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Rafael Marquez was on point in Saturday's clash against Israel Vazquez. The fourth fight between the two Mexican warriors saw Marquez pound Vazquez for three rounds before the ref jumped in to stop the action at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
At the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Rafael Marquez destroyed Israel Vazquez in two rounds of a scheduled twelve round featherweight contest. After three wars, they continued the battle in the fourth round. In the first, Marquez came out very fast and was battering Vazquez with punches to open up cuts above both eyes.
At Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, Yonnhy Perez (20-0, 14KOs) and Abner Mares (20-0, 13KOs) fought to a twelve round majority draw. Perez retains his IBF bantamweight title. The scores were 115-113 for Mares, 114-114 and 114-114.
Ricky Hatton continues to dream of a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hatton has been dreaming of a rematch since Mayweather handed him his first career loss, by knockout, in December 2007. Hatton has not fought since last year's brutal knockout loss to Manny Pacquiao. He says the one thing that could tempt him to stage a ring return is a rematch with Mayweather.
Former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch will consider retirement if he loses his upcoming fight with Arthur Abraham. They clash in August/September in the third stage of Showtime's Super Six Boxing Classic. Froch is returning from the first loss of his pro career. Last month he was decisioned by Mikkel Kessler.
Former three-division champion Erik Morales appeared on BoxingScene.com's official audio show " Leave It In The Ring " to discuss his comeback, career goals and his next upcoming fight. Morales said his next opponent will likely be lightweight contender Vicente Escobedo (22-2, 14KOs) on July 17th in Tijuana, Mexico. The fight will take place at junior welterweight.
Trainer Emanuel Steward appeared on BoxingScene.com's official audio show "Leave It In The Ring" to discuss the upcoming fight between Miguel Cotto and Yuri Foreman on June 5, but he also touched on Wladimir Klitschko's mission to get David Haye in the ring.
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is willing to consider the random drug test demands of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Speaking with the Manila Bulletin, Pacquiao said he was willing to meet Mayweather's previous number of 14-days to help make a mega-fight in November.
At the Leagues Club in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, Vic Darchinyan (35-2-1, 27KOs) won the IBO bantamweight title with a twelve round unanimous decision over Eric Barcelona (51-17). Darchinyan knocked Barcelona down in the fifth round and once more in the 11th to grab lopsided scores of 120-103, 118-105 and 116-108 with the judges. Barcelona lost a point for low blows in the sixth and twelfth.
One of Manny Pacquiao's former trainers, Justin Fortune, says the WBO welterweight champion should agree to a random drug testing protocol for a mega-fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Fortune used to work with Pacquiao's current trainer Freddie Roach. After working with Pacquiao for five years, Fortune and Roach had a dispute that led to a nasty split. He left Roach's Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California and opened the Fortune Gym in Los Angeles.