At first look, the coaching footage on social media appeared like a video of Gervonta “Tank” Davis, nevertheless it’s Jursly “The Gorilla” Vargas, a 20-year-old Dominican boxer who is ready to face Bryan Carrillo (3-1, 2 KOs) on Saturday evening August twenty fourth at Area CDMX in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico.
The undefeated Mayweather Promotions prospect Jursly Vargas (2-0, 2 KOs) is an aggressive, hard-hitting fighter within the first stage of his skilled boxing profession. On Saturday evening, on the Mayweather vs. Gotti III prelims undercard, Vargas plans to showcase his abilities.
A local of Curacao who additionally spent a few of his upbringing in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Jursly Vargas acquired his begin into fight sports activities as a kickboxer. On the age of 16, he transitioned to boxing and took part in newbie bouts in Amsterdam, Germany, and England.
In November 2022, Jursly Vargas made his professional debut within the Netherlands towards Yanko Naydenov. Within the opening spherical, Vargas hit Naydenov with a tough proper hand, which prompted Naydenov to do a 180-degree flip.
Vargas rushed in and hit his opponent with vicious rights and lefts. The referee appeared like he was about to step in to cease the bout, however he separated the fighters and allowed the match to proceed.
As soon as the motion resumed, Jursly Vargas knocked Yanko Naydenov out when he landed a flurry of energy photographs. The devastating knockout turned an instantaneous basic because the footage of the KO went viral.
Two weeks after his debut bout, boxing legend Floyd Mayweather contacted Jursly Vargas. Two weeks later, Vargas signed with Mayweather Promotions and relocated to Las Vegas.
By transferring to Vegas, Jursly Vargas was capable of expertise next-level sparring. After sharpening his instruments, Vargas was able to step again contained in the squared circle. In March 2024, Vargas moved to 2-0 with a dominant first-round knockout victory over Darrick Yates.
Now, Jursly Vargas is able to reap the benefits of his alternative to be on the Mayweather vs Gotti III prelims undercard by hopefully delivering one other spotlight reel-style knockout. Vargas is an bold boxer who set a objective to combat for a world title by age 21.
Earlier than he can concentrate on his final profession objective, Jursly Vargas, a boxer with two professional fights equated to 2 first-round knockouts, should handle enterprise on Saturday evening in Mexico Metropolis.
