On May 22, 2010, a 32-year-old Israel Vázquez (44-4, 32 KOs) and a 35-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Rafael Márquez (38-5, 34 KOs) met in the ring for the 4th time, in a featherweight bout.
Vázquez came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 12 days. Márquez was on a 1-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 29 days.
In the rematch, Rafael Márquez stopped Israel Vázquez via KO in the 3rd round. Márquez improves his record to 39-5 (35 KOs), while Vázquez adds a loss to his record at 44-5.
On March 3, 2007, the 29-year-old WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight world champion, Israel Vázquez (41-3, 30 KOs), faced a 31-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Rafael Márquez (36-3, 32 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Vázquez came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Márquez was on a 15-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 26 days.
The champion refused to continue the fight in the 7th round, and Rafael Márquez is crowned the new WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight world champion. Márquez improves his record to 37-3 (33 KOs), while Vázquez adds a loss to his record at 41-4.
On May 17, 2002, a 24-year-old Israel Vázquez (32-2, 23 KOs) and a 25-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Óscar Larios (43-3-1, 30 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a super-bantamweight bout.
Vázquez came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 25 days. Larios was on a 4-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 9 days.
In the rematch, Oscar Larios stopped Israel Vázquez via TKO in the 12th round. Larios improves his record to 44-3-1 (31 KOs), while Vázquez adds a loss to his record at 32-3.
On March 27, 1999, a 21-year-old Israel Vázquez (20-1, 15 KOs) and Marcos Licona met in the ring in a super-bantamweight bout.
Vázquez came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days.
Israel Vázquez lost to Marcos Licona via split decision in the 12-round super-bantamweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
On October 5, 1996, an 18-year-old Israel Vázquez (9-0, 8 KOs) and Ulises Flores met in the ring.
Vázquez came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Israel Vázquez lost to Ulises Flores via TKO in the 1st round, and adds a loss to his record at 9-1.