BOXING : VARGAS ENJOYS QUICK DEBUT KO.Byline: Michael Rosenthal Daily News Staff Writer It was a nice gesture but not much of a fight. Olympic boxer Fernando Vargas Fernando Vargas (born December 7, 1977 in Oxnard, California) is an American boxer and two-time world champion, who won a bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. His nicknames include "Ferocious" and "The Aztec Warrior". of Oxnard made his professional debut in his hometown on Thursday evening. And he made it quickly, knocking out Jorge Morales just 56 seconds into a scheduled 4-round welterweight bout at the Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . Vargas chose to begin his career at home, as opposed to Las Vegas, Atlantic City or another glitzy glitz Informal n. Ostentatious showiness; flashiness: "a garish barrage of show-biz glitz" Peter G. Davis. tr.v. site, out of gratitude for the support he received during his successful amateur career. And the home folks - 1,223 of them - ate it up, cheering wildly as he made his way to the ring and when he was introduced. Vargas, only 19, cherished the moment. ``I had goose bumps goose bumps or goose pimples: see gooseflesh. ,'' said Vargas, who weighed 148 pounds, one more than his opponent. ``I've never felt anything like that before. It was a warm feeling. ``. . .I just wanted to give something back to Oxnard. Everyone who's supported me, that's for you.'' One person who didn't have a warm feeling was Morales, who was a last-minute replacement for Jose Corella corella Noun a white Australian cockatoo . Vargas, who failed to medal in the Atlanta Games after he was eliminated in the second round on a controversial decision, hurt Morales with the first serious punch he threw, a straight right. Vargas then pinned Morales (17-15-2, with 12 knockouts) against the ropes and pounded away at his head and body, finally putting him down with a left to the chin. Morales failed to beat the count and Vargas' first pro fight was in the books. ``I wanted to fight an intelligent fight,'' Vargas said. ``I didn't want to get too excited fighting in my hometown. ``. . .I caught him with a right and I hurt him with a body shot and that was pretty much it. I didn't want it to go any longer than it had to.'' Vargas is scheduled to fight next on April 26 in Atlantic City, N.J. His opponent has yet to be determined. In the main event, Derrell Coley coley Noun Brit an edible fish with white or grey flesh [perhaps from coalfish] (30-1-2, 22 KO's) retained his NABF NABF National Amateur Baseball Federation NABF North American Boxing Federation NABF North Atlantic Blues Festival (Rockland, ME) NABF North American Bodybuilding Federation NABF North American Bonsai Federation welterweight title when he stopped Kippy Diggs (27-3, 19 KO's) 12 seconds into the 11th round. In a brutal welterweight bout, Mexican Jose Luis Lopez (38-3-1, 30 KO's) stopped countryman Jorge Vaca (57-17-1, 48 KO's) 58 seconds into the sixth round of a scheduled 10-rounder. |
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