Fernando Vargas is a former professional boxer with a net worth of $500,000. Fernando Vargas competed from 1997 to 2007.
Throughout his career, he held the IBF and WBA light middleweight titles and had fierce rivalry with boxers like Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Mosley, and Félix Trinidad. Vargas, who retired from boxing, appeared with his family in the reality television show “Welcome to Los Vargas.”
Who is Fernando Vargas married to?
Fernando Vargas is married to his wife Martha and has three sons, Fernando Jr., Amado, and Emiliano, with her. All of the children have followed their father into the world of professional boxing.
Meanwhile, Fernando Vargas was born on December 7, 1977, in Oxnard, California, to Alicia and Javier. He has a brother, Rogelio, who is also a professional boxer. Vargas attended Channel Islands High School.
Vargas developed his boxing skills during his extremely successful amateur career, during which he amassed an astonishing 100-5 record. In 1992, he won the 132-pound championship in the Junior Olympics Box-Offs and finished second at the Junior Olympics. The following year, Vargas won the amateur boxing triple crown, which included the Junior Olympics Box-Offs, the Junior Olympics, and the Junior Olympics International Tournament.
He continued his success in 1994, capturing the 132-lb. gold medal at the US Olympic Festival and the 132-lb. class at the US Junior Championships, making him the youngest fighter to win the US Championships.
Vargas earned the Pan American Games’ light welterweight bronze medal in 1995. He finished his amateur career by boxing in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he advanced to the second round of the welterweight division.
In March 1997, Vargas made his professional debut, defeating Jorge Morales in 56 seconds. He proceeded to defeat his next five opponents in short succession. By the time he competed for his first world championship, he had won all 14 of his professional fights via knockout.
Vargas won his first world title in 1998, defeating Yori Boy Campas for the IBF light middleweight belt. He successfully defended the title in 1999, defeating Howard Clarke, Raúl Márquez, Winky Wright, and Ike Quartey. Vargas eventually lost the IBF title in late 2000 to Félix Trinidad, who knocked him out in the final round.
The next year, Vargas defeated Jose Flores to win the vacant WBA and IBA light middleweight championships. He lost the championships against Oscar De La Hoya in a thrilling fight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in September 2002. Following the bout, Vargas tested positive for a banned drug and was suspended for nine months.
Vargas defeated Fitz Vanderpool by TKO in his first fight after losing to De La Hoya and receiving a ban. After that, he knocked out Tony Marshall. However, during the bout, Vargas sustained a back injury for which he refused surgery. As a result, he was inactive for around two years.
When he returned to boxing in March of 2005, he defeated Ray Joval by unanimous decision. Later in the year, Vargas defeated Javier Castillejo. Vargas lost to Shane Mosley in January 2006 after the fight was called off due to Vargas’ eye getting severely inflamed.
Vargas lost a rematch in July when the fight was interrupted. He was supposed to fight Ricardo Mayorga in September 2007, but the match was postponed when it was determined Vargas had a serious iron shortage that needed to be treated. When the fight ultimately took place in late November, Mayorga won by a majority decision.
Vargas announced his retirement from professional boxing shortly after that. In 2011, he was scheduled to meet super middleweight Henry Buchanan, however, the fight was canceled for unclear reasons.
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