Rafael Marquez Stats
Rafael Marquez is 166 cm
tall (5' 5.35") with a reach of 173 cm (5' 8.11"). He fights out of
the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 7cm (2.76"). Marquez
has a 88% KO rate.
Career Summary
Rafael Marquez was active form
1995 to 2013. He started boxing professionally at 20 years of age;
Marquez debuted against Victor Rabanales on September 14,1995, and
lost to Rabanales via 8th round KO.
He had his first world title
fight at the age of 27 on February 15, 2003 after 31 professional
fights against Tim Austin for the bantamweight IBF title. Marquez
defeated Austin via 8th round TKO to become the new bantamweight champion
of the world.
Marquez was a world champion in two different weight
classed. His notable victories include wins over Israel Vazquez, Silence
Mabuza, Heriberto Ruiz, Peter Frissina, Jose Francisco Mendoza, and
Mark Johnson. For a complete list of Marquez' best performances refer
to Rafael Marquez' best fights.
His last professional fight was
a non-title bout against Efrain Esqivias on September 7, 2013. Marquez
lost the fight via 9th round KO. It's been 9 years, 1 month, and 24
days since this fight.
Return to super bantamweight
On 16 July
2011, Marquez made his comeback in Cancun on the same card as his
brother, Juan Manuel against Eduardo Becerril. Both fights were tune-ups
and the younger Marquez brother comfortably dealt with his opponent,
knocking him down once on the way to a 6th round TKO.
Marquez
fought against WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka on
1 October at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Marquez lost
by unanimous decision.