Emiliano Vargas vs. Juan Leon (04-05-2025) Full Fight

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00:00All right, we went over the expectations in the dressing room.

00:05All punches right here on him are good.

00:08Right here at Star Bien, okay?

00:10Obey my commands. Escúchame.

00:11Let's go. Touch him up. Scoot back.

00:14El General Emiliano Fernando Vargas walked in accompanied by two former champions.

00:18His father, El Feroz Fernando Vargas, and Brandon Moreno.

00:22The first Mexican to ever win a UFC championship.

00:25The former two-time UFC flyweight champion.

00:28And look, when we first met Emiliano, he said,

00:31I want to beat my dad's record of becoming a world champion under the age of 21 years old and 105 days.

00:39Since then, he stopped in his stance because his father said,

00:42I'm not going to let you make the same mistakes I made in my career and get rushed.

00:46And they have done an amazing job in how they're leading this young man's career to 13-0 so far.

00:53Yeah, because it's two fights away.

00:55His father won the world championship in his 15th professional fight.

00:58And then they threw him in against Tito Trinidad when he was just too young.

01:04Emiliano Vargas just turned 21 after his last fight in March 29th.

01:09So what did he do?

01:11Bought himself a Rolex.

01:12And he says,

01:12It's just something I wanted to do for myself, but he's got so much potential, Tim, and so much ability.

01:20And he's showing it early on here against Juan León, just being technically savvy.

01:26That's not a Rolex.

01:28No?

01:29That's a gold, all gold Rolex.

01:31That means something.

01:34That distinguishes you amongst everybody.

01:38Not many people walking around with a gold Rolex.

01:41Anyhow.

01:42Go ahead.

01:43Anyhow, I like what I'm seeing thus far.

01:46You know, that's the one thing you're going to see with this young man, Emiliano Vargas, is smart boxing.

01:52You know, and I'm saying boxing.

01:54I'm not saying running.

01:56There's a big difference.

01:57He uses his movement to create openings.

02:01He's to set traps, to lure his men in.

02:03He's not just running around the ring just to look too cute, you know, and dance around the ring.

02:09He's boxing.

02:10Not like the last 48 rounds we've seen in New York and Saudi Arabia with Canelo.

02:16That's a nice setup right there.

02:18Nice stab jab right there, and then coming right over the top.

02:21Again, that jab downstairs is one to siphon the gas tank of the opposition, but at the same time,

02:26it also brings the defense down, allows you to open up shots upstairs, and as you see already,

02:32he's getting off to a big start.

02:33I mean, he punched through the gloves of the Spaniard Juan León.

02:39He was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, moved to New York City as a young man,

02:45and then after he competed in the Golden Gloves in New York and ringside tournaments,

02:50he went back to Spain with his mom, where he became a professional at age 21.

02:57That's a nice stab jab from Emiliano.

02:59You just see the full arsenal that he's been able to develop over the years.

03:05Yeah, look, I'm looking at the setups.

03:07I'm looking at the setups, and you say the full arsenal.

03:09Nice combination there from León.

03:11I'm looking at the different techniques that he's using.

03:13One, two, has he mastered the techniques, and are they skilled?

03:17So the method that he's using, that's the technique.

03:19So, like the slip counter, is he able to land that excessively during the fight?

03:24Can he land it consistently during the fight?

03:26In ways he's setting it up.

03:28So, hey, he's looking good skill-wise.

03:30Man, his level has definitely risen since the first time I saw him.

03:33All right, let's listen in to El Peros, his father.

03:37Good run.

03:38Good feeling around.

03:39Good feeling around.

03:40That's how I want you to manage your left hand.

03:46Be careful, because this guy has nice uppercuts.

03:48I remember how we were doing it in the locker room.

03:53Keep that right hand in a good defensive position.

03:58When he throws the uppercut, you catch it, and then you come with the 3-2.

04:02Or you catch it, or you dig to the body of the uppercut with the left.

04:06You're boxing beautifully.

04:07I need you to keep your hands up defensively responsible.

04:11Pressure by moving and touching him up.

04:14We're going to touch him downstairs, too.

04:18When he gets his hand up, you go downstairs.

04:21He's expecting your left hook over the top, so go downstairs with him.

04:24Let's work, okay?

04:25Good job.

04:26Emiliano told us in the fighter meeting,

04:29I expect this fight to go around because Leone's going to try to make it rough.

04:33I'm going to box beautifully, and I'm going to walk him into something.

04:36Let's see what happens here as we get into round two of a scheduled eight-round fight.

04:42Juan Leone, he defeated Ricardo Fernandez in April 2023.

04:46That was before Fernandez upset Alan Garcia with that vicious knockout.

