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.
On his 24th career fight at 24 years old, Vargas became a super-lightweight world champion on April 12, 2014 after defeating Khabib Allakhverdiev via 12-round unanimous decision to win the WBA (Regular) title.
He then went on to become world champion at the welterweight weight class as well, winning the WBO title against Sadam Ali via 9th-round TKO on March 5, 2016.
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, Vivian Harris and Sadam Ali. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Jessie Vargas".
Vargas has 4 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Jessie Vargas Losses".
| # | 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 month 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 |
