Junior welterweight Emiliano Fernando Vargas is ready for more rounds. The son of former champion Fernando Vargas will fight in his first scheduled eight-rounder against Jose Zaragoza (9-8-2, 3 KOs) on Friday, June 21st, at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Vargas-Zaragoza will support a card headlined by the WBO featherweight title fight between Rafael "El Divino" Espinoza and Sergio Chirino and the junior lightweight co-feature between Andres "Savage" Cortes and Abraham "El Super" Nova. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer Promotions, the card will stream live and exclusively on ESPN+ in the U.S. and on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.
"I am steadily progressing toward fulfilling what God has written for me. I am inching closer to my destiny of becoming a world champion," Vargas said. "It's not just a dream; it's my destiny, and I'll continue to show it fight by fight."
Vargas (10-0, 8 KOs) is coming off a sixth-round stoppage over Angel Varela last Saturday in San Diego. “El General” is 3-0 with three second-round knockouts when fighting in Las Vegas. Zaragoza , from Jalisco, Mexico, is a five-year pro who has tested a host of top prospects, including Keyshawn Davis and Ernesto Mercado. He has not been stopped in over two years and is coming off an eight-round draw last November against 36-fight veteran Victor Betancourt Jr.
