Former world champion Jessie Vargas has signed with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and DAZN. The announcement was made Tuesday at the DAZN unveiling in Manhattan.
Vargas, 29, is scheduled to make his DAZN debut on October 6 in Chicago at Wintrust Arena. No word on his opponent.
“I signed with DAZN because of the enormous future it has,” Vargas told goforitradio.com.
Vargas is coming off a draw against Adrien Broner back in April. In a fight, some believe he won.
The DAZN streaming service will debut in the U.S on September 10. The first fight card on DAZN will be on September 22, which be headlined by Anthony Joshua who will defend his titles against Alexander Povetkin.
Listen below as Vargas talks signing with DAZN, Adrien Broner rematch, and more: