Emiliano Vargas: Ryan Garcia’s Callout, Sparring Shakur at 17 & The Bad Bunny Super Bowl Call

Emiliano Vargas pulls up on RING CHAMPS just days after his statement win at a sold-out Barclays Center, and the fastest-rising name in the Vargas dynasty holds nothing back. The undefeated 22-year-old gets real about answering Ryan Garcia’s verbal jab, why he believes Vargas vs. Garcia sells out a stadium. Plus, sparring Shakur Stevenson as a 17-year-old, and the only fighter who ever hurt him in the ring.He also takes us inside the most surreal stretch of his young career: the locker room during Xander Zayas’ loss to Boots Ennis, the phone call telling him Bad Bunny personally picked him for the Super Bowl halftime show, and the casino run that cost him $16,000 in an hour. Plus his brothers’ bare-knuckle debut in London, the lessons pulled from his father, Fernando’s, career, and the untold story of the pro fight he took with no team and his barber working the mitts. 0:00 Intro0:47 Vargas Brothers in boxing & family competition3:18 Staying focused despite money & fame7:22 Learning from his brothers’ mistakes11:08 AD BREAK13:28 Falling in love with boxing as a kid15:13 Amateur career & traveling the world17:52 Sparring wars with his brothers growing up21:33 Ryan Garcia23:24 His father’s legacy: Tito Trinidad and beyond27:28 Breaking down the Xander Zayas vs. Boots Ennis fight32:58 Super Bowl halftime show & meeting Bad Bunny36:41 Sparring Shakur Stevenson & Jorge Linares43:17 Dream fight: Ryan Garcia & next opponents47:42 Untold Stories58:19 Rapid-fire Qs, dad’s best advice & money storiesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.