Juan Manuel Márquez

Featherweight He made his professional boxing debut at age 19 on May 29, 1993, losing via disqualification to Javier Duran. Márquez remained undefeated for six years, compiling a 29–1 record that included wins against future champions Agapito Sanchez, Julio Gervacio and Alfred Kotey. In 1997, Márquez won the WBO NABO Featherweight title, which he defended seven times. During this time, he was referred to as the "best fighter without a world title." Márquez was WBO Featherweight Champion Naseem Hamed's mandatory challenger for 22 straight months. However, the WBO allowed Hamed to schedule other fights instead. During this time, Márquez worked as an accountant while training under Ignacio Beristáin in Mexico City. Márquez would keep this job until winning his first world title in 2004. Márquez vs. Norwood In 1999, Márquez faced Freddie Norwood for the WBA Featherweight title instead. Márquez was knocked down in the second round. In the 8th round, Norwood's glove touched the canvas after an exchange. However, it was not ruled a knock down by the referee who was standing opposite to the action. In the 9th round, Márquez scored a knockdown after a two punch combination. Márquez lost via controversial unanimous decision. HBO Punchstat had Norwood landing 73 out of 290 punches thrown to Márquez's 89 of 444. On November 20, 1999, Márquez faced Remigio Molina and defeated him in eight rounds. In 2000, he defeated former champion Daniel Jimenez and five fights later, he defeated future champion Robbie Peden in ten rounds and captured the NABF & USBA Featherweight titles. Featherweight champion Main article: Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Derrick Gainer Márquez received his second bout for a world title on February 1, 2003, when he defeated former four-time Featherweight Champion Manuel Medina and captured the vacant IBF Featherweight title. In the 2nd round, Márquez connected with a three-punch combination that floored Medina. The fight was stopped in the 7th round after Márquez knocked Medina down for a second time. He then defeated Derrick Gainer later in the year in a unification bout to win the WBA Featherweight title and become the WBA (Super) Champion. Márquez vs. Pacquiao I Main article: Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao In May 2004, Márquez fought Lineal & The Ring Featherweight Champion Manny Pacquiao in a bout where Márquez was knocked down three times in the 1st round. Márquez outboxed Pacquiao for the remainder of the bout which was ended in a controversial, split-decision draw. The final scores were 115–110 for Márquez, 115–110 for Pacquiao and 113–113. Judge Burt A. Clements (who scored the bout 113–113) later admitted to making an error on the scorecards, because he had scored the first round as 10–7 in favor of Pacquiao instead of the standard 10–6 for a three-knockdown round. Defending unified titles On September 18, 2004, Márquez made his first appearance on pay-per-view, being on the undercard of Bernard Hopkins vs. Oscar De La Hoya, defea

Márquez was born in Mexico City. He grew up in a rough and poor area of Iztacalco, many of his friends succumbing to gang violence and dying young while he went on to box. Márquez has said that he has always been a good student and that he likes numbers. He studied and became an accountant, and worked for several government agencies. He gave up on his accounting work and focused entirely on his boxing career. He started practicing boxing at the age of eight inspired by his father's training. He stated that he likes to "eat well" and does not follow any kind of diet. His brother, Rafael Márquez, is a former world champion in the bantamweight and super bantamweight divisions. They both trained under Ignacio Beristáin and assistant Gilbert Márquez. At one time, the two were listed in Ring Magazine's top ten pound-for-pound list. They are one of four sets of Mexican brothers to hold world titles. Márquez and his wife, Erika have two sons and a daughter. Márquez is a member of the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party). Márquez has been a commentator on the ESPN boxing show Golpe a Golpe since 2011. Márquez makes an appearance in the 2005 video game Fight Night Round 2.

