Manuel Vargas
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Manuel Magdaleno Vargas (born March 29, 1981 in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico
) is a Mexican
professional boxer in the Flyweight
division. He is also the former interim WBO
Minimumweight
Champion
on December 6, 2008.
on September 12, 2009 for the full version of the WBO title. However, he lost the bout by split decision. He wanted to challenge Shaquille in boxing for the Shaq Versus.
on less than three days short notice and lost the bout by third round knockout. In the post-fight drug test, Vargas tested positive for hydrocodone
as was suspended for an indefinite period of time.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
) is a Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
professional boxer in the Flyweight
Flyweight
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb but above 108 lb .-Professional boxing:...
division. He is also the former interim WBO
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
Minimumweight
Minimumweight
Minimumweight is a weight class division in combat sports. The most notable of which is in professional boxing where boxers may weigh no more than . This is a relatively new weight category for professionals, first inaugurated by the major boxing sanctioning bodies between 1987 and 1990...
Champion
Interim WBO Minimumweight title
He became the interim WBO minimumweight title by beating the Colombian Daniel ReyesDaniel Reyes (boxer)
Daniel Antonio Reyes Torres is a professional boxer from Colombia.-Amateur career:Reyes represented Colombia as a Flyweight at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games...
on December 6, 2008.
WBO Minimumweight title
He fought Donnie NietesDonnie Nietes
Donnie Nietes is a Filipino professional boxer and the WBO Light Flyweight World Champion. He is also a former WBO Minimumweight World Champion. His cousin, Gerson Nietes, is also a boxer....
on September 12, 2009 for the full version of the WBO title. However, he lost the bout by split decision. He wanted to challenge Shaquille in boxing for the Shaq Versus.
Interim WBA Super Flyweight title
On February 13, 2010, Vargas moved up three divisions in order to challenge interim WBA super flyweight title holder Nonito DonaireNonito Donaire
Nonito Donaire, Jr. is a Filipino-American professional boxer, who is widely known as "The Filipino Flash." He is a three-division world champion, having won five titles across three different boxing weight classes. He is a known switch-hitter with the ability to fight either southpaw or orthodox...
on less than three days short notice and lost the bout by third round knockout. In the post-fight drug test, Vargas tested positive for hydrocodone
Hydrocodone
Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from either of two naturally occurring opiates: codeine and thebaine. It is an orally active narcotic analgesic and antitussive...
as was suspended for an indefinite period of time.