Marquez's Training Winding Down, Vazquez on The Brain
By Mark Vester
The training camp of Rafael Marquez is winding down. The former champion can't wait to fight after sitting on the sidelines for the last 14-months. He returns on May 23 against Jose Mendoza at Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. It is now being reported that Marquez's next fight will be a ten-round featherweight contest.
"It's already pressing on me to get rid of this inactivity, but I can tell that I feel very good. I've had eight months to prepare myself to put on a good performance because I'm not underestimating anything from my opponent," Marquez told The Record.
Marquez is still focused on on landing a fourth fight with Israel Vazquez. He hopes that Vazquez will get his license cleared after recovering from surgery to correct a detached retina. Marquez doesn't care if the fight happens at super bantamweight or featherweight.
"When I arrive at Monterrey, I'm going to be ready like it's a championship fight and the Colombian fighter will not take away my desire to fight for a fourth time with Israel Vázquez in September or to fight again for a world title," Marquez said.
"I would like Vazquez, but it depends on what happens with his license and whether the promoters come to an agreement. But I would really like that fight because the last one [with Vazquez] has been a thorn in my side because I felt that I won and a fourth fight would be fantastic for me and my fans."
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