5:1 underdog Jessie Vargas (29-2-2 11 KOs) says he is coming into the prime of his career as he prepares to face Mikey Garcia (39-1 30 KOs) for the WBC Diamond welterweight title at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on DAZN Saturday. Vargas has held world titles at 140 and 147 pounds, while Garcia has belts at 126, 130, 135 and 140 pounds.

“I definitely feel that I am in my prime now,” said Vargas. “I feel good, solid, very experienced. I’ve gained plenty of knowledge throughout the years, and I think that I am in the best time in my career because of all that experience. Experience is what really makes a fighter. Sometimes in a big fight, a lack of experience can affect you, but I am not in that position, I’m good and everything is good on my side.

“Every fighter wants to become a world champion and I’ve done that twice already, and now I want to become world champion for a third time. I became world champion in 2016 and God willing, I will become champion again in 2020.

“We are giving the fans what they want to see. Mikey is a terrific fighter and we are going to give the fans a great fight, it has all the ingredients to be like a Barerra-Morales style trilogy, you never know because we are two fighters that are will to do anything to come out with the victory. This is one of the fights that I am interested in because it’s going to generate a lot of interest and it’s my time to shine.

“There’s so many things that I’ve learned in my career, but I think trusting in your team is very important, and preparation is everything. If you make mistakes in your preparation for a fight, the fight might not go as planned so you need to make sure that all hands are on deck for your preparation, that way you never have to go back and say ‘I wish I had done this differently’.”