Raúl Márquez
| Raúl Márquez | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Raúl Márquez |
| Nickname(s) | El Diamante |
| Rated at |
Super middleweight Middleweight Light middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (182 cm) |
| Reach | 75 in (192 cm) |
| Nationality | Mexican American |
| Born |
August 21, 1971 Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 75 |
| Wins | 69 |
| Wins by KO | 37 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  United States
|
||
| Men’s Boxing | ||
| World Amateur Championships | ||
 |
1989 Moscow | Welterweight |
| Goodwill Games | ||
 |
1990 Seattle | Light middleweight |
| World Challenge | ||
 |
1992 | Light middleweight |
Raúl Márquez (born August 28, 1971) is a Mexican American former boxer, and the former IBF champion at light middleweight. Márquez also represented the U.S. at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Márquez resides in Houston and works as a color commentator for Showtime. He is a father to Raúl Jr., Arturo, and Govanni; all three of whom are amateur boxers.
Márquez came to the U.S. in 1976 and began his boxing amateur career. His highlights included:
Márquez began his professional career after the 1992 Olympics and got off to an impressive start, winning his first 25 bouts.
All those bouts set up a shot at the Vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title against Anthony Stephens. Márquez won by TKO to capture the belt. Raúl successfully defended his title twice, including a victory over Keith Mullings, before getting TKO'd by Mexican legend Luis Ramon Campas.
In 1999, Márquez challenged then-undefeated IBF light middleweight champion Fernando Vargas, but was dominated and stopped in the eleventh round. Márquez took on another elite fighter in 2003, Shane Mosley, in a fight which ended in a bloody no contest after a clash of heads. In 2004, now campaigning at middleweight, Márquez took on the much stronger and then-undefeated Jermain Taylor, who won by TKO after Márquez's corner decided to pull him out in round nine.
On June 21, 2008, Márquez defeated Giovanni Lorenzo by unanimous decision in an IBF middleweight title eliminator. The fight took place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Márquez applied pressure, while Lorenzo tried to box from the outside. Márquez's workrate gave Lorenzo problems, for which he often no answer. Márquez was cut over the right eye in round ten, but Lorenzo was docked a point for a headbutt in the same round and the fighters continued to fight after the bell. Scores were 114–113 across the board for Márquez.
...
Wikipedia