EXCLUSIVE Jessie Vargas believes victory over Tim Bradley will lead to Manny Pacquiao

LAS VEGASโ€™ Jessie Vargas will fight Tim Bradley at the StubHub Center in Carson on June 27. Vargas believes victory over the former WBO welterweight champion would propel him to a fight with Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao.

โ€œLook good and who knows? I know that beating Bradley will compare me to Manny Pacquiao, will put me in a position to fight Manny Pacquiao in fansโ€™ eyes which is the most important thing. Iโ€™m ready for it. Iโ€™m looking forward to it,โ€ Vargas told Boxing News. โ€œEverything depends on how I look in this fight, how I perform and that will get me in the big fights. I donโ€™t know how to step back. I have the biggest heart out there and I know how to fight.โ€

It is a marked step-up from Vargasโ€™ previous opposition. โ€œFrom what the people say, heโ€™s the toughest guy [Iโ€™ve fought]. Weโ€™ll just have to see. He definitely is tough. Heโ€™s a great fighter. He was known as a pound-for-pound fighter so Iโ€™m excited to be in the ring with him and getting a victory over Tim Bradley would be huge,โ€ Jessie said. โ€œHe has great capabilities but I see myself beating him. I know what Iโ€™m about, I know what I have. I just have to look for his weak links and Iโ€™ll continue to work hard and come in better shape than he will.โ€

He believes the guidance from his trainer, none other than Roy Jones Jnr will see him through. โ€œHaving Roy with me is a great benefit and heโ€™s going to guide me to victory,โ€ Vargas added. โ€œ[Bradley is] a little awkward from what Iโ€™ve seen. A lot of fighters have had a little bit of issues with him, just because heโ€™s a little awkward, he has speed, quick leg movement, heโ€™s quick on his legs, boxes a lot.

โ€œThat night he knows he has to come out and show something. He also knows that Iโ€™m the taller fighter. So heโ€™s going to have to come and fight and weโ€™re ready for it.

โ€œIโ€™m ready for it. I donโ€™t care where you put me. Whether itโ€™s in a club ring, you know what I mean, or the biggest stage in the world. Iโ€™m there to fight.โ€

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