Samuel Vargas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vargas and the second or maternal family name is Ariza.

Samuel Vargas
Born
Samuel Andres Vargas Ariza

(1989-04-12) 12 April 1989 (age 35)
Bogotá, Colombia
Nationality
  • Colombian
  • Canadian
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins31
Wins by KO14
Losses8
Draws2

Samuel Andrés Vargas Ariza (born 12 April 1989) is a Canadian-Colombian professional boxer.

Professional career

Vargas turned professional in 2010 at the age of 20, scoring a technical knockout (TKO) victory against Todd Furler in Montreal, Quebec.[1]

He won the NCC Welterweight championship by defeating Manolis Plaitis in 2012.[2]

In 2013 he received NABA Canada super welterweight title after a TKO victory against Julius Bunda in Toronto, Ontario[3]

On 13 October 2016, it was announced that Vargas would face off against WBC welterweight champion Danny García at the Liacouras Center on 12 November. It was said that the fight would be a non-title ten-round fight.[4][5] Vargas lost via TKO in the seventh round.

On 25 July 2020, Vargas was the first boxer to go more than six rounds with undefeated prospect Vergil Ortiz Jr, losing by TKO in the seventh round.[6]

Vargas' next fight would be against undefeated Conor Benn in the Copper Box Arena in London on 10 April 2021. The fight lasted just 80 seconds, as Benn landed two right-left combinations which rocked Vargas, followed by a barrage of punches and a hard uppercut on the ropes that saw the bout stopped, resulting in Vargas' seventh professional loss.[7] On March 13, 2022, Vargas announced his retirement from boxing.[8]

Personal life

Vargas currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.[9]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional boxing record

