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By Jake Donovan - Revenge was three years in the making for former two-division champion Rafael Marquez, who came out with a vengeance and pummeled Israel Vazquez inside of three rounds Saturday evening at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
The bout – the fourth between the pair of former lineal super bantamweight champions – was carried live by Showtime. Lacking was the sustained action that came in the first three fights, but none of that to say the fight was boring.
It was just the least competitive of their four entries, with the score now knotted at two apiece.
All of six seconds were needed for the familiar foes to get reacquainted with one another, as Vazquez landed with a right hand to start the fight. The war was thought to develop from there, but most of the first round was fought at a measured pace. Marquez controlled the pace with his jab and landed in combination to end the round.
No sooner did it take for their rivalry to renew was Vazquez reintroduced to another familiar scenario – fighting through adversity. [Click Here To Read More]
The bout – the fourth between the pair of former lineal super bantamweight champions – was carried live by Showtime. Lacking was the sustained action that came in the first three fights, but none of that to say the fight was boring.
It was just the least competitive of their four entries, with the score now knotted at two apiece.
All of six seconds were needed for the familiar foes to get reacquainted with one another, as Vazquez landed with a right hand to start the fight. The war was thought to develop from there, but most of the first round was fought at a measured pace. Marquez controlled the pace with his jab and landed in combination to end the round.
No sooner did it take for their rivalry to renew was Vazquez reintroduced to another familiar scenario – fighting through adversity. [Click Here To Read More]
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