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2025-07-26 Emiliano Fernando 'El Heneral ' Vargas vs. Alexander Espinoza
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00:009.6 pounds, he is undefeated in his campaign to the ring with a record of 14 wins, no losses, and 12 big wins coming by way of knockout.
00:12Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the hard-hitting and popular, newly crowned, undefeated, junior NABF junior welterweight champion,
00:21known as El General Emiliano, Fernando Vargas.
00:33Once again, a referee in charge, now to get instructions, Ricky Gonzalez.
00:38I expect a good, clean fight, protect yourselves at all times, obey my commands at all times, touch them up.
00:59Joe Tessitore and Tim Ratley with you ringside here.
01:02Theater of Madison Square Garden, Emiliano, Fernando Vargas against Alexander Espinosa.
01:06But, Timmy, we have been with Emiliano's ride throughout as one of the very top prospects in the entire sport.
01:12Activity, of course, matters when you're at this stage of development.
01:16Six fights when he debuted in 2023, four fights a year ago, this the third of 2025.
01:21What are you looking for to tell yourself he's climbing to the next rung on the ladder?
01:26Again, as the competition increases, and you see a young fighter develop, skill-wise, but more importantly,
01:37he starts to knock out and start this knockout streak over and over and over.
01:42That's when you know he's trending in the right direction.
01:45Because as you go up in levels, Tess, the competition gets harder and harder.
01:50You know, they get better.
01:51Oh, good right hands!
01:53Man, oh, man!
01:54Emiliano!
01:57Pinpoint precision!
01:59Espinosa's done!
02:02Not even a minute into round one!
02:05And Emiliano Fernando Vargas says,
02:09Hey, MSG, how you like that?
02:13Tim Bradley, you just said what you're looking for.
02:32Knockouts.
02:32Knockouts.
02:33It doesn't get better than that.
02:36First round knockout.
02:39And Papa, are you proud?
02:41This is an 11-year event.
02:46Tess, 24 fights.
02:50Top 15 in the world!
02:51Top 15 in the world!
02:53I'm coming for the belt!
02:54Top 15 in the world!
02:55NADF champion comes for all the belts!
02:58The youngest son of the former world champion, Fernando Vargas,
03:03just wowed New York.
03:06Pool counter.
03:07That's exactly what it was, a pool counter.
03:09Pool with that jab.
03:12Watch the jab come out.
03:14He understands his distance.
03:16He knows where he is.
03:17Whoop, bop!
03:17Right hand right over the top.
03:20And it's all she wrote.
03:22Look.
03:23Sometimes, look.
03:24From some fighters, the ring ain't no playground.
03:27Oh!
03:28For some fighters.
03:29It sure ain't no playground for this young man right here, Emiliano Vargas.
03:34He not playing inside that ring.
03:36See the head snap?
03:37Quickly timed.
03:38Yep.
03:38Head snap.
03:45Pull counter right hand.
03:46Absolute textbook.
03:48The man in the golden shoes walks off with a first-round knockout.
03:53Emiliano Fernando Vargas just levels, levels, Espinosa.
04:0225th fight in the career of the 34-year-old Espinosa.
04:06And he is forward.
04:07I want to show you this knockout in real speed.
04:11Obviously, you see the technique in slow-mo.
04:13You can appreciate it.
04:13Watch this power.
04:18Oh!
04:21Did you hear that again?
04:24That's good stuff.
04:29Sounding like a car collision.
04:31Good, good stuff.
04:35Emiliano Fernando Vargas.
04:37Started off when he was 10 years old.
04:42Of course, lived his whole life around the sport.
04:45It's in his DNA.
04:47His father's by his side.
04:49The former junior middleweight world champion.
04:54And now he has a 21-year-old son who has what many think is the total package.
05:03The charisma.
05:05The looks.
05:06The smile.
05:07The skill.
05:08And showing you the power with his 13th knockout now with a 15-0 mark.
05:15Ladies and gentlemen, we have the time.
05:2142 seconds in round number one.
05:26He is the winner by way of knockout.
05:28And still, the undefeated junior and ABF junior welterweight champion,
05:34El General Emiliano Fernando Vargas.
05:41We are going to hear from Emiliano Fernando Vargas in moments.
05:55Just a short break and then back to MSG.
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