Boxing News: Pavlik-Lockett, Vazquez-Marquez Trilogy
April 30th, 2008 Tags: Kelly Pavlik, Rafael Marquez, Israel Vazquez
JACK LOEW, trainer of world middleweight champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK, read with great interest the remarks made earlier this week by Gary “The Rocket” Lockett, the No. 1 contender who will be challenging Pavlik for the title in June.
“I see where Lockett has become inspired by Joe Calzaghe’s victory over Bernard Hopkins in his […]
Vazquez-Marquez: Is Rafael Ready For Another War?
February 28th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Rafael Marquez, Israel Vazquez
By Jim Dower: Super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez, 42-4 with 31 KOs hopes to get his second consectuve over Rafael Marquez on Saturday night when the two meet at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California for their third bout in the past year. Each fighter has split a victory in bouts that have been […]
Looking At Marquez-Vazquez III
February 22nd, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Rafael Marquez
By David Lahr: World Boxing Council super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez (42-4, 31 KOs) will defend his title in the rubber match between him and challenger Rafael Marquez (37-4, 33 KOs) on March 1st at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California. This is a bout that reminiscent of the ancient gladiators as both fighters […]
Vazquez-Marquez: Rafael Hopes Three Times A Charm
February 15th, 2008 Tags: Boxing, Rafael Marquez, Israel Vazquez
By Jim Slattengren: World Boxing Council super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez (42-4, 31 KOs) puts his title on the line when he meets up with former WBC super bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez (37-4, 33 KOs) on March 1st, at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California. This will be the 3rd bout for both fighters, […]
Israel Vazquez vs Rafael Marquez on Showtime
January 24th, 2008 Tags: Rafael Marquez, Israel Vazquez
Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez produced two of the most exciting, bloody, give-and-take slugfests of 2007 which inevitably has led to one of the most highly anticipated rubber matches in history. Now they battle for the World Boxing Council (WBC) 122-pound title and super bantamweight supremacy in the third and final chapter of boxing’s best […]
Marquez vs. Vazquez
July 31st, 2007 Tags: Boxing, Rafael Marquez, Israel Vazquez
By Tony Mouton: WBC super bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez (37-3, 33 KOs) will defend his newly won title on Saturday night against knockout artist Israel Vazquez (41-4, 30 KOs), with whom he stopped in between the seventh and eighth rounds four months ago on March 3rd, when Vasquez couldn’t continue fighting due to a busted […]
