On November 8, 2008, a 37-year-old Raúl Márquez (41-3-1, 29 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight IBF title held by 28-year-old Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham (27-0, 22 KOs).
Márquez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 18 days. Abraham was on a 27-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 6th round, and Arthur Abraham is crowned the new middleweight world champion. Abraham improves his record to 28-0 (23 KOs), while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 41-4-1.
On June 19, 2004, a 32-year-old Raúl Márquez (35-2, 24 KOs) and a 25-year-old Jermain Taylor (20-0, 15 KOs) met in the ring.
Márquez came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 27 days. Taylor was on a 20-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Jermain Taylor stopped Raúl Márquez via RTD in the 9th round. Taylor improves his record to 21-0 (16 KOs), while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 35-3.
On July 17, 1999, a 27-year-old Raúl Márquez (30-1, 20 KOs) got a shot at the super-welterweight IBF title held by 21-year-old Fernando Vargas (16-0, 16 KOs).
Márquez came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 28 days. Vargas was on a 16-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 4 days.
Fernando Vargas stopped Raúl Márquez via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-welterweight title. Vargas improves his record to 17-0 (17 KOs), while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 30-2.
On December 6, 1997, the 26-year-old IBF super-welterweight world champion, Raúl Márquez (28-0, 20 KOs), faced a 26-year-old Mexican boxer Yori Boy Campas (68-2, 58 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Márquez came in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Campas was on a 4-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Yori Boy Campas stopped the champion via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new IBF super-welterweight champion. Campas improves his record to 69-2 (59 KOs), while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 28-1.