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| | Las Vegas SUN: Bantamweights to clash at Arizona Charlie's |
 | | Pastrana, 23-1 with 16 knockouts, and Vargas, 33-2-1 with 22 KOs, are championship-caliber fighters attempting to rebound from losses earlier this year. |
 | | Pastrana, a native of Colombia, was beaten by Jorge Lacierva in a 12-round decision Feb. 16 in Miami, while Vargas, a native of Mexico, is looking to right his career after dropping a 12-round decision to World Boxing Council bantamweight champ Veerapol Sahaprom March 11 in the champion's home country of Thailand. |
 | | Pastrana, who had earlier wins in Las Vegas over Michael Carbajal (in 1997) and Carlos Murillo (in 1998, on the Roberto Duran vs. William Joppy undercard), was hindered in his most recent fight by an injured ankle. |
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