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Rafael Márquez Méndez (born 25 March 1975) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2013. He is a two-time world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF bantamweight title from 2003 to 2007; and the WBC , Ring magazine , and lineal super bantamweight titles in 2007.
The rivalry between Israel Vázquez and Rafael Márquez was a series of four boxing matches that took place between 2007 and 2010, which has been described as "the most entertaining fight series in recent boxing history", [1] and has been compared with two other notable series of fights in the decade: Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward and Erik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera. [2]
Lopez defeats Marquez via technical knockout in the eighth round Juan Manuel López vs Rafael Márquez , billed as Puerto Rico vs. Mexico , was a professional boxing match contested on November 6, 2010 , for the WBO featherweight championship. [ 1 ]
Vázquez debuted in 1995 and will be most remembered for his four fights against countryman Rafael Márquez from 2007-10. ... He stopped fighting in May 2010 after the fourth fight against Marquez ...
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The third round of this fight was also named Ring Magazine round of the year. He fought Marquez for the third time on March 1, 2008, rising from a fourth round knockdown to prevail by split decision in another great fight. Márquez was docked one point for low blows in round ten and received an eight count in the final seconds of round twelve.
Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV, billed as "Fight of the Decade", was a professional boxing match contested on December 8, 2012 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] This was the fourth and final meeting between Pacquiao and Márquez. Márquez defeated Pacquiao by knockout with one second remaining in the sixth round.
A Fight for Supremacy, was a boxing lightweight title superfight, for the vacant WBO and WBA lightweight championship, and Marquez's The Ring lightweight title. The bout was held on February 28, 2009, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, United States. [1] Marquez won the fight via technical knockout in the ninth round.