Neither one nor the other have the media weight that some of their colleagues with lesser titles can boast. Still, it is very likely that as of this Saturday, July 9, the winner of the duel between Mark Magsayo (24-0-0, 16 KO's) and Rey Vargas (35-0-0, 22 KO's) will acquire another type of status more in keeping with what both have achieved in the ring in their respective careers.
Both will star on a billboard at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, and at stake will be the World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight world champion belt belonging to the Filipino Magsayo, who, due to his speed, forcefulness and having in his corner As a coach Freddie Roach has been compared to his compatriot and legendary multi-champion Manny Pacquiao.
This will be the second fight at 126 pounds for Mexican Vargas, who dominated 122 pounds with an iron fist between 2017 and 2019. During that period, he held the WBC world belt and successfully defended it five times.
Now, the path of these two talented fighters converges, and one of the two -if there is no draw-will remain undefeated, and the other will see a stain on his pay boxing record.
The champion is Magsayo, and oddly enough, he is underperforming in Caesars Sportsbook betting (see box). This will be his 1st defense of the crown that he snatched in January 2022 from Gary Russell (31-2-0, 18 KO's), who then boasted a reign of almost seven years, until then the longest among male boxers.
The Mexican Julio Ceja (32-5-1, 28 KO's) is another of the important names that Magsayo has to show off in his perfect resume. Ceja was his first big test in the division's elite in August 2021. Although Magsayo knocked him out in spectacular fashion in the tenth round, he trailed on all three judges' scorecards (83-86, 82-87, and 83). -86) and had kissed the canvas in the fifth round.
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