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Antonio Vargas Elevated to WBA World Bantamweight Champion

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Boxlab Promotions Celebrates First-Ever World Champion Under Its Banner
ORLANDO, Florida (Maig 18, 2025) - Boxlab Promotions is proud to announce that Antonio Vargas has officially been elevated from WBA interim world bantamweight champion to WBA world champion following the World Boxing Association’s ruling. The move comes after reigning champion Seiya Tsutsumi suffered an injury that will sideline him for several months, forcing the WBA to designate him as “Champion in Recess.”

This historic decision makes Vargas the first world champion to be crowned under the Boxlab Promotions banner, marking a significant milestone for both the fighter and the Florida-based promotional company.

“This is an unbelievable honor and a moment I’ll never forget,” said Vargas, who captured the WBA interim title by defeating previously unbeaten Winston “El Fantasma” Guerrero (22-1, 13 KOs) back in December of 2024. “To be named WBA world champion is a dream come true. I’ve worked my whole life for this, and I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who has helped me reach this point. “I also want to give all praise and glory to my lord and savior Jesus Christ as without him none of this would be possible.”

Vargas, un antic dels EUA. Olympian and standout in the professional ranks, expressed deep gratitude for his team stating… “This isn’t just my title — it belongs to my entire team. My trainers, my strength and conditioning coaches, el meu manager, I per descomptat, my promoter Amaury Piedra and everyone at Boxlab Promotions. Without them, none of this would be possible.”

With championship gold now officially in his possession, Vargas is eager to keep proving himself among the elite. “The belt is just the beginning. I want to defend it, unify it, and keep challenging myself against the best in the division. I’m ready for what’s next, and I’m just getting started.”

Amaury Piedra, President of Boxlab Promotions, praised Vargas’s achievement and highlighted the significance for the company. “We couldn’t be prouder of Antonio. He’s been a consummate professional since day one and is everything you want in a world champion — disciplined, talentós, and humble. This moment is not just a win for Antonio, it’s a landmark for Boxlab Promotions. He’s our first world champion, and we know it’s just the beginning of many more to come. We also want to send our best wishes to Seiya Tsutsumi for a full recovery. És un veritable guerrer, and we hope to see him back in the ring soon.”
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2016 U.S. Olympian Antonio Vargas fights for 1st title against Jesus Perez in Kissimmee, Florida

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NOVA YORK (Novembre 16, 2018) –2016 United States Olympian, and undefeated bantamweight Antonio Vargas (8-0, 3 KOs) returns to the ring when he fights Jorge Perez in an eight-round bout at the Civic Center Kissimmee, Florida.

The bout will be the 1st scheduled eight-round bout for Vargas, and it will be for the Jr. NABF Bantamweight title.

Vargas of Kissimmee, will be fighting for his 1st title and he will be doing it in front of his hometown fans. This will be the for 3rd time this year that Vargas will be fighting in Kissimmee.

Vargas is coming off a six-round unanimous decision over Felipe Rivas on September 28th in Puerto Rico.

I’m very excited to fight for my first professional title. To top it all off, I get to do it in front of my family and friends,” va dir Vargas.

“My community has always been very supportive of me since my amateur days and, they continue to support me as many of them make the trip to my fights when I fight here in Florida. I trained harder than I ever train and you will see the best of Antonio Vargas tonight!”

Said Split-T Management’s David McWater, “Nobody is more deserving than Antonio Vargas. Along with being a great talent, he is such as great kid. This will be the first of many professional titles for Antonio!”

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Split-T Management Fighters go 6-For-6 this past weekend

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NOVA YORK (Juliol 31, 2018)–Dissabte nit, six members of Split-T Management scored terrific victories over three cards across the country.
In Kissimmee, Florida, 2016 U.S. Olímpic, Antonio Vargas va anar a 7-0 with a six-round unanimous decision over Aaron Echeveste in a bantamweight bout.
Vargas boxed very well, and controlled the action with his aggressiveness and crisp punching to win by shutout scores of 60-54 en totes les targetes.
Vargas, who was fighting in front of his hometown crowd performed well in the fight, which streamed live on ESPN +.
In Louisville, Kentucky, four fighters remained perfect with impressive victories.
Welter Janelson Bocachica stopped Noel Esqueda in two rounds of their scheduled six-round bout.
Bocachica used hard combinations to the head and body. Bocachica ended things with one hard right hand hand to the chin, and Esqueda went down for the 10-count.
La 19 year-old sensation from Detroit is now 11-0 amb vuit forats cecs.


