Las Vegan Jessie Vargas poses with assistant trainer Richie Sandoval and trainer Ismael Salas of Cuba before a workout at Top Rank Gym Monday, May 12, 2014. Vargas defeated Khabib Allakhverdiev of Russia at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 12 to take the WBA super lightweight (140 lbs.) title. Allakhverdiev was previously undefeated.

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Las Vegan Jessie Vargas poses with assistant trainer Richie Sandoval and trainer Ismael Salas of Cuba before a workout at Top Rank Gym Monday, May 12, 2014. Vargas defeated Khabib Allakhverdiev of Russia at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 12 to take the WBA super lightweight (140 lbs.) title. Allakhverdiev was previously undefeated.