Manuel Vargas (born 29 March 1981) is a Mexican former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who competed from 2000 to 2013. He held the interim
WBO minimumweight title from 2008 to 2009.
Professional career
Interim WBO Minimumweight title
Vargas became the interim WBO minimumweight title by beating the Colombian
Daniel Reyes on December 6, 2008.
WBO Minimumweight title
He fought
Donnie Nietes
Donnie Liboon Nietes (born May 12, 1982) is a Filipino professional boxer. He is a world champion in four weight-classes, having previously held the WBO mini-flyweight title from 2007 to 2011; the WBO and ''The Ring'' magazine junior-flywei ...
on September 12, 2009 for the full version of the WBO title. However, he lost the bout by split decision. He wanted to challenge Shaquille in boxing for the Shaq Versus.
Interim WBA Super Flyweight title
On February 13, 2010, Vargas moved up three divisions in order to challenge interim WBA super flyweight title holder
Nonito Donaire
Nonito Gonzales Donaire Jr. (; ; born November 16, 1982) is a Filipino American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes from flyweight to featherweight, and is the oldest boxer in history to win a ...
on less than three days short notice and lost the bout by third round knockout. In the post-fight drug test, has a son names oscar vargas Vargas tested positive for
hydrocodone
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as was suspended for an indefinite period of time.
See also
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List of WBO world champions
This is a list of WBO world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBO is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has awarded world championships in 17 different wei ...
References
External links
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Living people
1981 births
Boxers from Jalisco
Doping cases in boxing
Mexican sportspeople in doping cases
World Boxing Organization champions
Mini-flyweight boxers
Flyweight boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
Mexican male boxers
People from Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco
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