Joshua Temple stopped Alexander Brunson at 1:28 of the third round of their cruiserweight battle.
Temple dropped Brunson twice in the 2nd round, and for a 3rd and final time in round three. The ending came from left hook in the 3rd round, that dropped Brunson that caused the referee to stop the fight.
Temple of St. Louis now 7-0 amb sis nocauts.
Isiah Steen remained undefeated by stopping Cameron Burroughs at 2:41 of round four of their middleweight bout.
Steen came out aggressive against the elusive Burroughs, who stayed out of harms-
way.

In the 4th round, Steen threw a pulverizing combination to body that hurt Burroughs, and then a follow-up overhand right dropped Burroughs. Burroughs got up on unsteady legs, forcing the ref to stop the bout.
Steen, 21 de Cleveland, és ara 11-0 amb nou nocauts.
Marquis Moore took a six-round unanimous decision over Demetrius Walker in a super middleweight bout.
Moore used angles speed when he decided to box, but became aggressive and landed a great percentage of his power shots. Caminant, to his credit hung in there, but Moore’s boxing ability was just too much .
Moore of Colorado Springs is now 8-0.
In Columbus, Ohio, bantamweight contender Antonio Nieves stopped veteran Christian Esquivel in the 4th round of their scheduled eight-round bout.
Nieves of Cleveland, was making his first start since fighting for the super flyweight world title last September, dominated the action, and now will look for another major opportunity with a record of 18-2-2 amb 10 nocauts.
“We had another fantastic weekend, with all of our fighters not only winning, but they all looked great. Our undefeated prospects are progressing very nicely, and Antonio Nieves should be back in a big fight very soon,” said Split-T Management CEO, David McWater.
ABOUT SPLIT-T MANAGEMENT
Headed by David McWater, Split-T Management has amassed one of the top stables in boxing.
Their impressive roster includes:
World Rated Contenders
IBF Super Lightweight Mandatory Title Challenger Ivan Baranchyk
Welter “El nou” Ray Robinson
Former Bantamweight Title Challenger Antonio Nieves
2016 Olímpics
Lleuger Teòfimo López
Superwelter Charles Conwell
Pes gall Antonio Vargas
Undefeated Prospects
Pesos pesats: Stephen Shaw, Marcus Carter, Yegor Plevako
Pesos de creuers: Joshua Temple, “Fort” Joe Jones
Peses lleugers: Joseph Williams, Bortirali Mamajonov
Superpesos mitjans: Isiah Steen, DeAndre Ware, Isiah Jones, Anthony Barnes, Tyler Howard
Els pesos mitjans: Marquis Moore, Raquel Miller
Pesos mitjans júnior: Ardreal Holmes, Hurshidbek Normatov, Fred Wilson, Jr.
Welterweight’s Janelson Bocachica, Poindexter Knight, Mark Dawson, Boubacar Sylla, Brian Ceballo
Júnior lleuger: Erick De Leon
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2016 U.S. Olympian and undefeated Bantamweight, Antonio Vargas takes on Aaron Echeveste Lopez this Saturday in Kissimmee, Florida

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NOVA YORK (Juliol 26, 2018)–Aquest dissabte, 2016 U.S. Olympian and undefeated bantamweight Antonio Vargas is in action this Saturday night when he takes on Aaron Echeveste Lopez (5-2, 3 KOs) in a six-round bout at The Kissimmee Civic Center in Kissimmee, Florida.

 

 

 

La 21 year-old Vargas has a record of 6-0 amb tres nocauts, and is coming off a six-round unanimous decision over Luis Fernando Saavedra on February 23rd in Kissimmee.

 

 

 

Vargas of Kissimmee by way of Houston, has a win over undefeated Jonathan Garza (6-0) on his resume.

 

 

 

The Vargas – Lopez fight will be streamed live on ESPN+ beginning at 6:30 PM ET.

 

 

 

“I trained hard for this fight, and I feel strong physically and mentally. This is one of the biggest fight cards that I have fought on. I look to be on many more this year. I’m excited for this fight and look to put on a great performance,” va dir Vargas.

 

 

 

“Coming out of the Olympics, I felt Antonio was one of the best talent’s coming out of the 2016 classe. He has tremendous power and speed that will dazzle the boxing world, and we look forward to seeing that on display on Saturday night,” said David McWater, CEO of Split-T Management.

 

 

 

Vargas is Promoted By Top Rank.

