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Francisco Vargas Honored with the BWAA Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier Fight of the Year Award
June 24, 2016
FRANCISCO VARGAS HONORED WITH THE BOXING WRITERS OF ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA MUHAMMAD ALI-JOE FRAZIER FIGHT OF THE YEAR AWARD
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Photo Credit: Gabriel Fiellos
LOS ANGELES (June 24, 2016) - WBC Super Featherweight World Champion Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas was honored today with the Boxing Writers Association of American Muhammad Ali - Joe Frazier Fight of The Year Award. Vargas was onsite to receive the award in regard to his spectacular fight against former world champion Takashi Miura on November 21, 2015.
"I'm very grateful to recieve this award and I only hope to continue to give great fights to all the fans, " said Francisco Vargas.
Serving as the co-main event to the highly anticipated Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alavrez event on Nov. 21, Takashi Miura vs. Francisco Vargas stole the show and received unanimous Fight of the Year nods from Sports Illustrated, ESPN.com, The Bleacher Report, USA TODAY's Boxing Junkie, The Sweet Science and Boxing Scene. The action packed fight featured knockdowns, great performances and a lot of heart from two of boxing's' most respected warriors; where Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas was able to claim the WBC Super Featherweight World Championship via ninth-round technical knockdown over Takashi Miura after suffering a knockdown during the fourth round. ESPN.com called the fight "the most dramatic comeback since the late Diego Corrales used a legendary 10th-round rally to stop Jose Luis Castillo and unify lightweight titles in 2005."
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