Former WBC super bantamweight world champion Rey Vargas is swiftly seeking to land a new world title in in a new division. For Rey, leaving the super bantamweight title was a difficult decision after making five successful defenses. But his career was put on hold when suffered a broken leg and was out of action for almost ten months. After deciding to move up to the 126lb division, the WBC ordered a fight between Vargas and featherweight champion Garry Russell Jr.
On how he expects the fight with Gary to map out, Vargas recognizes the boxing quality of the American southpaw, but stresses that he has all the skills necessary to beat him.
Regarding how his preparation will be, Rey said that in 2021 nothing and no one will stop his plans, so he studies the option of doing the camp at home and not at the Romanza gym, because in this way he can work in an environment controlled, with fighters who would also be with him without having to be moving to other places and exposing themselves to covid.
If Russell doesn’t fight him this year, Vargas will have to wait until next year.
lmao aint that the truth
yea one fight a year, sad
Vargas in 2!. Russell has a weak chin and cant fight moving backwards.
i watched him the Gym,I live not too far from him and you are WRONG Russell spars with middle weights and he takes there Punch and they take his as well.My only Concern is age difference
Thats sparring with 14-16oz gloves. And all middleweights aren’t equal. Are these amateurs, cab drivers, old journeyman? When sparring smaller guys you’re likely pulling punches and just working on speed. Doubt he spars Charlo or GGG caliber lol.
Lomo seemed too strong for Russel and that was at featherweight.
and if it was a cab driver, did Russell ever skip out without paying for a fare? If so, I’m sure the cabbie would go for broke and knock him out
Says everything you need to know about Russell’s time as champion when you see that he’s been there for 6 years and his next title defense will be his sixth.
I don’t know if Vargas is the guy to end it, probably not, but he has as good of a chance as anyone has had during Russell’s basically invisible reign.
Another fraud NABE stablemen fighting a guy moving up from a smaller weight division.
Put Russell on the back foot and he runs out of ideas fast, He cant handle pressure at all. If Vargas does that he wins easy prob by KTFO.
Russell’s offense is exceptional when his hand speed is on par and timed perfectly. However, as a fight progresses, he tends to get one dimensional with limited head movement, leans into his opponent (often times head first), and even grabs/hugs instead of lateral movement accompanied with counter punches. Not sure this approach will work so well against the long-armed Vargas being the workhorse he is. Will be interesting to watch this fight.