BIO
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
FIGHT by FIGHT - 2005

On 11-12-05 in Las Vegas, he TKO’d Abdias Castillo (9-12-1): the fight had been scheduled for the undercard of the Vitali Klitschko-Hasim Rahman heavyweight world championship main event, but the card was scratched when Klitschko was injured in training and announced his retirement, and Vanes headlined a smaller, invitation-only card at Wynn Resort & Casino; Vanes scored two knockdowns in the 1st round and another in the 3rd, but Castillo kept battling back; Vanes rocked him with a series of punches in the 5th round, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:45…

On 10-8-05 in Las Vegas, NV, he TKO’d Tony Morales (5-2): the fight was on the undercard of the Jose Luis Castillo-Diego Corrales rematch at the Thomas & Mack Center; Vanes was very impressive and scored two knockdowns in the 1st round; Morales got up both times, but Vanes rocked him with a series of punches and the referee stopped the fight at 2:37…

On 9-10-05 in Los Angeles, CA, he won a 6 round unanimous decision against Gerardo Cesar Prieto (4-2-1): the fight was on the undercard of the Erik Morales-Zahir Raheem, Manny Pacquiao-Hector Velazquez co-main events that drew an announced crowd of 10,584 to the Staples Center; Vanes gave an impressive performance and dominated the fight; he consistently outworked Prieto, rocked him several times, and won by scores of 60-54 on all three scorecards…

On 8-26-05 in Houston, TX, he won a 4 round unanimous decision against Fernando Vela (2-1-1), scored 40-36, 40-36, 39-37…

On 5-28-05 in Los Angeles he TKO’d Giovanni Rubio (6-5): the fight was on the undercard of Julio Cesar Chavez’ “Adios Los Angeles” event that drew an announced crowd of 17,692 to The Staples Center; Vanes rocked Rubio with a series of punches in the 1st round, and the referee stopped the fight at 2:38…

Vanes debuted in his professional boxing career on 4-8-05 in Fountain Hills, AZ, and won a 4 round unanimous decision against Jesse Orta (4-3-1): Vanes dominated the fight; he scored a knockdown with a right hand in the 4th round, and won by scores of 40-35 on all three scorecards; after the fight, trainer Freddie Roach said, “Vanes was a little anxious at first, but they put him in against a very tough guy. It wasn’t just a walkover. It’s good to have that experience. Now, we’ll go back to the gym on Monday, go back to work.”…

2005 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 6 fights…21 total rounds…
AVERAGE LENGTH OF BOUTS: 3.5 rounds…
KNOCKOUT PERCENTAGE: 50 %...
DISTANCE FIGHTS: 6 rounds - 1 (1-0)…5 rounds - 1 (1-0)…4 rounds - 2 (2-0)…