Boxer Samuel Vargas wins as Argentine opponent clowns, clutches and chomps
TORONTO — With 35 fights under his belt, NABA welterweight champion Samuel Vargas thought he had pretty much seen it all. Then came Gabriel Adrian Pereiro.
The 40-year-old Argentine clowned, clutched and chomped in the main event of the “Risky Business” boxing card at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Saturday night.
Vargas survived to win a lopsided decision (100-87, 99-88 and 99-88). And the fighters made nice in the ring after the final bell with Pereiro lifting Vargas in the air. Back in the dressing room area afterwards, they hugged it out.
But Vargas (30-4-2) was still shaking his head as he stripped off his gear and prepared to deposit his battered right hand in a giant can of ice.