Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Las Vegan Jessie Vargas wraps his hands before a workout 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.

Steve Marcus

Las Vegan Jessie Vargas wraps his hands before a workout 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.