BOXING: MARQUEZ STYMIES VAZQUEZ BROKEN NOSE IS DECIDING FACTOR.Byline: ROBERT MORALES Staff Writer CARSON -- After the seventh round of Saturday's World Boxing Council The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of super bantamweight super bantamweight n. See junior featherweight. title fight at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center, Israel Vazquez told his trainer, Freddie Roach Freddie Roach may refer to:
Suddenly, a bloodied Vazquez walked over to Marquez, waving his arms as if to say, "No mas." Marquez then was hoisted on the shoulders of one of his cornermen and carried around the ring in celebration. The longtime bantamweight ban·tam·weight n. 1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 118 pounds (53.1 kilograms), between junior bantamweight and junior flyweight. 2. A boxer competing in this weight division. 3. champion from Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi became a super bantamweight champion with a seventh-round technical knockout in front of an announced crowd of 5,155. "Israel broke his nose in the first round," Roach said. "He told me right away after the first that his nose was broken. He wanted me to stop the fight a couple of rounds earlier, but I asked him to suck it up. I thought Marquez was getting tired. "Israel tried to go a couple of more rounds, and then he came back and said he couldn't do it anymore. His nose is more important than the fight." Vazquez, 29, of Huntington Park via Mexico City, was attempting to make his third successful title defense. He was trailing by two points on two cards at the time he retired; the other scorecard was even. "I couldn't breathe properly throughout the rounds," said Vazquez, who is 41-4. "When I came back to my corner (after the seventh round), I could breathe through my mouth, but I couldn't breathe through my nose. So I told Freddie, 'This is it.' I thought I was winning the fight. He hits very hard. I was taking a lot of shots because I couldn't breathe." Marquez was fighting for the first time at 122 pounds. It didn't appear he had any trouble carrying his tremendous power up a weight class. "I proved I am the best champion," said Marquez, who is 37-3 with 33 knockouts. "He is a great champion. He hits so hard. He is a great champion and he deserves a rematch." It took longer than most thought it would, but Vic Darchinyan (28-0) retained his International Boxing Federation “IBF” redirects here. For other uses, see IBF (disambiguation). The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of three major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC. flyweight fly·weight n. 1. a. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 112 pounds (50.4 kilograms), between junior flyweight and junior bantamweight. b. A boxer competing in this weight division. title with a 12th-round technical knockout of Victor Burgos (39-15-3) of Mexico in the semi-main event. Referee Jon Schorle stopped the fight at 1:27 of the final round. robert.morales@presstelegram.com (562) 499-1338 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Rafael Marquez, left, delivers a left to the face of Israel Vasquez during Saturday's fight at Home Depot Center. Marquez won the fight with a seventh-round TKO. Gene Blevins/ Special to the Daily News |
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