Fernando Javier Vargas is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent and two-time world champion, who won a bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. His nicknames include "Ferocious", "The Aztec Warrior" and "El Feroz". Vargas was the youn...
'Ferocious' Fernando Vargas , The Aztec Warrior , Ferocious Fernando , El Feroz , Ferocious
Awards
Gold Medal at the U.S. Olympic Festival (1992), 1995 Pan American Games (bronze madal), IBF Light Middleweight Champion (1998-2000), WBA Light Middleweight Champion (2001-1002)
Movies
Alpha Dog, Di buen día a papá
TV Shows
"Welcome to Los Vargas" (2014), "Top Chef Celebrity", Moesha show, Season 2,3: "Mama said knock you out"
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Fact
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Voted 1999 "Fighter of the Year" by the World Boxing Hall of Fame
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Former Junior Middleweight Champion of the World. Record of 26-5, 22 KOs (as of 24 November 2007). Announced his last fight would be against Ricadro Mayorga, which he lost by a majority decision by the scores of 113-113, 115-111 and 114-112.
$8 Million