41 fights 31 wins 8 losses
By knockout 14 4
By decision 17 4
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
41 Loss 31–8–2 Poland Przemyslaw Runowski UD 10 13 Mar 2022 Canada Rebel Entertainment Complex, Toronto, Ontario, Canada For vacant IBO International welterweight title.
40 Loss 31–7–2 United Kingdom Conor Benn TKO 1 (12), 1:20 10 Apr 2021 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, London, England For WBA Continental welterweight title.
39 Loss 31–6–2 United States Vergil Ortiz Jr. TKO 7 (12), 2:58 24 Jul 2020 United States Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. For WBA Gold welterweight title
38 Win 31–5–2 Mexico Silverio Ortiz UD 8 29 Jun 2019 Canada Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
37 Loss 30–5–2 United States Luis Collazo SD 10 17 Mar 2019 United States Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S.
36 Win 30–4–2 Argentina Gabriel Adrian Pereiro UD 10 15 Dec 2018 Canada Coca-Cola Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
35 Loss 29–4–2 United Kingdom Amir Khan UD 12 8 Sep 2018 United Kingdom Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England
34 Draw 29–3–2 Argentina Mauro Maximiliano Godoy MD 10 2 Jun 2018 Canada Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Retained WBA-NABA welterweight title
33 Win 29–3–1 Finland Jussi Koivula SD 10 11 Nov 2017 Canada Powerade Centre, Brampton, Ontario, Canada Retained WBA-NABA welterweight title
32 Win 28–3–1 South Africa Ali Funeka MD 10 19 Aug 2017 Canada Powerade Centre, Brampton, Ontario, Canada Retained WBA-NABA welterweight title
31 Win 27–3–1 Venezuela Marco Antonio Avendano KO 5 (10), 0:10 20 May 2017 Colombia Coliseo Carlos Mauro Hoyo, Medellín, Colombia
30 Win 26–3–1 Mexico Armando Robles UD 10 18 Mar 2017 Canada Powerade Centre, Brampton, Ontario, Canada Retained WBA-NABA welterweight title
29 Loss 25–3–1 United States Danny García TKO 7 (10), 2:27 12 Nov 2016 United States Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
28 Win 25–2–1 Mexico Juan Armando Garcia UD 10 14 May 2016 Canada Aitken Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Won WBA-NABA welterweight title
27 Win 24–2–1 Mexico Edgar Ortega UD 8 27 Feb 2016 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
26 Win 23–2–1 Brazil Robson Assis TKO 6 (10), 1:26 11 Dec 2015 Canada The Mattamy Events Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Won WBA-NABA interim welterweight title
25 Win 22–2–1 Mexico Ulises Jimenez TKO 2 (8), 2:16 11 Aug 2015 Canada Woodbine Convention Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
24 Win 21–2–1 Mexico Cesar Chavez TKO 3 (8), 1:26 12 Jun 2015 Canada Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
23 Loss 20–2–1 United States Errol Spence Jr. TKO 4 (10), 1:45 11 Apr 2015 United States Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
22 Win 20–1–1 Switzerland Flavio Turelli TKO 5 (10), 1:48 13 Dec 2014 Canada Club de boxe de l'est, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
21 Win 19–1–1 United States Bruce Runkle TKO 2 (8), 2:50 27 Sep 2014 United States Nathan Goff Armory, Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S.
20 Win 18–1–1 Mexico Juan Jesus Rivera UD 8 6 Jul 2014 Canada The Roadhouse, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
19 Win 17–1–1 Canada Tebor Brosch UD 8 8 Apr 2014 Canada Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
18 Win 16–1–1 France Lyes Chaibi UD 8 15 Feb 2014 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
17 Loss 15–1–1 Mexico Pablo Munguia UD 10 21 Dec 2013 Mexico Foro Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico
16 Win 15–0–1 Mexico Cruz Antonio Flores KO 7 (8), 0:48 5 Oct 2013 Mexico Sindicato de Taxistas, Cancún, Mexico
15 Win 14–0–1 Italy Giuseppe Lauri UD 8 21 Jun 2013 Canada Chapiteau CCSE Maisonneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
14 Win 13–0–1 Hungary Lajos Munkacsi TKO 5 (6), 1:11 25 May 2013 Canada Bowness Sports Plex, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
13 Win 12–0–1 Canada Julius Bunda TKO 7 (10) 1:43 9 Apr 2013 Canada Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Won Vacant WBA-NABA Canada super welterweight title
12 Win 11–0–1 Lithuania Arvydas Trizno TKO 3 (6), 1:11 12 May 2012 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
11 Win 10–0–1 Hungary Ferenc Zold TKO 5 (10), 1:40 6 Mar 2012 Canada Hilton Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10 Win 9–0–1 Canada Manolis Plaitis TKO 1 (10), 2:49 11 Feb 2012 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Won vacant NCC welterweight title
9 Win 8–0–1 Lebanon Ahmad Cheikho RTD 5 (10), 3:00 22 Oct 2011 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
8 Draw 7–0–1 Canada Tebor Brosch MD 10 19 Feb 2011 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada For Vacant WBA-NABA Canada welterweight title
7 Win 7–0 Mexico Johnny Navarrete UD 8 22 Oct 2010 Canada Moncton Lions Club, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
6 Win 6–0 Canada Ryan Wagner UD 6 25 Sep 2010 Canada Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
5 Win 5–0 Trinidad and Tobago Michael Springer SD 4 28 Aug 2010 Canada Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4 Win 4–0 Canada Frank Abbiw UD 6 29 May 2010 Canada Festival Arena, Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada
3 Win 3–0 Mexico Jose Leonardo Corona UD 6 3 Apr 2010 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2 Win 2–0 Canada Pascal Leonard UD 6 26 Mar 2010 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1 Win 1–0 Canada Todd Furler TKO 2 (4), 1:15 6 Feb 2010 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

References

  1. ^ Athletes — Lee Baxter Management
  2. ^ Colombian Welterweight Samuel Vargas New Canadian Champ – Fight Network
  3. ^ Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Vargas Takes Shot at Claggett, Ready for Rivera
  4. ^ PBC (13 October 2016). "Danny Garcia faces Samuel Vargas in non-title bout before Keith Thurman unification". WBN - World Boxing News. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Danny Garcia to face Samuel Vargas Nov. 12 - The Ring". The Ring. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Ortiz continues rise, stops Vargas by TKO in 7th". ESPN.com. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Benn stuns Vargas with first-round KO". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Przemyslaw Runowski defeated Samuel Vargas who then retired in Toronto - The 13th Round". www.the13thround.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. ^ Smith, Shawn (10 August 2015). "From Colombia to Canada, Samuel Vargas fights for a better life". Boxing Monthly. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Canadian Boxing Federation Welterweight Championship history".
  11. ^ "NABA Welterweight Championship history".

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