Devin Vargas (born December 25, 1981) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. He also represented the United States at the 2004 Olympics.
Amateur career Vargas had a stellar amateur career prior to turning professional. Vargas was the National Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champion in 2000 and 2001. In 2003 he stopped Mike Marrone but was stopped inside the distance by eventual winner Charles Ellis. He became US champion in 2003. In international fights he lost twice to Kertson Manswell in 2003 but beat him in 2004 to qualify for the Olympics.
Vargas qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico. He competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens as a heavyweight representing the United States. His results were: 1st round - Defeated Rachid El Haddak (Morocco) RSC-3 (1:20) 2nd round - Lost to Viktar Zuyev (Belarus) 27-36
Professional career
Vargas turned professional in 2004. He sustained his first defeat by a ranked opponent, Kevin Johnson, in a May 15, 2009 bout. It became clear early in the fight that Vargas was in over his head, being dropped in the 3rd—giving Johnson a massive lead—and again in the 5th round. Bloody and bruised during the latter, Vargas looked like a beaten man, and it was evident that the end was near. The end came with a flurry of combinations unleashed by Johnson early in the 6th round, thus scoring Johnson a TKO; had the fight been left to continue, it would have resulted in knock out. Mercy came when Vargas's corner saw the writing on the wall and, with a toss of a white towel, ended this mismatch, sparing Vargas further injury.
Personal life He is the younger brother of boxer Dallas Vargas.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes34Win23–11Santander Silgado GelezRTD2 (6), Aug 30, 202533Loss22–11Jermaine Franklin6 (10), May 23, 202432Loss22–10Deontae PettigrewUD6Jul 7, 202331Loss22–9Deontae PettigrewUD6Apr 8, 202330Loss22–8Charles MartinKO4 (8), Sep 4, 202229Loss22–7Zhilei ZhangKO4 (10), Nov 7, 202028Win22–6Victor Bisbal8 (8), Jan 18, 202027Loss21–6Junior FaUD10Nov 15, 201926Win21–5Niall KennedyTKO5 (10), Aug 17, 201925Loss20–5Andy Ruiz Jr.KO1 (8), Mar 10, 201824Win20–4Galen BrownKO1 (8), Nov 4, 201723Win19–4Tommy Washington JrUD6Apr 8, 201722Loss18–4Dominic BreazealeTKO3 (10), Jun 21, 201421Loss18–3Jason BergmanTKO3 (10), Mar 28, 201420Loss18–2Andrzej WawrzykTKO9 (10), Sep 10, 201119Win18–1Terrell NelsonUD8Sep 30, 200918Loss17–1Kevin JohnsonTKO6 (10), May 15, 200917Win17–0Boris ShishporenakUD6Mar 14, 200916Win16–0Dave BrunelliTKO1 (8), May 9, 200815Win15–0Charles DavisUD8Feb 9, 200814Win14–0Earl LadsonUD6Dec 5, 200713Win13–0Josh GutcherTKO4 (6), Oct 2, 200712Win12–0Mujaheed MooreUD6Aug 16, 200711Win11–0David SaulsberryTKO2 (4)Nov 2, 200610Win10–0Chris RileyUD4Aug 11, 20069Win9–0Dione CraigUD6May 13, 20068Win8–0Ed Perry4Dec 30, 20057Win7–0Albert NewberryKO1 (6), Dec 7, 20056Win6–0David Cleage4Oct 19, 20055Win5–0Dione CraigUD4Oct 15, 20054Win4–0David Johnson4Aug 18, 20053Win3–0Andrew Solano1 (4), Jul 15, 20052Win2–0Charles BrownKO1 (4)Apr 16, 20051Win1–0Adam Smith1 (4), Nov 26, 2004
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