 2020 30 years, 9 months 29-3-2 (11) | 32 years, 2 months 39-1 (30) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
33  | Apr 26, 2019 29 years, 11 months 29-2-2 (11) | 38 years, 11 months 69-9-2 (37) | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
32  | Oct 6, 2018 29 years, 4 months 28-2-2 (10) | 28 years, 8 months 24-3 (16) | WL | 12 | SD | DRAW |
31  | Apr 21, 2018 28 years, 11 months 28-2-1 (10) | 28 years, 8 months 33-3 (24) | 12 | MD | DRAW | |
30  | Dec 15, 2017 28 years, 7 months 28-2 (10) | 27 years, 3 months 33-7-1 (22) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
29  | Nov 5, 2016 27 years, 5 months 27-2 (10) | 37 years, 10 months 58-6-2 (38) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBO |
28  | Mar 5, 2016 26 years, 9 months 27-1 (10) | 27 years, 5 months 22-0 (13) | WL | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBO Vacant |
27  | Jun 27, 2015 26 years, 1 months 26-1 (9) | 31 years, 9 months 31-1-1 (12) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO InterimVacant |
26  | Nov 22, 2014 25 years, 6 months 26-0 (9) | 28 years, 10 months 31-3-1 (23) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
25 | Aug 2, 2014 25 years, 2 months 25-0 (9) | Anton Novikov | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
24  | Apr 12, 2014 24 years, 11 months 24-0 (9) | 31 years, 4 months 19-0 (9) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA (Regular) |
23 | Oct 11, 2013 24 years, 5 months 23-0 (9) | Ray Narh | 10 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Mar 16, 2013 23 years, 10 months 22-0 (9) | Wale Omotoso | WL | 10 | UD | WIN |
21 | Dec 7, 2012 23 years, 6 months 21-0 (9) | Vito Gasparyan | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Sep 13, 2012 23 years, 4 months 20-0 (9) | Aaron Martinez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19  | May 5, 2012 22 years, 11 months 19-0 (9) | 35 years, 2 months 35-10 (11) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
18 | Feb 24, 2012 22 years, 9 months 18-0 (9) | Lanardo Tyner | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17  | Sep 17, 2011 22 years, 4 months 17-0 (9) | 27 years, 1 months 29-3 (17) | 10 | SD | WIN | |
16 | Jul 8, 2011 22 years, 1 months 16-0 (9) | Walter Estrada | 2 | KO | WIN | |
15  | Apr 8, 2011 21 years, 10 months 15-0 (8) | 32 years, 9 months 29-5-1 (19) | 1 | RTD | WIN | |
14 | Feb 24, 2011 21 years, 9 months 14-0 (7) | Cristian Favela | 8 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Dec 11, 2010 21 years, 7 months 13-0 (7) | Ram贸n Monta帽o | 8 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Sep 30, 2010 21 years, 4 months 12-0 (7) | Daniel Sarmiento | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Jun 24, 2010 21 years, 1 months 11-0 (6) | Ernesto Zavala | 6 | KO | WIN | |
10 | May 1, 2010 20 years, 11 months 10-0 (5) | Arturo Morua | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Feb 25, 2010 20 years, 9 months 9-0 (4) | Robert Luna Jr. | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jan 29, 2010 20 years, 8 months 8-0 (3) | Rickey Kinney | 4 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Dec 2, 2009 20 years, 6 months 7-0 (3) | Travis Hartman | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Sep 19, 2009 20 years, 4 months 6-0 (2) | Raul Tovar | 6 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Apr 17, 2009 19 years, 11 months 5-0 (2) | Anthony Lenk | 6 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Dec 5, 2008 19 years, 6 months 4-0 (2) | Antonio Sorria | 4 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Nov 1, 2008 19 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | Michael Lynks | 2 | RTD | WIN | |
2 | Oct 4, 2008 19 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | Trenton Titsworth | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Sep 5, 2008 19 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Joel Gonzalez | 1 | KO | WIN |
