🔥 WATCH NOW: Don’t miss the intense battle between rising star Emiliano Vargas and tough contender Juan Leon in this full fight replay! This action-packed boxing match delivers powerful punches, slick combinations, and explosive moments from start to finish.
🥊 Emiliano Vargas proves why he’s one of the most exciting prospects in boxing, while Juan Leon brings relentless pressure in this must-see showdown. Who came out on top? Watch till the end for the dramatic conclusion!
🥊 Emiliano Vargas proves why he’s one of the most exciting prospects in boxing, while Juan Leon brings relentless pressure in this must-see showdown. Who came out on top? Watch till the end for the dramatic conclusion!
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00:00flyweight champion and look when we first met Emiliano he said I want to beat my dad's record
00:05of becoming a world champion under the age of 21 years old at 105 days since then he stopped in
00:13his stance because his father said I'm not gonna let you make the same mistakes I made in my career
00:18and get rushed and they have done an amazing job in how they're leading this young man's career to
00:2413-0 so far yeah because as far as two fights away his father won the world championship in his 15
00:30professional fight and then they threw him in against Tito Trinidad when he was just too young
00:36Emiliano Fargas just turned 21 after his last fight in March 29th so what did he do bought himself a
00:44Rolex and he says it's just something I wanted to do for myself but he's got so much potential Tim
00:52and so much ability and he's showing it early on here against Juan Leon just being technically savvy
00:58that's not a Rolex no that's a gold all gold Rolex that means something that distinguished you
01:08amongst everybody not many people walking around with a gold Rolex anyhow I like what I'm seeing this
01:18far you know that's the one thing you're gonna see with this young man Emiliano Vargas is smart
01:24boxing you know and I'm saying boxing I'm not saying running there's a big difference he uses his
01:31movement to create openings he's to set traps to lower his men in he's not just running around the
01:38ring just just to just to look too cute you know and dance around the ring he's boxing not like the last
01:4448 rounds we've seen in New York and Saudi Arabia with Canelo and that's a nice setup right there
01:51nice stab jab right there and then coming right over the top again that jab downstairs is one to
01:57scythe gas tank of the opposition but at the same time it's also brings the defense down allows you to
02:03open up shots upstairs and as you see already he's getting off to a big start I mean he punched through
02:09the gloves of the Spaniard Juan Leon he was born in Guayaquil Ecuador moved to New York City as a young
02:18man and then after he competed in the Golden Gloves in New York and ringside tournaments he went back
02:24to Spain with his mom where he became professional at age 21 that's a nice stab jab from Emiliano you just
02:34see the full arsenal that he's been able to develop over the years yeah look I'm looking at the setups
02:40I'm looking at the setups and you're saying a combination there from Leon I'm looking at the
02:44different techniques that he's using one two has he mastered the techniques techniques and are they
02:49skilled so the method that what he's using that's the technique so like the slip counter is he able to
02:55land that excessively during this during the fight can he land it consistently during the fight
02:59and ways he's setting it up so hey he's looking good skill-wise man his level has definitely risen
03:05since the first time I saw all right let's listen in to El Peros his father
03:08good feeling around good feeling around I think I want you to manage your left hand
03:18keep that right hand in a good defensive position when he throws the uppercut you catch it and then you come with the 3-2 or you catch it or you dig to the body of the uppercut with the left
03:24you're boxing beautifully I need you to keep your hands up defensively responsible pressure by moving and touching him up
03:33we're gonna touch him downstairs too when he gets his hand up you go downstairs okay he's expecting your left hook over the top so go downstairs with it
03:40let's work okay good job
03:42Emiliano told us in the fighter meeting I expect this fine
03:45and then you come with the 3-2 or you catch it or you dig to the body of the uppercut with the left
03:48you're boxing beautifully I need you to keep your hands up defensively responsible
03:52pressure by moving and touching him up
03:54we're gonna touch him downstairs too
03:55when he gets his hand up you go downstairs
03:57let's work okay good job
04:00Emiliano told us in the fighter meeting I expect this fight to go around because Leon is gonna try to make it rough
04:06I'm gonna box beautifully and I'm gonna walk him into something
04:09let's see what happens here as we get into round two of the scheduled eight round fight
04:14Juan Leon he defeated Ricardo Fernandez in April 2023
04:19that was before Fernandez upset Alan Garcia with that vicious knockout
04:24and he says we've talked about that fight since then I know what I'm up against
04:31stop I gotcha
04:32see that's a nice little tactic right there you had Vargas stuck in the corner right there and he just dipped down low
04:38tucked in and smothered his opposition and got back to the center of the ring
04:43very smart tactic when you get trapped along the ropes
04:47but again you gotta be using the right tactics at the right time and that was the right time
04:51you can tell he's thinking inside that ring
04:54Leon Leon what he gotta do is continue to make it rough and tough
04:57you know he gotta take this young man
04:58trying to avoid getting knocked out
05:00trying to get hit with the big shot
05:02he landed two left hooks I saw thus far
05:05in this fight
05:07and that's the punch that I believe that he can do some damage with
05:10against a young Vargas
05:12has a straight right from Emiliano and we talked about the maturity
05:16and he says look the biggest improvement I've seen in myself
05:20OH!
