Las Vegas Sun

March 19, 2024

Las Vegan Jessie Vargas works on his timing with trainer Ismael Salas at Top Rank Gym Monday, May 12, 2014. Vargas defeated Khabib Allakhverdiev of Russia at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 12 to take the WBA super lightweight (140 lbs.) title. Allakhverdiev was previously undefeated.

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Las Vegan Jessie Vargas works on his timing with trainer Ismael Salas at Top Rank Gym Monday, May 12, 2014. Vargas defeated Khabib Allakhverdiev of Russia at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 12 to take the WBA super lightweight (140 lbs.) title. Allakhverdiev was previously undefeated.