Vargas is back....

[Hulk]

Yes Fernando Vargas has announced that he is back. No he will not be fighting MMA fighter Nick Diaz like some rumors have stated, but he will be fighting Henry Buchanan on April 16 at Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas. This fight will be at 168 lbs. Vargas has moved from so-cal and moved to Las Vegas and has been training with Floyd Sr. He may win a few fights, but i don't see him having a lot left.

Fernando Vargas to make comeback after 3-year absence - ESPN

Damn this is surprising and unfortunate to hear.

I always liked Vargas. I wanted him to beat Delahoya so badly, but he just couldn't quite do it. Came close. But he lost down the stretch and got battered.

Anyone know who Henry Buchanan is ? Didn't he compete in that half ass crappy 168 lb tournament showbox had a few years ago ?

From what I remember he's decent and has some power.

[Spicoli]

Bad news. Last out he looked like he was in his third trimester. And his back is wrecked. He may get by a pedestrian who's content to be with a 'big name' like Buchanan...then again he may of actually wanted to take a softer touch, off tv and tucked away from a Vegas public.

[No Contest]

Yes Fernando Vargas has announced that he is back. No he will not be fighting MMA fighter Nick Diaz like some rumors have stated, but he will be fighting Henry Buchanan on April 16 at Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas. This fight will be at 168 lbs. Vargas has moved from so-cal and moved to Las Vegas and has been training with Floyd Sr. He may win a few fights, but i don't see him having a lot left.

Fernando Vargas to make comeback after 3-year absence - ESPN

Damn this is surprising and unfortunate to hear.

I always liked Vargas. I wanted him to beat Delahoya so badly, but he just couldn't quite do it. Came close. But he lost down the stretch and got battered.

Anyone know who Henry Buchanan is ? Didn't he compete in that half ass crappy 168 lb tournament showbox had a few years ago ?

From what I remember he's decent and has some power.

He was going to be on the Contender, but bailed for some reason. He got schooled by Andre Ward, I'd rate him as a good club fighter. Vargas should win if he isnt too crippled.

[miron_lang]

168?


Vargas must have started working out months ago. he looks 220'ish last time i saw him.

[bzkfn]

I'd heard this was to get his new promotional company off the ground. Use his name to sell seats, get interest in his other fighters and then he'll step aside. This is why I posted the Diaz rumour, because a fight like that would generate some interest in his shows with the whole Boxing vs. MMA angle. Can see it happening down the line now.

[greynotsoold]

I read in the newspaper some time ago that Vargas's financial advisor had supposedly swindled him out of a sizable amount of money, and that his other investments- commercial real estate and apartment buildings- were losing value do the general state of economic affairs.

[levi#1BoxingFan]

If he's serious about this comeback, he's gonna have to put down the hog lard and gravy shakes.....

Fighters like Vargas completly soil everything they did in the past with these comebacks.