64 fights 56 wins 7 losses By knockout 40 0 By decision 16 6 By disqualification 0 1 Draws 1 Number"}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"abbr","href":"./Template:Abbr"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"No."},"2":{"wt":"Number"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwAeM">No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes 64 Win 56–7–1 Mike Alvarado UD 12 May 17, 2014 The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Won WBO International welterweight title 63 Loss 55–7–1 Timothy Bradley SD 12 Oct 12, 2013 Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. For WBO welterweight title 62 Win 55–6–1 Manny Pacquiao KO 6 (12), 2:59 Dec 8, 2012 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. 61 Win 54–6–1 Serhiy Fedchenko UD 12 Apr 14, 2012 Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico Won vacant WBO interim junior welterweight title 60 Loss 53–6–1 Manny Pacquiao Majority decision"}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"abbr","href":"./Template:Abbr"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"MD"},"2":{"wt":"Majority decision"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwAio">MD 12 Nov 12, 2011 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. For WBO welterweight title 59 Win 53–5–1 Likar Ramos Concha KO 1 (10), 1:46 Jul 16, 2011 Plaza de Toros, Cancún, Mexico 58 Win 52–5–1 Michael Katsidis TKO 9 (12), 2:14 Nov 27, 2010 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles 57 Win 51–5–1 Juan Díaz UD 12 Jul 31, 2010 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles 56 Loss 50–5–1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. UD 12 Sep 19, 2009 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. 55 Win 50–4–1 Juan Díaz TKO 9 (12), 2:40 Feb 28, 2009 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S. Won vacant [[list of WBA world champions#Lightweight|WBA (Super)]] and [[list of WBO world champions#Lightweight|WBO lightweight titles]]"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwAnc">Retained The Ring lightweight title;Won vacant WBA (Super) and WBO lightweight titles 54 Win 49–4–1 Joel Casamayor KO 11 (12), 0:55 Sep 13, 2008 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won The Ring lightweight title 53 Loss 48–4–1 Manny Pacquiao Split decision"}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"abbr","href":"./Template:Abbr"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"SD"},"2":{"wt":"Split decision"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwAo8">SD 12 Mar 15, 2008 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. For vacant [[list of The Ring world champions#Junior lightweight|''The Ring'' super featherweight title]]"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwApY">Lost WBC super featherweight title;For vacant The Ring super featherweight title 52 Win 48–3–1 Rocky Juarez UD 12 Nov 3, 2007 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. Retained WBC super featherweight title 51 Win 47–3–1 Marco Antonio Barrera UD 12 Mar 17, 2007 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBC super featherweight title 50 Win 46–3–1 Jimrex Jaca KO 9 (12), 2:48 Nov 25, 2006 Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, U.S. Retained WBO interim featherweight tit

Major world titles WBA (Unified) featherweight champion (126 lbs) IBF featherweight champion (126 lbs) WBC super featherweight champion (130 lbs) WBA (Super) lightweight champion (135 lbs) WBO lightweight champion (135 lbs) WBO Super lightweight champion (140 lbs) The Ring magazine titles The Ring lightweight champion (135 lbs) Interim world titles WBO interim featherweight champion (126 lbs) WBO interim light welterweight champion (140 lbs) Regional/International titles NABO featherweight champion (126 lbs) (2×) NABF featherweight champion (126 lbs) USBA featherweight champion (126 lbs) WBO International welterweight champion (147 lbs) Honorary titles WBO Super Champion

DateFightBillingBuysNetwork Mar 17, 2007 Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Marco Antonio Barerra Fearless 225,000 HBO Mar 15, 2008 Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II Unfinished Business 400,000 HBO Sep 13, 2008 Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Joel Casamayor The Challenge 100,000 HBO Sep 19, 2009 Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Floyd Mayweather Number One/Número Uno 1,100,000 HBO Jul 31, 2010 Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Juan Diaz II Fight of the Year: The Rematch 200,000 HBO Nov 11, 2011 Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao III The 25th Round Begins 1,400,000 HBO Dec 8, 2012 Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao IV Fight of the Decade 1,150,000 HBO Oct 12, 2013 Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Timothy Bradley The Conquerors 375,000 HBO