On September 7, 2013, a 38-year-old Rafael Márquez (41-8, 37 KOs) and Efrain Esquivias met in the ring.
Márquez came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 11 days.
Rafael Márquez lost to Efrain Esquivias via KO in the 9th round, and adds a loss to his record at 41-9.
On October 27, 2012, a 37-year-old Rafael Márquez (41-7, 37 KOs) and Cristian Mijares met in the ring.
Márquez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 22 days.
Rafael Márquez lost to Cristian Mijares via TKO in the 9th round, and adds a loss to his record at 41-8.
On October 1, 2011, a 36-year-old Rafael Márquez (40-6, 36 KOs) got a shot at the super-bantamweight WBC title held by 35-year-old Japanese boxer Toshiaki Nishioka (38-4-3, 24 KOs).
Márquez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 15 days. Nishioka was on a 15-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 23 days.
Toshiaki Nishioka defeated Rafael Márquez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC super-bantamweight title. Nishioka improves his record to 39-4-3, while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 40-7.
On November 6, 2010, a 35-year-old Rafael Márquez (39-5, 35 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight WBO title held by 27-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Juan Manuel López (29-0, 26 KOs).
Márquez came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. López was on a 29-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 8th round, and Juan Manuel López is crowned the new featherweight world champion. López improves his record to 30-0 (27 KOs), while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 39-6.
On March 1, 2008, Rafael Márquez and Israel Vázquez met again in an immediate rematch.
Márquez came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 26 days. Vázquez was on a 1-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 26 days.
Israel Vázquez defeated Rafael Márquez via split decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight titles. Vázquez improves his record to 43-4, while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 37-5.
On August 4, 2007, Rafael Márquez and Israel Vázquez met again in an immediate rematch.
Márquez came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 1 day. Vázquez was on a -1-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 1 day.
In the rematch, Israel Vázquez stopped the champion via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight champion. Vázquez improves his record to 42-4 (31 KOs), while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 37-4.
On November 12, 2000, a 25-year-old Rafael Márquez (21-2, 20 KOs) and Genaro Garcia met in the ring.
Márquez came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Rafael Márquez lost to Genaro Garcia via KO in the 2nd round, and adds a loss to his record at 21-3.
On May 2, 1998, a 23-year-old Rafael Márquez (12-1, 11 KOs) and Francisco Mateos met in the ring.
Márquez came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 26 days.
Rafael Márquez lost to Francisco Mateos via TKO in the 3rd round, and adds a loss to his record at 12-2.
On September 14, 1995, a 20-year-old Rafael Márquez (debutant) and a 32-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Victor Rabanales (39-14-2, 21 KOs) met in the ring.
undefined Rabanales was on a 2-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 25 days.
Victor Rabanales stopped Rafael Márquez via KO in the 8th round. Rabanales improves his record to 40-14-2 (22 KOs), while Márquez adds a loss to his record at 0-1.