Fernando javier vargas born december 7, 1977 is a mexicanamerican former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2007. With his ibf title win, vargas became the youngest boxer in history to win a light middleweight world title, at age 21. He posted a record of 516 and turned professional at the age of 17 on march 10, 1990. Trinidad began working behind the jab in round two, and even that punch seemed to hurt vargas. Its a showdown between a pair of undefeated 154pound champions who will come into the ring prepared and willing to fight, two attributes lacking from recent megabouts. Felix trinidad vs fernando vargas by datboysantozz. In the fifth round vargas was in control of the fights offensive, connecting combinations to trinidads body. At the time of the stoppage, boxing chronicle had scored 11 consecutive rounds for hopkins 11099. Et 2018 has been off to a hot start for trinidad vargas grand prairie, texas, the current number one junior male flyweight in the. Vargas showed enough poise that he survived the devastating first round, and the ensuing ebbs and flows would entertain the crowd well into the twelfth stanza, with. Juan manuel dinamita marquez vs marco antonio barrera for barreras wbc super featherweight title.
This is felix trinidad vs fernando vargas by steve armstrong on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Vargas was knocked down twice in the first round, he was able to fight his way back by. On march 3, the outdoor arena at caesars palace in las vegas hosted a super welterweight showdown between david the american dream reid and felix tito trinidad. I think it would have been a tough fight due to trinidads size, power, reach, height and age. Felix tito trinidad vs ricardo mayorga the guardian. Felix trinidad vs fernando vargas 02122000 full fight. My last video i posted 3 years ago has over 18,000 views. Felix trinidad v fernando vargas trinidad, puerto rico, sport boxing, heavyweight boxing. The trinidad versus mayorga fight, also known as back with a vengeance, was a boxing event pitting former world champions felix tito trinidad and ricardo mayorga. Felix juan trinidad garcia born january 10, 1973, popularly known as tito trinidad, is a. The greatest puerto rican boxer documentary i decided to take.
Vargas had been in the ring with trinidad for less than a minute. There is no title on the line for the meeting of the former world champions felix tito trinidad and ricardo mayorga at new yorks madison square. Fernando vargas vs ike quartey hbo world championship boxing april 15, 2000. Join facebook to connect with trinidad vargas and others you may know. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, and is considered to be one of the greatest puerto rican boxers of all time after winning five national amateur championships in puerto rico, trinidad debuted as a. Join facebook to connect with tito vargas and others you may know. Trinidad had slipped past a vargas jab to counter with a devastating left hook. Following his fight with vargas, trinidad moved up in weight this time to participate in don. Download juan manuel marquez vs marco antonio barrera. After a series of hijackings and attacks on the homeland forced the bout between bernard hopkins and felix trinidad to be rescheduled, the two squared off on saturday, september 29, 2001. Its just a question of maintaining his top form from now until the night of the fight, said trinidad sr.
He was a twotime light middleweight world champion, having held the ibf title from 1998 to 2000, and the wba title from 2001 to 2002. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Trinidad vs vargas was valid for the wba and ibf light middleweight titles. Felix trinidad vs fernando vargas highlights amazing fight jeff jackson.
The lightmiddleweight showdown between ibf champion fernando vargas and wba boss felix trinidad was loaded with expectation. Felix trinidad vs fernando vargas 2000 12 02 full fight. Felix trinidad vs fernando vargas full fight video pelea. The official judges had found only a few rounds to give to tito, scoring the bout 109100, and 107102 twice through eleven completed rounds. It took place on december 2, 2000 at mandalay bay in las vegas and. Fernando vargas vs felix trinidad video dailymotion. At just 190, trinidad won his first world title by knocking out ibf welterweight champion. Felix trinidad vs fernando vargas highlights amazing fight. A sellout crowd of over 10,000 fans packed the outdoor arena to witness a bout that was billed as the glory of caesars. Unbeaten 154pound champions fernando vargas and felix trinidad it should be a war when vargas and trinidad meet on saturday night in las vegas. Felix tito trinidad began boxing career set at the young age of 12 and had a rockhard amateur career winning five puerto rican national amateur championships. Trinidad was the type of fighter that would take smaller. In 2001 tito became a threedivision champion with a 5th round tko over william joppy for the wba middleweight title. Felix trinidad vs fernando vargas 02 122000 full fight.
Felix trinidad vs fernando vargas 2000 11 days ago 1 21. Felix tito trinidad was the more proven commodity, having garnered an impressive record of 38 wins, no losses, and 31 kos. Januar 1973 in cupey alto, puerto rico ist ein ehemaliger. This is the best i can do with with what i can research, find and download from youtube. Joppy, instead, had lost once against julio cesar green, who then won in the. The fight took place on october 2, 2004, under the promotion of don king, at the madison square garden in new york city, united states. In the year 2000 they faced the puerto rican felix tito trinidad 380, 31kos and the american fernando vargas 200, 18 kos in an epic duel between undefeated. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5. Trinidad moved up in weight to win the wba super welterweight title from david reid w 12 on march 3, 2000 and later that year he unified titles with a 12th round tko over ibf champion fernando vargas. Vargas made it to his feet long enough to walk into another powerful left hook at 43 seconds, which floored him for the second time. Mamadou thiam july 22, 2000 this one happened seven years later, months after trinidad murdered david reids boxing dreams and aspirations. Tito was snapping vargas head straight back with every stick, and following up more than a few of them with a beautiful right cross.