05:21that! the straight right hand and the left foot combination
05:24three
05:25four
05:26five
05:27six
05:29seven
05:30eight
05:31come to me
05:32come to me
05:33come
05:35okay
05:36he said I'm listening
05:37I'm listening to my dad
05:38I'm listening to my mentor
05:39I'm letting them guide me
05:41but you see the explosiveness of Emiliano Vargas
05:43and now it's a right left foot combination
05:46that sends down Leon for the second time
05:48and the fight is being called off
05:50as Leon crawls over the ring
05:54Tim Bradley
05:55He's been only stopped once
05:57make it twice
05:58Wow, what an impressive victory
06:01He's never been down though
06:04He suffered an ear injury
06:06That's why the fight was stopped
06:07He had never been manhandled
06:09Like he was today by Emiliano
06:11El General Fernando Vargas
06:14And he goes right to his father
06:15To celebrate
06:16What a finish
06:18Man, this kid is fun to watch
06:21Yes he is
06:23And again, look
06:24You can say whatever you want to say
06:26About the level of quality he's facing
06:28And this and that and the third
06:29Again, it's the way he's breaking down these guys
06:32The way he's setting up
06:33I'm looking at all the various things
06:35That he's doing inside that ring
06:37I see that his skills are improving
06:39He's developing, he's getting better
06:41You know, and Leon
06:43I thought he landed a couple of good shots on him
06:46You know, to give him something to worry about
06:47He wasn't here for a paycheck
06:48No, he was actually in there fighting
06:50However, he got caught
06:52With that right hand
06:54That was nasty
06:55Yeah, poor position
06:56Out
06:57Wow
06:58Poor position
06:59Had his head in a bad spot
07:01Here it is
07:02Had his head in a bad spot
07:03Let me see
07:04Just moving his head
07:06Trying to give some head work
07:08Some good head movement
07:09You know, trying to move his head off the line
07:11But you see the double jab
07:12Just to close the distance right there
07:14And he lined up that right hand
07:15As he is pulling back to his right side
07:18Trying to load the right hand
07:19Look, here it is again
07:20Oh, actually
07:20Just a second knockdown
07:21At the end of the fight
07:22Coming around that guard
07:24Oh, it is coming up
07:26Up the middle with that uppercut
07:28Beautiful shot right there
07:30Excellent timing
07:31Excellent placement
07:32By the young Vargas
07:34Nice little feint downstairs
07:36Again
07:37Coming around the guard
07:39And coming
07:39Splitting the guard after that, man
07:41Look, it doesn't get any prettier than that
07:44You know
07:44And look
07:46And sometimes you can get overanxious
07:47And you might throw
07:49And you miss a shot
07:49Yeah, that was right on the money
07:52You know what impressed me most, Tim?
07:54If you go back and see that sequence
07:56Even though there were some power shots
07:58There were some tapping shots in between as well
08:01He had his hands moving at light speed
08:04It was a double jab
08:05Again
08:05A close range
08:06To occupy
08:07But even after the power shot land
08:08Yeah
08:09Yeah
08:10Absolutely
08:10Man
08:11This young man continues to impress
08:13He says, look
08:14I don't come from a broken home
08:16I don't have a chip on my shoulder
08:18At age 12 I said
08:19Mom, Dad
08:20I'm never going to ask you for another dollar
08:22I'm on my own
08:23I do it my way
08:24This young man continues to shine
08:26With that million dollar smile
08:28Here is Jimmy Lennon Jr.
08:30With the official time of the stopping
08:31Ladies and gentlemen
08:33We have the time of 1 minute 40 seconds
08:36In round number 2
08:38A referee in charge
08:39Robert Hoyle stops the contest
08:41He is the winner by way of technical knockout
08:44And he is still undefeated
08:47El General Emiliano Fernando Vargas
08:54You know what the difference is here
08:59You said all those things about him, Bernardo
09:02About the fact that, you know
09:03He don't come from a broken home
09:04And poor and so on and so forth
09:06But the difference is
09:08Is that he's talented, right?
09:09Yes
09:10But he feeds that talent
09:11He works hard
09:13He stays disciplined
09:14He stays in the gym
09:15He stays committed
09:16That's the difference
09:17We saw a fighter over the weekend
09:19That has talent
09:20He stays in the gym
09:22He stays in the gym
09:23He stays in the gym
09:24He stays in the gym
09:25He stays in the gym
09:26He stays in the gym
09:27He stays in the gym
09:28He stays in the gym
09:29He stays in the gym
09:30He stays in the gym
09:31He stays in the gym
09:32He stays in the gym
09:33He stays in the gym
09:34He stays in the gym
09:35He stays in the gym
09:36He stays in the gym
09:37He stays in the gym
09:38He stays in the gym
09:39He stays in the gym
09:40He stays in the gym
09:41He stays in the gym
09:42He stays in the gym
09:43He stays in the gym
09:44He stays in the gym
09:45He stays in the gym
09:46He stays in the gym
09:47He stays in the gym