Vargas Stuns in Split Decision Win Over Magsayo, Wins WBC Featherweight Title

On Saturday night, WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo faced his first mandatory title defense against Rey Vargas at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Magsayo (24-1, 16 KOs) won his title in January 2022, beating the longtime reigning boxing champion, Gary Russell Jr. He held the WBC featherweight title for almost 2,500 days before losing in a majority decision to Magsayo. The former champion stated that early in the fight he had an injury in his shoulder that cost him the title. Magsayo was confident he would not have a problematic fight Saturday evening, proclaiming he had already defeated the […]