Former two division champion Rafael Marquez (40-7, 36KOs), who arrived to his favorite gym in Coyoacán, where his trainer Daniel Zaragoza holds courts, revealed that he made a formal request to Top Rank to secure a rematch with WBC super bantamweight...
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - A rowdy crowd of Mexican and Japanese fight fans saw Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24KOs) retain the WBC super bantamweight title with a twelve round unanimous decision over former two-division beltholder Rafael Marquez (40-7, 3...
Ryan Burton catches the post fight press conference to the WBC super bantamweight title fight, between champion Toshiaki Nishioka and challenger Rafael Marquez. Hear from both boxers, WBA junior flyweight champion Roman Gonzalez, Top Rank's CEO Bob A...
MGM GRAND-Las Vegas, NV Former two division world champion Rafael Marquez felt like he did enough on Saturday evening to add Toshiaki Nishioka's WBC super bantamweight title to his collection. The judges however saw things differently. The fighter o...
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KOs) got the biggest win of his career with a twelve round unanimous decision over former two division champion Rafael Marquez (40-7, 36 KOs). The scores were 117-11...
Former two division champion Rafael Marquez (40-6, 36KOs) sat ringside when Toshiaki Nishioka (38-4-3, 24KOs) knocked out Mexico's Jhonny Gonzalez in three rounds at Arena Monterrey in 2009. Marquez noticed a few qualities about the boxer, but the ma...
Las Vegas, Nevada --- WBC World Super Bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka of Tokyo, Japan and Mexico's two-division champion Rafael Marquez (pictured) make weight (Nishioka 122 lb, Marquez 121 lb) for their upcoming championship fight on Saturda...
Toshiaki Nishioka and Rafael Marquez both made weight for their 122 lb. title fight, scheduled for Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. That both fighters came within the contracted limit was an anomaly on a Friday evening where four underca...
Las Vegas, Nevada --- (L-R) WBC World Super Bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka of Tokyo, Japan and Mexico's two-division champion Rafael Marquez pose during a press conference in Las Vegas for their upcoming title fight, Saturday, Oct. 1 at th...