 

 

 

Photo by Mikey Williams / Top Rank

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S'hi van afegir olímpics 2018 Obridor de Telemundo

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El promotor Tuto Zabala Jr. de All Star Boxing, Inc. ha anunciat avui que els olímpics Antonio Vargas (5-0-3 Nocauts) de Kissimmee, En. i Jeyvier Cintron (2-0-1 KO) de Bayamón, Puerto Rico s'ha afegit a la targeta de baix per a la 2018 Estrena de la temporada de Boxeo Telemundo 23 de febrer a l'Osceola Heritage Park Events Center a Kissimmee, Florida.
Antonio Vargas qui representat EUA @ The 2016 0Jocs límpics a Rio ve d'una victòria espectacular sobre el prospecte invicte Jonathan Garza el novembre passat a Kissimmee. Vargas vol continuar escalant quan s'enfronta a Luis Fernando Saavedra per la 6a posició.
Mentrestant, Jeyvier Cintron va ser el primer i l'únic boxejador olímpic 2x que va representar Puerto Rico a les files amateurs.. Després de patir retards a causa de l'huracà María que va devastar l'illa de Puerto Rico, Cintron busca recuperar el temps perdut mantenint-se molt ocupat 2018. Cintron està previst 6 rondes amb un oponent per determinar.
Els combats de Vargas i Cintron els ofereix Top Rank en associació amb All Star Boxing, Inc
L'esdeveniment principal Jonathan Bomba Gonzalez vs Ricardo Meserito Rodríguez es transmetrà en directe a 11:35pm a la xarxa Telemundo. Comproveu els vostres llistats locals
Entrades a la venda ara, Ticketmaster.com o ohpark.com
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Split-T Management signs 2016 U.S. Olympian Antonio Vargas to a managerial contract

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Nova York (Desembre 6, 2016) -Split-T Management is pleased to announce the signing of another member of the 2016 United States Olympic Team, Antonio Vargas to a managerial contract..
Vargas of Kissimmee, Florida was the Flyweight representative for the 2016 U.S. Equip.
“I have known Split-T Management’s David McWater for several years. The people I know told me a lot of positive things about him. He showed me he was a good person and the man who can manage my career the way it should be,” va dir Vargas.
Said Split-T Management’s David McWater, “Antonio is just a special kid. Of course he has all the talent and physical tools, but he is so much more than that. He’s got incredible focus and determination. Per no esmentar, he is always very classy. I wanted to represent him since the first time that I saw him at the National Golden Gloves, and I know he will be a world champion.”
He was considered one of the best pound for pound fighters on the squad, and the most successful amateur of the team heading into the games. He was a U.S. Youth Open champion, U.S. National Elite champion, two-time National Golden Gloves champion and won the Gold Medal at the Pan American Games at the age of 18. Those accomplishments led him to be named the 2015 USA Boxing Male Athlete of the Year.
Al 2016 Jocs Olímpics, Vargas lost to eventual Gold medal winner Shakhobibdin Zoirov of Uzbekistan.
Vargas will turn professional at either 115 o 118 pounds and his handlers believe that he will fight up to junior lightweight before his career is complete.
Vargas has a very exciting style, and he has taken traits from some of the best fighters in the world that he feels makes him a complete fighter.
“I would compare my style to Manny Pacquiao, Vasyl Lomachenko, and going back a bit, Orlando Canizales because all three had fast hands and feet with the ability to stop on a dime and unleash powerful shots to the head and body that can get you out of there.”
Vargas began boxing at age nine.
“I had ADHD, and was a very hyper kid that was always fighting and getting into trouble,” va dir Vargas. “One of my teachers actually told my parents to put me on medication. My father instead brought me to the boxing in gym in hopes it would help me burn a lot of energy and tire me out.”
“I told my teacher that I was on medication but it was actually boxing that helped calm me down so I could focus on my studies and stay out of trouble.”
As Vargas grew older, boxing became more of a future then just an activity.
“I won a lot of state tournaments, but when I won the US Youth Open Tournament at age 16, I realized I could make boxing my career. I was undefeated for 4 any, which I won several gold medals at the National Golden Gloves, U.S National Championships and Pan American Games.”
Vargas believes that all of his international experience will help him in the pros because he was exposed to the many different styles of boxing, and now he is extremely motivated due to his Olympic experience.
“The Olympics did not go as I wanted. I lost to the eventual gold medal winner. The loss made me real hungry and now I train harder than I ever did before because I want to be the best.”
“I plan on turning professional as either a junior bantamweight or bantamweight and win world championships in four different weight divisions. I am going to achieve greatness while glorifying Jesus Christ and to spread his word.