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MEXICO CITY -- Perhaps the fans have not seen many Jessie Vargas fights in the main networks in the U.S., but once a protégé of Floyd Mayweather he has passed test after test before stepping into the ring in what should be the most important fight of his career against Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.Born in California and now living in Las Vegas, Vargas was part of a Mexican Boxing team that participated in various international competitions. He has been trained by some boxing greats such as Roger Mayweather, Roy Jones Jr. and Erik Morales, before moving on to his present trainer Dewey Cooper.Victory against Sadam Ali to win first welterweight titleVargas knew that he was the underdog to win a vacant welterweight belt against Ali. As a matter of fact, being under contract with Top Rank, he had to fight in a Golden Boy Promotions event. In a very intense and aggressive fight, he knocked out Ali after nine rounds, taking over the belt that was vacated by Tim Bradley Jr. when he decided to face Pacquiao in what was supposed to be Pacquiaos retirement bout. It was a tremendous night for Vargas, who won at least seven of the nine rounds in a fight held at the DC Armory in Washington in March.Junior welterweight farewell against Antonio DeMarcoIn his last fight in the 140-pound division against DeMarco at the Cotai Arena in Macao, China, in November 2014, Vargas had to overcome the brave DeMarco, who had Freddie Roach in his corner. Vargas showed that he can handle southpaws as he was in the drivers seat en route to a a close but unanimous decision to retain his belt.Win over Wale OmotosoThis turned out to be a battle between two undefeated fighters in March 2013. Against Omotoso, a solid welterweight who had been avoided by other fighters, Vargas showed enough stamina to overcome adverse conditions and was able to adjust his strategy to get what turned to be a fair unanimous decision, even though he was dropped in the second round in a card at the Home Depot Center (now StubHub) in Carson, California, headlined by Bradleys war against Ruslan Provodnikov.Loss against BradleyA defeat can be hardly thought of as one of the best exhibitions from a fighter. Nevertheless, the loss that Vargas suffered against Bradley in June 2015, in his first title opportunity, was a great learning experience. Even though he was beat, Vargas showed in the closing seconds of the fight that he had enough power to hurt Bardley, in what was somewhat of a controversial ending when the referee mistakenly ended the fight with 10 seconds left. After that night, Vargas became a better fighter.Split decision win over Josesito LopezOne of the fights Vargas had to win to become a fan favorite was one against Lopez in 2011. Even though Vargas had a few good wins then, his fight against Lopez was a remarkable one and he came out with a split decision win at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the same night that Mayweather knocked out Victor Ortiz. Also, this was his first time as part of a pay-per-view event. This got the attention of fans, who had closely kept an eye on his career ever since. Custom Tigers Jersey China . Francis told several hundred members of the European Olympic Committees that when sport "is considered only in economic terms and consequently for victory at every cost . 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Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. MINNEAPOLIS -- The Philadelphia 76ers and Minnesota Timberwolves had a combined record of 5-16 heading into their game on Thursday night, which may not seem an ideal matchup to be featured on TNT.But the network folks understand that these two long-suffering franchises boast some of the most intriguing young talent in the league. And the Timberwolves showed just how much further along they are in the rebuilding process.Andrew Wiggins had 35 points, 10 rebounds and four assists to lead the Timberwolves to a 110-86 victory over the 76ers.Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Gorgui Dieng added 12 points and 10 boards for the Wolves (4-7). The Wolves shot 50.6 percent and avoided the poor third quarter that had plagued them this season.I think that theyre a lot further ahead for all the obvious reasons, and its not a lack of respect or disservice to our guys at all, Sixers coach Brett Brown said. This group that youre looking at played with each other all last year, many, many, many, many games together.Joel Embiid had 10 points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes after sitting out the front end of Philadelphias back-to-back on Wednesday night. Dario Saric led the way with 16 points, but the 76ers lost their 21st straight road game.Theyre young and theyre still going to get better, and thats where weve got to get to, Embiid said. When you learn how to play with each other, its easier to play.Wiggins made 14 of 20 shots, including 3 of 6 3-pointers. The Wolves had been outscored by a league-worst 91 points in 10 third quarters this season, but they led by 28 at halftime on Thursday night, rendering a minus-1 in this game moot.At times last year I would drift to the corner and stay there, Wiggins said. Im just being more active. My awareness is higher. Im doing more.In a matchup of two of the best young big men in the league, Towns blew past Embiid to throw down a ferocious dunk in the fourth quarter to get the crowd on its feet. He made 12 of 18 shots.TIP-INS76ers: The last time the Sixers won a road gamee was Jan.dddddddddddd 20 at Orlando. ... Nik Stauskas had 13 points and five rebounds. ... Philly scored just 33 points on 31 percent shooting, tied for its lowest scoring output of the season.Timberwolves: Wiggins entered the game leading the NBA in 3-point shooting at 55 percent. ... F Shabazz Muhammad (sore right knee) and G/F Brandon Rush (right big toe) were both out again.NERVOUS FANSEmbiid missed the first two seasons after being drafted because of foot problems, and even in visiting arenas there is an audible gasp every time the 7-foot center falls to the court. He got tangled with Ricky Rubio early in the first quarter and appeared to be clutching his left ankle as he went to the bench. He was able to return in the second quarter, much to the relief of NBA fans everywhere.He waited so long to actually play and now hes dominating, said Wiggins, who was college teammates with Embiid at Kansas. Hes playing short minutes, but hes still getting numbers and playing really good.Embiid hit the deck again in the fourth when Wolves forward Adreian Payne threw him down while wrestling for a rebound. Payne was given a technical foul.GOOD CROWDThe Wolves announced attendance of 16,866, easily the largest of the year. It came one game after the arena was half-empty for a game against Charlotte. The low attendance early has been a troubling sign for an organization that was hoping to turn the corner this season.The Wolves targeted this game and select others to cluster their group tickets in hopes of padding attendance. They also offered season ticket holders two free additional tickets to the game to try to get more fans, which have been slow to spend their money this season thanks to Minnesotas 3-7 start, out to the game.UP NEXT76ers: Head back home to host Phoenix on Saturday.Timberwolves: Hit the road after a four-game home stand to face Memphis for the third time already this season. ' ' '