Vargas wins unanimous decision over Novikov

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Las Vegas, NV (SportsNetwork.com) – Jessie Vargas won a unanimous decision over Anton Novikov to retain his WBA World Light Welterweight title on Saturday.

Vargas (25-0) took one card at 117-111 and two cards at 118-111 to hand Novikov (29-1) his first loss.

The 25-year-old Vargas was making his first defense of the belt he won from Khabib Allakhverdiev in Las Vegas in April.

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