Vargas coming to Providence for Balletto in Halloween Homecoming
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island – Former world champion “Goyo” Vargas is coming all the way from Mexico to Providence on a mission to take Gary “Tiger” Balletto’s International Boxing Union lightweight crown at “Halloween Homecoming,” ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights show October 31 at the Rhode Island Convention Center.
Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. is presenting “Halloween Homecoming,” in association with Mohegan Sun, 94 WHJY, Westin Hotel and Gansett Juice.
Vargas (43-7-1, 30 KOs), the former World Boxing Council super featherweight champion and present No. 16 rated contender, is cut from the same mold as great Mexican fighters such as Julio Cesar Chavez, Salvador Sanchez, Erik Morales, Carlos Zarate and Ricardo Lopez.
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