Tale of the tape: Vargas vs. Garcia
Canadian-raised Sam Vargas battles hometown hero Danny Garcia in a non-title welterweight bout at Philadelphia’s Temple University next Saturday (9 p.m., Spike TV). Here’s how they match up:
SAM VARGAS
BORN: Bogota, Colombia LIVES: Toronto AGE: 27 HEIGHT: Five-foot-nine REACH: 72 inches RECORD: 25-2-1 (13 KO) Current WBA-NABA welterweight champion.
DANNY GARCIA
BORN: Philadelphia LIVES: Philadelphia AGE: 28 HEIGHT: 5-foot-8 1⁄2 REACH: 68 1⁄2 inches RECORD: 32-0 (18 KO) Current WBC world welterweight champion.