Judah, Wolfe, Curry, Porter, Tszyu And More Set To Be Inducted Into NVBHOF
The 12th Annual Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame induction weekend will take place on August 8-10 at The Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
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Bradley, Froch, Marquez Announced For Hall of Fame Class of 2023
The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the members of the Class of 2023. Living inductees include champions Timothy Bradley Jr. (USA), Carl Froch (UK) and Rafael Marquez (Mexico) in the men’s Modern category; champions Alicia Ashley (Jamaica) and Laura Serrano (Mexico) in the women’s Modern category; matchmaker Brad Goodman (USA), trainer Joe Goossen (USA) and promotional executive Brad Jacobs (USA) in the Non-Participant category; and television executive Seth Abraham (USA) and broadcaster Tim Ryan (Canada) in the Observer category.
Giovanni Marquez on Pro Debut: I Felt Great, Hurt Left Hand in Second On a Jab
Deadwood Mountain Grand in Deadwood, S.D. - In the Showtime telecast opener, highly regarded prospect Giovanni Marquez (1-0) became the seventh fighter in the history of ShoBox to make his professional debut on the series, extending the streak to 7-0 in those bouts as Marquez scored a four-round unanimous decision over a game Nelson Morales. The scores were 40-36, and 39-37 twice in the welterweight bout.
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Rafael Marquez, Israel Vazquez, Humberto Gonzalez Give Takes on Canelo
Several Mexican legends of the past discussed the current standing of country superstar, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Former world champions Humberto Gonzalez, Rafael Marquez and Israel Vazquez gave their takes on Canelo.
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Israel Vazquez Fights For His Life As He Deals With Broken Body From Brutal Wars
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 between Vazquez and Marquez—which ultimately ceased at a 2-2 stalemate—is regarded as one...
Vazquez: Second Fight With Marquez Is My Favorite, Without A Doubt
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 his four-fight set with Rafael Marquez (even if most fans choose to only remember their first three). Most observers have a difficult time choosing their favorite fight among their first three meetings in March 2007, August 2007 and March 2008.
Israel Vazquez: I Nearly Retired After First Fight With Marquez
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 bout in his illustrious career, particularly his memorable series with Marquez. All four bouts aired live on Showtime, which replayed the first three fights of the series this past Saturday evening.
Vazquez vs. Marquez Trilogy To Air on Showtime, March 28th
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 World Championship on the line.
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Hall of Fame: Rafael Marquez, Yes; Ricky Hatton, No
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 Evander Holyfield and Marco Antonio Barrera the year before that. Ther...
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Rafael Marquez Inspires Many at Mahanaim Rehabilitation Center
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 a boxer, and how complicated it was to reach the top, culminating in becoming world champion.