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Mikey Garcia, Drops, Decisions Jessie Vargas to Claim WBC Diamond Belt

By Carlos Costa
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 02 Mar 2020


Garcia drops Vargas.

Popular Mexican-American Mikey Garcia – one of the possible opponents for Filipino pride Manny Pacquiao – knocked down and decisioned taller former 147 pound champ Jessie Vargas to claim the WBC Diamond Welterweight Title Saturday night (Feb 29) in Texas πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA.πŸ”₯πŸ”₯


Mikey Garcia clips Jessie Vargas with a right.

Mikey dropped Vargas during the course of the intense 5th round action, clearly ending the battle ahead on points. πŸ‘πŸ‘

Scores for the main-event 12-rounder were 114-113 and 116-111 (twice) in favor of the 32-year-old California-native four-division world champion. πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

Will Mikey Garcia be the next opponent for WBA Welterweight King Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao? πŸ”₯πŸ”₯


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