WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion Rey Vargas (29-0, 22 KOs) of Mexico will take on Santa Ana's Ronny Rios (28-1, 13 KOs) August 26 at the Stub Hub Center in Carson, California. The championship bout will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing. Vargas vs. Rios will be the co-feature bout and first of two championship fights, as legendary four-division world champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) takes on Yoshihiro "El Maestrito" Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs) in the 12-round main event.
"I am thrilled to defend my world championship for the first time on such a special night at StubHub Center," said Vargas, who went on the road from his native Otumba, Mexico to Yorkshire, England to secure his world title. "I know Ronny Rios is an extremely tough challenger, but he has never tasted power like mine, and I am confident I will come away with the victory." Rios, a former NABF and WBC Silver Featherweight Champion, gets his first world title shot after rolling through prospects and contenders over a 29-fight career with just a single blemish on his record. "This is a dream come true for any boxer. Now that it's here, I'm ready to capitalize on the journey me and my coach have been on for several years," said Ronny Rios. "Vargas will provide us with a tough game plan but I've been working my whole life for this opportunity. He has good power and a very good coach with Nacho, but I have a great team as well. I am thankful that GBP has gotten this fight for me - and I expect a tough, tough war from Rey."
"People who want to see real fights, for real world championships, are in for a real treat on August 26th," said Oscar De La Hoya, Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. "For the last many summers, StubHub Center has played host to the highest action fights in our sport. That tradition will continue at the end of August,"