By Manouk Akopyan - Showtime celebrated the brutal and bloody battles between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez over the weekend by airing their first three fights, two of which took place in 2007, and one in 2008. The epic four-fight bludgeonings be...
Whether or not he is one day elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Israel Vazquez led a career that few boxing fans in this lifetime will ever forget. The former two-time World junior featherweight champion remains best remembered for h...
Israel Vazquez will never forget his second fight with Rafael Marquez—nor the fact that it nearly didn’t happen at all. The former two-time World junior featherweight champion and future Hall of Famer still carries vivid memories of virtually every b...
WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (30-0, 12KOs) expects the age of Juan Manuel Marquez (55-6-1, 40KOs) to catch up with him in a tough twelve round fight. Bradley plans to stay on top of Marquez for the entire fight and feels the 40-year-old...
Finally, “The War” will be between former world champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. and world contender Jonathan “Polvo” Oquendo on October 6 at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, in a PR Best Boxing Promotions (PRBBP) presentation, in as...
BoxingScene.com has been advised that the super bantamweight showdown between former champions Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. and Rafael Marquez has been cancelled. They were originally scheduled to fight in August before Marquez injured his hand and the f...
Former champion Rafael Marquez (41-7, 37KOs) is suffering from a stomach infection and there are now doubts about whether or not the Mexican boxer can proceed with his scheduled fight against Puerto Rico's Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-2-1, 18KOs). The fi...
BAYAMÓN, PUERTO RICO- The Puerto Rican boxers who will fight in the headline bouts in the show “The War, Puerto Rico vs Mexico” showed in good condition today during the 30 day weigh in for their upcoming bouts on October 6 at the Coliseo Ruben Rodri...
Former two division world champion Rafael Marquez (41-7, 37KOs) admitted that a potential loss to Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-2-1, 18KOs), on October 6th at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, could be his retirement. If he wins, the 37-year-old fi...
According to Wilfredo "Papito" Vazquez (21-2-1, 18 KO's), he spoke to Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel, president of the WBO, and received great news regarding the upcoming bout against Mexico's Rafael Marquez on Oct. 6 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The winner...
BoxingScene.com has been advised that former champion Rafael Marquez (41-7, 37KOs) will return to the gym on Friday and start testing out his right hand. The Mexican fighter was scheduled to face Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-2-1, 18KOs) this coming Satur...
BoxingScene.com has been advised by multiple sources that the August 4th super bantamweight showdown between former champions Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-2-1, 18KOs) and Rafael Marquez (41-7, 37KOs) is off. They were set to battle at the Coliseo Ruben R...
“The War, Puerto Rico vs Mexico”, with former world champions Wilfredo Vázquez Jr. and Rafael Marquez, will present 10 bouts on August 4, at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, in a PR Best Boxing Promotions (PRBBP) presentation, in...