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Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez (born August 23, 1973) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2014. He held multiple world championships in four weight classes , from featherweight to light welterweight , including the lineal championship at lightweight .
The following is a list of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing. In February 1995, it was estimated that "approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquess of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884." [1] 22 boxers died in 1953 alone. [1]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Márquez, billed as Number One/Número Uno, was a welterweight professional boxing match which took place on September 19, 2009, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas between five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39–0, 25 KO) and three-division champion Juan Manuel Márquez (50–4–1, 37 KO). [1]
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Prior to beginning his career, and for undisclosed reasons, he changed his name officially to Juan Meza. Meza was a popular fighter among Latin Americans, specially those of Mexican descent who lived in North America. His trainer was the well known boxing personality, Jimmy Montoya. Juan Meza died on July 20, 2023, at the age of 67. [1]
Juan Manuel Marquez and Sergio Martínez were ahead of him. [51] On February 28, 2011, resolutions moved by Pia Cayetano and Manuel Lapid were passed by the senate of the Philippines that Donaire be congratulated and commended for being an outstanding Filipino boxer and for bringing honor and pride to the country. [52]
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.
Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as Hearts and Fists on Fire, was a professional boxing match contested on May 8, 2004, for the WBA (Unified), IBF, and The Ring featherweight titles. [ 2 ]