Nery Antonio Saguilán Vargas (born 20 February 1988) is a Mexican professional

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. He is a former WBC Latino

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champion and, since 19 July 2014, WBC USNBC Silver lightweight champion.

Boxing career

Saguilán grew up in ''El Molinito'', a small town in the municipality of

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. Before becoming a professional boxer, he worked as a

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driver and construction worker. He debuted professionally on 27 April 2007 in

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, defeating fellow Mexican Daniel Simón after four rounds. On 19 July 2014, in a bout staged at Hotel Azul Ixtapa in Ixtapa, Guerrero, Saguilán faced Seiichi Okada for the vacant WBC USNBC Silver lightweight title. He dispatched the Japanese pugilist in the eight round via technical knockout.

References

1988 births Boxers from Mexico City Super-featherweight boxers Living people Mexican male boxers {{Mexico-boxing-bio-stub