Raúl Márquez
Career, Record, Stats
Raúl Márquez (El Diamante) is a 53-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former super-welterweight world champion. In a career spanning 16 years, 1 month, and 5 days, Márquez amassed a record of 41-4-1, which includes 29 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Raúl Márquez' Boxing Career
Raúl Márquez was born in Valle Hermoso Tamaulipas, Mexico on August 28, 1971. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on October 3, 1992 against Rafael Rezzaq. Márquez defeated Rezzaq via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Márquez became a world champion at the age of 25 after 25 professional fights. He challenged Anthony Stephens for the vacant IBF super-welterweight title and stopped Stephens in the 9th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Márquez' last fight was a 6th-round RTD loss to Arthur Abraham at age 37, on November 8, 2008, in which he was fighting for the IBF middleweight title.
Some of Raúl Márquez' best fights have been against Jorge Vaca. For a complete list of Márquez' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Raúl Márquez".
Márquez has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Raúl Márquez Losses".
Raúl Márquez' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Nov 08, 2008 | 37 | 
Arthur Abraham 28 27-0  | loss | RTD 6 |
46 | Jun 21, 2008 | 36 |  Giovanni Lorenzo | win | UD 12 |
45 | Mar 29, 2008 | 36 | Bronco McKart | draw | MD 10 |
44 | Aug 08, 2007 | 35 | Jay Pina | win | TKO 2 |
43 | Mar 16, 2007 | 35 | Jonathan Corn | win | TKO 1 |
42 | Sep 22, 2006 | 35 | Elco Garcia | win | KO 7 |
41 | Jul 08, 2006 | 34 | Sergio Rios | win | TKO 5 |
40 | Apr 29, 2006 | 34 | Miguel Hernandez | win | TKO 9 |
39 | Jun 19, 2004 | 32 | 
Jermain Taylor 25 20-0 | loss | RTD 9 |
38 | Oct 23, 2003 | 32 | Humberto Aranda | win | KO 4 |
37 | Feb 08, 2003 | 31 | 
Shane Mosley 31 38-2 | nc | NA
|
36 | Mar 08, 2002 | 30 | Anthony Brooks | win | UD 8 |
35 | Aug 23, 2001 | 29 | Roberto Baro | win | KO 7 |
34 | May 18, 2001 | 29 | Tony Menefee | win | TKO 4 |
33 | Feb 15, 2001 | 29 | Rob Bleakley | win | TKO 5 |
32 | Jul 17, 1999 | 27 | 
Fernando Vargas 21 16-0 | loss | TKO 11 |
31 | Mar 19, 1999 | 27 | Michael Lerma | win | UD 10 |
30 | Sep 25, 1998 | 27 | Jose Flores | win | UD 10 |
29 | Dec 06, 1997 | 26 | 
Yori Boy Campas 26 68-2 | loss | TKO 8 |
28 | Sep 13, 1997 | 26 | Keith Mullings | win | SD 12 |
27 | Jul 05, 1997 | 25 | Romallis Ellis | win | TKO 4 |
26 | Apr 12, 1997 | 25 | Anthony Stephens | win | TKO 9 |
25 | Jan 10, 1997 | 25 | Rafael Williams | win | RTD 5 |
24 | Dec 06, 1996 | 25 | Scott Smith | win | KO 2 |
23 | Mar 05, 1996 | 24 | Skipper Kelp | win | UD 12 |
22 | Jan 30, 1996 | 24 | James McCray | win | TKO 6 |
21 | Jul 09, 1995 | 23 | Ernie Houser | win | TKO 4 |
20 | Apr 11, 1995 | 23 | Floyd Williams | win | UD 10 |
19 | Jan 10, 1995 | 23 | Alain Bonnamie | win | UD 10 |
18 | Nov 05, 1994 | 23 | 
Jorge Vaca 34 51-13-1 | win | UD 10 |
17 | Oct 01, 1994 | 23 | Darryl Cherry | win | TKO 6 |
16 | Aug 23, 1994 | 22 | Alex Rios | win | KO 1 |
15 | Jul 27, 1994 | 22 | Jacobo Garcia | win | KO 1 |
14 | Apr 16, 1994 | 22 | Patrick Swann | win | TKO 9 |
13 | Feb 22, 1994 | 22 | John Jeter | win | PTS 8 |
12 | Jan 14, 1994 | 22 | Reggie Strickland | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Jul 24, 1993 | 21 | Eduardo Ayala | win | PTS 8 |
10 | Jun 26, 1993 | 21 | Tommy Small | win | UD 8 |
9 | May 28, 1993 | 21 | Mark Allman | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Mar 23, 1993 | 21 | Jose Angel Garcia | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Feb 27, 1993 | 21 | Leo Edwards | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Feb 06, 1993 | 21 | Tyrone Haywood | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Jan 09, 1993 | 21 | Andre Brown | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Dec 01, 1992 | 21 | Ivory Teague | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Nov 13, 1992 | 21 | Jose Gonzalez | win | RTD 1 |
2 | Oct 24, 1992 | 21 | Andre Watkins | win | KO 1 |
1 | Oct 03, 1992 | 21 | Rafael Rezzaq | win | TKO 4 |