On October 1, 2011, Toshiaki Nishioka (38-4-3, 24 KOs), the super-bantamweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Rafael Márquez (40-6, 36 KOs).
Toshiaki Nishioka is coming in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round KO victory over Mauricio Javier Muñoz, 5 months and 23 days ago. Rafael Márquez is on a 1-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round RTD win over Eduardo Becerril, 2 months and 15 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Toshiaki Nishioka at 99-1 winning odds. Rafael Márquez really doesn't have much to present against Nishioka.
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.