Samuel Andrés Vargas Ariza (born 12 April 1989) is a Canadian-Colombian professional boxer.
Professional career Vargas turned professional in 2010 at the age of 20, scoring a technical knockout (TKO) victory against Todd Furler in Montreal, Quebec.Athletes — Lee Baxter Management
He won the NCC Welterweight championship by defeating Manolis Plaitis in 2012.Colombian Welterweight Samuel Vargas New Canadian Champ – Fight Network
In 2013 he received NABA Canada super welterweight title after a TKO victory against Julius Bunda in Toronto, OntarioArizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Vargas Takes Shot at Claggett, Ready for Rivera
On 13 October 2016, it was announced that Vargas would face off against WBC welterweight champion Danny García at the Liacouras Center on 12 November. It was said that the fight would be a non-title ten-round fight. Vargas lost via TKO in the seventh round.
On 25 July 2020, Vargas was the first boxer to go more than six rounds with undefeated prospect Vergil Ortiz Jr, losing by TKO in the seventh round.
Vargas' next fight would be against undefeated Conor Benn in the Copper Box Arena in London on 10 April 2021. The fight lasted just 80 seconds, as Benn landed two right-left combinations which rocked Vargas, followed by a barrage of punches and a hard uppercut on the ropes that saw the bout stopped, resulting in Vargas' seventh professional loss. On March 13, 2022, Vargas announced his retirement from boxing.
Personal life Vargas currently resides in Toronto, Ontario.
Championships and accomplishments National Championship of Canada NCC Welterweight Championship (One time) World Boxing Association/North American Boxing Association WBA-NABA Welterweight Championship (One time) Interim WBA-NABA Welterweight Championship (One time) WBA-NABA Canada Super Welterweight Championship (One time)
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDate LocationNotes41Loss Przemyslaw RunowskiUD1013 Mar 2022 40Loss31–7–2 Conor BennTKO1 (12), 10 Apr 2021 39Loss31–6–2 Vergil Ortiz Jr.TKO7 (12), 24 Jul 202038Win31–5–2 Silverio OrtizUD829 Jun 2019 37Loss30–5–2 Luis CollazoSD1017 Mar 2019 36Win30–4–2 Gabriel Adrian PereiroUD1015 Dec 2018 35Loss29–4–2 Amir KhanUD128 Sep 2018 34Draw29–3–2 Mauro Maximiliano GodoyMD102 Jun 2018 33Win29–3–1 Jussi KoivulaSD1011 Nov 2017 32Win28–3–1 Ali FunekaMD1019 Aug 2017 31Win27–3–1 Marco Antonio AvendanoKO5 (10), 20 May 2017 30Win26–3–1 Armando RoblesUD1018 Mar 2017 29Loss25–3–1 Danny GarcíaTKO7 (10), 12 Nov 2016 28Win25–2–1 Juan Armando GarciaUD1014 May 201627Win24–2–1 Edgar OrtegaUD827 Feb 201626Win23–2–1 Robson AssisTKO6 (10), 11 Dec 201525Win22–2–1 Ulises JimenezTKO2 (8), 11 Aug 201524Win21–2–1 Cesar ChavezTKO3 (8), 12 Jun 201523Loss20–2–1 Errol Spence Jr.TKO4 (10), 11 Apr 201522Win20–1–1 Flavio TurelliTKO5 (10), 13 Dec 201421Win19–1–1 Bruce RunkleTKO2 (8), 27 Sep 201420Win18–1–1 Juan Jesus RiveraUD86 Jul 201419Win17–1–1 Tebor BroschUD88 Apr 201418Win16–1–1 Lyes ChaibiUD815 Feb 201417Loss15–1–1 Pablo MunguiaUD1021 Dec 201316Win15–0–1 Cruz Antonio FloresKO7 (8), 5 Oct 201315Win14–0–1 Giuseppe LauriUD821 Jun 201314Win13–0–1 Lajos MunkacsiTKO5 (6), 25 May 201313Win12–0–1 Julius BundaTKO7 (10) 9 Apr 201312Win11–0–1 Arvydas TriznoTKO3 (6), 12 May 201211Win10–0–1 Ferenc ZoldTKO5 (10), 6 Mar 201210Win9–0–1 Manolis PlaitisTKO1 (10), 11 Feb 20129Win8–0–1 Ahmad CheikhoRTD5 (10), 22 Oct 20118Draw7–0–1 Tebor BroschMD1019 Feb 20117Win7–0 Johnny NavarreteUD822 Oct 20106Win6–0 Ryan WagnerUD625 Sep 20105Win5–0 Michael SpringerSD428 Aug 20104Win4–0 Frank AbbiwUD629 May 20103Win3–0 Jose Leonardo CoronaUD63 Apr 20102Win2–0 Pascal LeonardUD626 Mar 20101Win1–0 Todd FurlerTKO2 (4), 6 Feb 2010
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