Junior welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas returns to Fight Night Club on Thursday night at Club Nokia in Los Angeles.

The former amateur star, who is trained by Roger Mayweather in his hometown of Las Vegas, faces Oxnard, Calif.-based Argentine Pablo Sarmiento in the eight-round welterweight main event on Sports Net and RingTV.com.

Vargas (11-0, 6 knockouts) has stopped his two previous opponents at the downtown night spot, Robert Luna in one round in February and Ernest Zavala in six rounds in June. In between he stopped Arturo Morua in six rounds on the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Shane Mosley card in May, giving Vargas three straight KOs.

The 39-year-old Sarmiento (34-13-2, 16 KOs) has some ability and experience but is making a comeback after a six-year hiatus from the sport, having last fought when he lost a split decision to Colin Lynes in 2004.

Also on the card, in the co-main event, Anthony Martinez (5-0, 4 KOs) of Las Vegas faces Ronnie Peterson of St. Paul, Minn., in a four-round welterweight bout. Martinez is 2-0 since returning from a three-year hiatus from boxing.

Irish prospect Jamie Kavanagh (2-0, 1 KO) faces Ricardo Malfavon (0-2) of Santa Ana, Calif., in a four-round welterweight bout. Kavanagh, who had an extensive amateur career, is trained by Freddie Roach in Hollywood.

Salvador Rios (1-0, 1 KO) of Santa Ana fights Marcus Robinson of Lancaster, Calif., who is making his pro debut. And Ramon Valadez (1-1) of Los Angeles faces Carlos Hernandez (3-3-2) of San Fernando, Calif., in a four-round lightweight bout.

The card also includes three amateur bouts.

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