04:52And he says, we've talked about that fight since then.

04:55I know what I'm up against.

04:57Stop!

04:58I got you.

04:59See, that's a nice little tactic right there.

05:01You had Vargas stuck in the corner right there, and he just dipped down low,

05:05tucked in, and smothered his opposition and got back to the center of the ring.

05:10Very smart tactic when you get trapped along the ropes.

05:14But again, you've got to be using the right tactics at the right time,

05:16and that was the right time.

05:18You can tell he's thinking about that ring.

05:20Leone, what he's got to do is continue to make it rough and tough.

05:24You know, he's got to take this young man, trying to avoid getting knocked out,

05:27trying to get hit with the big shot.

05:29He landed two left hooks I saw thus far in this fight.

05:34And that's the punch that I believe that he can do some damage with against a young Vargas.

05:39That's a straight right from Emiliano.

05:41We talked about the maturity, and he says,

05:44look, the biggest improvement I've seen in myself.

05:47Oh!

05:47That was that!

05:48The straight right hand and the left hook combination!

05:50Three, four, five, six, seven, eight!

05:58He said, I'm listening.

06:03I'm listening to my dad.

06:04I'm listening to my mentor.

06:06I'm letting them guide me.

06:08But you see the explosiveness of Emiliano Vargas.

06:10And now it's a right-left hook combination that sends down Leone for the second time,

06:15and the fight is being called off as Leone crawls over the ring!

06:18Go, go, go, go.

06:19Tim Bradley.

06:22He's been only stopped once.

06:24Make it twice.

06:24Once.

06:26Wow, what an impressive victory.

06:29He's never been down, though.

06:31He suffered an ear injury, and that's why the fight was stopped.

06:34He had never been manhandled like he did was today by Emiliano El General, Fernando Vargas.

06:41And he goes right to his father to celebrate.

06:44What a finish.

06:46Man.

06:47This kid is fun to watch, Tim.

06:49Yes, he is.

06:50And, again, look, you can say whatever you want to say about the level of quality he's facing

06:55and this and that and the third.

06:57Again, it's the way he's breaking down these guys, the way he's setting up.

07:00I'm looking at all the various things that he's doing inside that ring.

07:04I see that his skills are improving.

07:06He's developing.

07:07He's getting better.

07:08You know, and Leone, I thought he landed a couple of good shots on him, you know,

07:13to give him something to worry about.

07:14He wasn't here for a paycheck.

07:16No.

07:16He was actually in there fighting.

07:18However, he got caught with that right hand.

07:21That was nasty.

07:22Yeah.

07:23Poor position.

07:24Wow.

07:25Poor position.

07:26Had his head in a bad spot.

07:29Here it is.

07:29Had his head in a bad spot.

07:31Let me see.

07:32Just moving his head.

07:34Trying to get some head work.

07:35Some good head movement, you know, trying to move his head off the line.

07:38But you see the double jab just to close the distance right there.

07:41And he lined up that right hand as he is pulling back to his right side, trying to load the right hand.

07:46Look, here it is again.

07:47Oh, actually, just the second knockdown at the end of the fight.

07:50Coming around that guard.

07:52Oh, it is coming up the middle with that uppercut.

07:56Beautiful shot right there.

07:57Excellent timing.

07:58Excellent placement by the young Vargas.

08:02Nice little feint downstairs.

08:03Again, coming around the guard and coming, splitting the guard after that, man.

08:09Look, it doesn't get any prettier than that, you know.

08:12And look, sometimes you can get overanxious and you might throw and you miss a shot.

08:17No.

08:17Yeah, that was right on the money.

08:19You know what impressed me most, Tim?

08:21If you go back and see that sequence, even though there were some power shots,

08:25there were some tapping shots in between as well.

08:28He had his hands moving at light speed.

08:31It was a double jab.

08:32Again, a close range to Occupy, right?

08:34But even after the power shot landed.

08:36Yeah, yeah, absolutely.

08:38Man, this young man continues to impress.

08:40He says, look, I don't come from a broken home.

08:43I don't have a chip on my shoulder.

08:45At age 12, I said, Mom, Dad, I'm never going to ask you for another dollar.

08:49I'm on my own.

08:50I do it my way.

08:51This young man continues to shine with that million-dollar smile.

08:55Here is Jimmy Lennon Jr. with the official time of the stopping.

08:58Ladies and gentlemen, we have the time of one minute, 40 seconds in round number two.

09:05A referee in charge, Robert Hoyle, stops the contest.

09:08He is the winner by way of technical knockout.

09:11And he is still undefeated.

09:14And the general Emiliano Fernando Vargas.

09:24You know what the difference is here?

09:26You said all the...

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