Israel Vázquez
Career, Record, Stats
Israel Vázquez (Magnifico) is a 46-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a former super-bantamweight world champion with 5 world-title wins. In a career spanning 15 years, 1 month, and 23 days, Vázquez amassed a record of 44-5, which includes 32 wins via KO, 6 of which were in world-title fights.
Israel Vázquez' Boxing Career
Israel Vázquez was born in Mexico City, Mexico on December 25, 1977. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on March 29, 1995 against Eduardo Rosas. Vázquez defeated Rosas via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Vázquez became a world champion at the age of 26 after 38 professional fights. He challenged José Luis Valbuena for the vacant IBF super-bantamweight title and stopped Valbuena in the final round of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight world titles as well.
Vázquez' last fight was a 3rd-round KO loss to Rafael Márquez at age 32, on May 22, 2010.
Some of Israel Vázquez' best fights have been against Rafael Márquez (HOFer), Oscar Larios, Jhonny González, Héctor Velázquez, and Jorge Eliécer Julio. For a complete list of Vázquez' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Israel Vázquez".
Vázquez has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Israel Vázquez Losses".
Israel Vázquez' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | May 22, 2010 | 32 | 
Rafael Márquez 35 38-5 | loss | KO 3 |
48 | Oct 10, 2009 | 31 |  Angel Antonio Priolo | win | KO 9 |
47 | Mar 01, 2008 | 30 |
Rafael Márquez 32 37-4 | win | SD 12 |
46 | Aug 04, 2007 | 29 |
Rafael Márquez 32 37-3 | win | TKO 6 |
45 | Mar 03, 2007 | 29 |
Rafael Márquez 31 36-3 | loss | RTD 7 |
44 | Sep 16, 2006 | 28 | 
Jhonny González 25 33-4 | win | TKO 10 |
43 | Jun 10, 2006 | 28 | Ivan Hernández | win | RTD 4 |
42 | Dec 03, 2005 | 27 | 
Óscar Larios 29 56-3-1 | win | TKO 3 |
41 | May 31, 2005 | 27 | Armando Guerrero | win | UD 12 |
40 | Dec 28, 2004 | 27 | Artyom Simonyan | win | TKO 5 |
39 | Mar 25, 2004 | 26 | José Luis Valbuena | win | TKO 12 |
38 | Sep 19, 2003 | 25 | Trinidad Mendoza | win | TKO 7 |
37 | May 22, 2003 | 25 | 
Jorge Eliécer Julio 34 44-4 | win | TKO 10 |
36 | Sep 26, 2002 | 24 | Justo Almazan | win | UD 8 |
35 | May 17, 2002 | 24 |
Óscar Larios 25 43-3-1 | loss | TKO 12 |
34 | Feb 22, 2002 | 24 | Osvaldo Guerrero | win | UD 10 |
33 | Oct 25, 2001 | 23 | Felipe Ramirez | win | KO 5 |
32 | May 19, 2001 | 23 | Ever Beleno | win | KO 2 |
31 | Jan 07, 2001 | 23 | Don Don Concepcion | win | TKO 3 |
30 | Oct 27, 2000 | 22 | Eddie Saenz | win | KO 2 |
29 | Aug 17, 2000 | 22 | Javier Varguez | win | KO 3 |
28 | Jul 29, 2000 | 22 | Amador Vasquez | win | TKO 2 |
27 | May 06, 2000 | 22 | Eddie Saenz | win | KO 3 |
26 | Feb 04, 2000 | 22 | 
Héctor Velázquez 24 27-6-1 | win | SD 10 |
25 | Jan 07, 2000 | 22 | Edel Ruiz | win | UD 8 |
24 | Oct 03, 1999 | 21 | Adarryl Johnson | win | MD 6 |
23 | Aug 09, 1999 | 21 | Nelson Ramon Medina | win | KO 7 |
22 | Mar 27, 1999 | 21 | Marcos Licona | loss | SD 12 |
21 | Nov 30, 1998 | 20 | Agustin Lorenzo | win | TKO 8 |
20 | Oct 22, 1998 | 20 | Frank Lizarraga | win | UD 6 |
19 | Aug 10, 1998 | 20 | Juan Manuel Chavez | win | UD 10 |
18 | Jun 08, 1998 | 20 | Oscar Javier Garcia | win | TKO 4 |
17 | Mar 15, 1998 | 20 | Antonio Ramirez | win | UD 6 |
16 | Feb 21, 1998 | 20 | Saul Briseno | win | TD 8 |
15 | Aug 30, 1997 | 19 | Enrique Angeles | win | TKO 9 |
14 | Jun 14, 1997 | 19 | Marcello Nava | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Apr 12, 1997 | 19 |
Óscar Larios 20 20-0 | win | KO 1 |
12 | Mar 29, 1997 | 19 | Erik Lopez | win | TKO 3 |
11 | Nov 30, 1996 | 18 | Abraham Barrientos | win | TKO 5 |
10 | Oct 05, 1996 | 18 | Ulises Flores | loss | TKO 1 |
9 | Sep 07, 1996 | 18 | Saul Briseno | win | TKO 3 |
8 | May 03, 1996 | 18 | Enrique Martinez | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Apr 19, 1996 | 18 | Joel Nolasco | win | KO 2 |
6 | Mar 08, 1996 | 18 | Cecilio Marino Jimenez | win | KO 7 |
5 | Feb 16, 1996 | 18 | Alejandro Pantaleon | win | KO 3 |
4 | Sep 06, 1995 | 17 | Raul Gonzales | win | DQ 4 |
3 | Jun 21, 1995 | 17 | Jesus Romero | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Apr 19, 1995 | 17 | Sergio Lopez | win | KO 1 |
1 | Mar 29, 1995 | 17 | Eduardo Rosas | win | TKO 1 |