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...
The fierce Mexican rivals squared off in three consecutive award-winning fights which aired live on SHOWTIME in 2007 and 2008 before meeting for a fourth and final time in 2010. The first three bouts were all contested with the WBC Super Bantamweight...
By Michael Rosenthal - The 2019 class of International Boxing Hall of Fame candidates is not inspiring. None of the 32 “modern” fighters on the ballot recently sent to voters is a slam dunk, at least not on the scale of Erik Morales last year and Eva...
Former world champion Rafael Marquez travelled to the Mahanaim Rehabilitation Center, which treats alcoholism and drug addiction, in the Guadalupe Tepeyac neighborhood of Mexico City. Rafa spoke with inmates about his treasure chest of experiences as...
Trainer Nacho Beristain has advised former champion Rafael Marquez (41-9, 37KOs) to retire from boxing. Last Saturday in California, the the 38-year-old veteran took a beating from underdog Efrain Esquivias. The fight was stopped in the ninth round,...
Esquivias is busier. The more experienced Marquez has faced FAR better competition. Marquez opponents (Mijares, Nishioka, JM Lopez) landed 48% of their power shots. Esquivias opponents (Alcantara, Martinez, Ramos, Romero) landed 38% of their power sh...
Through his first 16 professional fights, Efrain Esquivias was an unbeaten fighter. Winning came natural to him. Unfortunately, Esquivias has gone through a dry spell in his couple of fights, winless in his last three. Rather than take an easy...
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