Miguel Berchelt (36-1, 32 KOs) scored TKO victory after the sixth round over Francisco Vargas (25-2-2, 18 KOs), thus defending his WBC super featherweight title. It was the second victory of a 27-year-old Mexican over his compatriot.
A live broadcast of boxing evening from Tucson, Arizona, in the main event of which WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt (35-1, 31 KOs) will give a rematch to Francisco Vargas (25-1-2, 18 KOs). The first standoff of two Mexican boxers took place in January 2017. Berchelt knocked out his compatriot in the eleventh round in a very dramatic fight.
The rematch of WBC champion Miguel Berchelt (35-1, 30 KOs) against Francisco Vargas (25-1-2, 18 KOs) was officially confirmed for May 11 as part of the next Top Rank tournament in Tucson. The fight will be broadcast on ESPN.
WBO interim super featherweight champion Miguel “El Alacran” Berchelt (31-1, 28 KOs) dethroned WBC super featherweight champion Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas (23-1-2, 17 KOs) by brutal eleventh round TKO on Saturday night at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. Berchelt punished Vargas the whole way until the bout was mercifully stopped in round eleven.
Francisco Vargas 129.6 vs Miguel Berchelt 129.8
(WBC super featherweight championship)