Rafael Marquez

By Sam Gregory: In the main event of the November 6th edition of Showtime championship boxing from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas undefeated southpaw Juan Manuel Lopez 29-0 with 26 KO’s defends his World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight title against Rafael Marquez 39-5 with 35 KO’s in a scheduled 12 round bout in the featherweight division.

From the opening bell Lopez came out as the aggressor landing solid right hooks; Marquez matched his opponents output of punches but Lopez landed the more accurate shots. Marquez had plenty of sting on his punches as evidenced by the early bruising on Lopez’ face and upper body.

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By Sam Gregory: The highly anticipated Juan Manuel “JuanMa” Lopez – Rafael Marquez fight will take place this Saturday night November 6th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas. Originally slated for September 18th the bout was put on hold due to an injury on a finger of Rafael Marquez’ right thumb, this fight is being hyped as a possible ‘fight of the year’ candidate and for good reason.

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By Chris Williams: The fight between WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (29-0, 26 KO’s) and Rafael Marquez (39-5, 35 KO’s) on November 6th is one that appears to be huge mismatch. Lopez, 27, is bigger, younger, stronger, faster and the more skilled fighter.

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By Jim Dower: World Boxing Organization featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (29-0, 26 KO’s) will be making the second defense of his WBO title on November 6th against former two division world champion Rafael Marquez (39-5, 35 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lopez, 27, will have the height, youth, and power advantage over the 35-year-old Marquez in this fight. Marquez, 5’5″, hasn’t been very active in the past two years after having three grueling fights with Israel Vazquez. They actually fought four times in the past two years, but Vazquez had nothing left the last time they fought in May due to an eye injury and was quickly stopped in the 3rd round by Marquez.

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By Jason Kim: The mini-mega fight between World Boxing Organization featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (29-0, 26 KO’s) and former two division champion Rafael Marquez (39-5, 35 KO’s) is now scheduled for November 6th, at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to boxing news from Dan Rafael’s Twitter page. They were supposed to be fighting in September, but the 35-year-old Marquez injured his thumb while getting onto a bus in Mexico. This might be a good fight while it lasts.

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By Jason Kim: According to Fight News, former bantamweight and super bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez (39-5, 35 KO’s) injured his thumb and will be unable to fight World Boxing Organization featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez on September 18th. The thumb injury, which occurred while Marquez was on a bus, will take approximately two months to heal. In the meantime, WBO featherweight champion Lopez will be looking for a replacement to step in for Marquez on the 18th of next month. Despite the Marquez vs. Lopez fight being an interesting one, there was little talk about the fight on the internet among boxing fans.

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By Jim Dower: WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (29-0, 26 KO’s) looked great in taking out an over-matched Bernabe Concepcion (28-4-1, 15 KO’s) last Saturday night, knocking Concepcion down three times en route to stopping him in the 2nd round at the Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Lopez, 27, now will be facing two division champion Rafael Marquez (39-5, 35 KO’s) on September 18th at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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By Jim Dower: World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (28-0, 25 KO’s) will be facing former bantamweight and super bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez (39-5, 35 KO’s) on September 18th, at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, provided that Lopez wins his next fight against Bernabe Concepcion (28-3-1, 15 KO’s) on July 10th in Puerto Rico.

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