Rey Vargas is one of the richest Boxer from Mexico. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rey Vargas's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Vargas won seven Mexican national championships as an amateur and a gold medal at the 2009 Panamerican Championships. He participated in the 2009 World Championships, but was defeated in round one by Luke Campbell.
Vargas made his professional debut in May 2010. In his eleventh fight, Vargas won the IBF Youth title. Vargas won 15 out of 16 of his 16 first fights via knockout. Yuki Murai was the first to make it all the way with Vargas since his second bout. Vargas lost his first fight against Sylvester Lopez on March 2014. Vargas lost round 2, but Lopez sustained an injury that prevented him from continuing. Vargas won the fight. Vargas won round 8 with a TKO in November that year. Vargas lost round 2 to Lucian Gonzalez in eight rounds. He had won the fight with an overhand right. Vargas survived and won the unanimous decision (78-73, 78-74, 77-75)
On 25 February 2017, he faced Gavin McDonnell for the vacant WBC super bantamweight title. The title fight took place in Hull, England. Vargas established control of the fight early on, using his length and head movement to keep the hometown fighter at bay, while landing short combinations. McDonnell attempted to rally back during the later rounds, but he was ultimately unable to turn the scorecards around. Vargas won a majority decision (117-111, 116-112, 114-114) to become a world champion.
