By Jim Dower: Former two division world champion Rafael Marquez (40-7, 36 KO’s) will be looking to get his career back together next month on May 5th against 31-year-old featherweight Kenichi Yamaguchi (17-2-2, 4 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout in a still to be determined venue in Tijuana, Mexico.
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Salido could face Rafael Marquez next
By Chris Williams: WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido (38-11-1, 26 KO’s) could next face former two division world champion Rafael Marquez (40-7, 36 KO’s), according to RingTV. Fernando Beltran, the promoter for Salido, like the idea of matching Salido up against the 36-year-old Rafael, who is the younger brother of former three division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez.
Nishioka defeats Rafael Marquez
By Jim Dower: WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (39-4-3, 24 KO’s) overcame a slow start in the first five rounds to completely dominate 36-year-old former two division world champion Rafael Marquez (40-7, 36 KO’s) in a 12 round unanimous decision victory at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada. The final judges’ scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113. I saw Nishioka winning the fight by a narrow margin based on his superior work from rounds six through twelve.
Rafael Marquez vs. Toshiaki Nishioka on October 1
By Jason Kim: No.2 ranked WBC contender Rafael Marquez (40-6, 36 KO’s) will be taking on World Boxing Council super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (38-4-3, 24 KO’s) on October 1st at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The undercard of the fight has yet to take shape, but this is an interesting fight to see how much Marquez has left in the tank. The winner of this fight supposedly will be facing WBA featherweight champion Chris John.
Marquez Masterful: But is it enough to prepare for Pacquiao?
By David Kassel: Juan Manuel Marquez did exactly what he intended on doing Saturday night versus Likar Ramos in his tune-up fight for Manny Pacquiao. Well, sort of. He got the victory which sets up a trilogy with arguably the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter this November. However Marquez got the victory via a 1st-round KO against the over-matched 25-year-old in Marquez’s native Mexico.
Juan Manuel Marquez in risky fight tonight against Likar Ramos
By Jason Kim: Lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) is taking a risky tune-up fight tonight against southpaw lightweight contender Likar Ramos (24-3, 18 KO’s) in a scheduled 10 round bout at the Plaza de Toros in Cancun, Mexico. Marquez, 37, is 12 years older than the 25-year-old Ramos and has been through many more wars than the still relatively inexperienced fighter.
Gamboa could face Rafael Marquez next, says Arum
By Dan Ambrose: Juan Manuel Lopez (30-1, 27 KO’s) was supposed to be facing Rafael Marquez (39-6, 35 KO’s) in a needless rematch next, but Orlando Salido wrecked those plans by stopping Lopez in the 8th round on April 16th. Lopez now has to waste valuable time in his career going over old ground to try and hopefully avenge the loss to Salido rather than moving on for his money fight with Marquez and a fight with Gamboa. Instead of Lopez getting the rematch with the 36-year-old Marquez it may well be IBF/WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (20-0, 16 KO’s).
If Lopez defeats Salido on Saturday, he will be facing Rafael Marquez next rather than Gamboa
By Dan Ambrose: WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (30-0, 27 KO’s) will be fighting the recently beaten Orlando Salido (34-11-2, 22 KO’s) tomorrow night at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. If Lopez wins this fight, he will move on to a rematch with 36-year-old Rafael Marquez (39-6, 35 KO’s), who Lopez already beat by an 8th round stoppage last November.
Lopez to move up in weight after Salido and Marquez fights
By Dan Ambrose: Undefeated WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (30-0, 27 KO’s) plans on moving up in weight to the super featherweight division in 2012 after fighting Orlando Salido (34-11-2, 22 KO’s) on April 16th, and then a rematch with aging 35-year-old Rafael Marquez (39-6, 35 KO’s) later on in the year. Lopez already stopped Marquez last year in an 8th round retirement.
Rafael Marquez: Ready to Fight
By Francisco Hernandez: Legend Rafael Marquez has recovered from his shoulder injury and is ready to start fighting again. Rafael Marquez underwent surgery for a shoulder injury which forced him to retire in the ninth round of his last fight against Juan Manuel Lopez.