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| Born | Rafael Márquez Méndez (1975-03-25) March 25, 1975 (age 49) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super Bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 42 |
| Wins | 37 |
| Wins by KO | 33 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Rafael Márquez Méndez (born March 25, 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former world champion at the IBF / IBO Bantamweight (118 lb) and WBC Super Bantamweight (122 lb) divisions.
Career history
Márquez's began his professional boxing career with an eighth round knockout loss to former WBC Bantamweight champion Victor Rabanales.
In 2001, Márquez first gained recognition by defeating former world champion Mark Johnson by a split decision. In a rematch bout, Márquez knocked out Johnson in the eight round.
In February 15, 2003, he defeated Tim Austin to claim the IBF Bantamweight title. Márquez went on to successfully defend his title seven times. His notable title defenses were two victories over Mauricio Pastrana, a decision win over Ricardo Vargas and two knockout victories over former IBO Bantamweight champion Silence Mabuza, whom he defeated for the second time on August 5, 2006.
Márquez moved up in weight division to challenge and defeat Israel Vazquez in seven rounds. However, in a rematch on July, 2007, Márquez lost his title after being defeated by Vazquez in the sixth round, due to his corner throwing in the towel. In the rubber match of their trilogy, Rafael lost a split decision, with scores of 113-112, 114-111 Vazquez, 114-111 Marquez. Marquez may not have lost this bout if not for a point deduction for a low blow in the tenth round. Marquez and promoter Gary Shaw claim that this hit was on the belt line and should not have elicited any deductions.
Márquez was ranked number three in The Ring magazine's pound-for-pound rankings. and ranked as the Ring Magazine's number one Bantamweight boxer. He later became the top ranked boxer in the Super Bantamweight division before his recent loss.
Outside the ring
Márquez comes from a strong boxing pedigree. One of his brothers, Juan Manuel Márquez is also a former WBA and IBF featherweight world champion, and the former WBC super featherweight champion.
See also
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of male boxers
Notes and references
- ^ BoxRec.com editors. "Rafael Marquez." BoxRec.com. URL accessed 5 July 2006.
- The Ring editors. The Ring Ratings. 3 July 2006 The Ring URL accessed 5 July 2006.
External links
- Rafael Marquez Fight-by-Fight Career Record
- Boxing record for Rafael Márquez from BoxRec (registration required)
| Preceded byTim Austin | IBF bantamweight boxing champion 2003-02-15–2006-08-05 (Vacated) |
Succeeded byLuis Alberto Pérez filled vacancy |
| Preceded bySilence Mabuza | IBO bantamweight boxing champion 2005-11-05–2006-08-05 (Vacated) |
Succeeded bySilence Mabuza filled vacancy |
| Preceded byIsrael Vázquez | WBC super bantamweight boxing champion 2007-03-03–2007-04-08 |
Succeeded byIsrael Vazquez |