On April 21, 1997, Juan Manuel Márquez (19-1, 14 KOs) and Agapito Sánchez (20-5-2, 11 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round featherweight bout.
Juan Manuel Márquez is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round RTD victory over Cedric Mingosey, 2 months and 18 days ago. Agapito Sánchez is on a 3-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Javier Leon, 7 months and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Juan Manuel Márquez at 99-1 winning odds. Agapito Sánchez really doesn't have much to present against Márquez.
Juan Manuel Márquez defeated Agapito Sánchez via unanimous decision in the 12-round featherweight fight. Márquez improves his record to 20-1, while Sánchez adds a loss to his record at 20-6-2.