By Mark Vester

Israel Vazquez is very, very eager to get back in the ring. He awaits a ruling by the California State Athletic Commission to approve his license to fight after recovering from surgery to correct a detached retina. Two big fights are right in Vazquez's face. A fourth meeting with Rafael Marquez and a new superstar has emerged, undefeated Puerto Rican sensation Juan Manuel Lopez. 

Vazquez is interested in both Marquez and Lopez. But both fights would have to take place at the featherweight limit of 126-pounds. Lopez is currently the WBO super bantamweight champion. Vazquez plans to move up in his first fight back

"I am very interested in a fight with Juan Manuel Lopez, but this would have to happen at featherweight. I've been away from boxing for too long and the healthy thing to do for my body is to move up to 126," Vazquez told Primera Hora. "Without question a fight with Lopez would be a war and I would have liked to have had the fight happen, but for various reasons my return has been delayed. So you have to have a little patience."

According to Vazquez, a fourth meeting with Marquez may come before a potential fight with Lopez. While Marquez would like to fight him in September, Vazquez says the fight would have to take place in November or December. More than likely Vazquez will take a tune-up and then fight Marquez.

"The possibility of a fourth fight with Marquez is there. There is interest, but this would would have to happen at 126-pounds. Rafael has a fight this Saturday and if he wins, we are looking at either November or December [for the fight]," Vazquez said.

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