CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Like father, like son.
Emiliano Fernando Vargas will make his ESPN-televised debut on Friday, Sept. 15 at American Financial institution Middle in Corpus Christi, Texas, greater than 18 years after his father headlined on the venue.
Vargas, who scored a second-round stoppage victory towards Jorge Luis Marquez Alvarado final Saturday at Desert Diamond Enviornment, will return in a six-round conflict towards an opponent to be named. Vargas’ return will open the televised tripleheader headlined by the IBF featherweight world title showdown between reigning champion Luis Alberto “El Venado” Lopez and two-time world title challenger Joet Gonzalez.
Within the 10-round junior middleweight co-feature, Puerto Rican sensation Xander Zayas takes on Mexico’s Roberto Valenzuela Jr.
Lopez-Gonzalez, Zayas-Valenzuela and Vargas’ return might be broadcast stay on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Promoted by Prime Rank, tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.
Vargas (6-0, 5 KOs) turned professional final Could and has tallied 5 victories since signing with Prime Rank later that 12 months. Earlier than the Alvarado knockout, “El Common” shined on the Devin Haney-Vasiliy Lomachenko invoice in his Las Vegas hometown, stopping Rafael Jasso in two rounds. All 5 of his stoppage victories have are available in both the primary or second spherical, and now Vargas, who not too long ago turned 19, will step as much as the six-round distance for the primary time. His father, Fernando Vargas, defeated Raymond Joval by unanimous determination in entrance of a capability crowd at American Financial institution Middle in 2005.
“I’d prefer to thank Prime Rank and my staff for the chance to make my ESPN-televised debut on an important card in Corpus Christi,” Vargas mentioned. “I’m proud to be a Vargas, and I stay up for following within the footsteps of my father, who was victorious on the American Financial institution Middle practically 20 years in the past.
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