Juan Manuel Márquez (Dinamita) is a 51-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a three-weightclass world champion with 6 world-title wins. In a career spanning 20 years, 11 months, and 18 days, Márquez amassed a record of 56-7-1, which includes 40 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2020.
Juan Manuel Márquez was born in Iztacalco, Mexico City, Mexico on August 23, 1973. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on May 29, 1993 against Javier Duran. Márquez lost to Duran via 1st round disqualification. Not a good start!
Márquez got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 30 professional fights. On September 11, 1999 Márquez challenged Freddie Norwood's WBA featherweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on February 1, 2003 at the age of 29 years, after by defeating Manuel Medina, the then-reining IBF featherweight champion, via 7th round TKO. This was his 42nd fight as a professional.
Márquez then went on to successfully conquer the super-featherweight (WBC) and lightweight (The Ring, WBA, WBO) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.
Márquez' last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Mike Alvarado at age 40, on May 17, 2014.
Some of Juan Manuel Márquez' best fights have been against Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera (HOFer), Manuel Medina, Juan Díaz, Joel Casamayor, Michael Katsidis, and Derrick Gainer. For a complete list of Márquez' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Juan Manuel Márquez".
Márquez has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Juan Manuel Márquez Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | May 17, 2014 | 40 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
63 | Oct 12, 2013 | 40 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
62 | Dec 08, 2012 | 39 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
61 | Apr 14, 2012 | 38 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
60 | Nov 12, 2011 | 38 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
59 | Jul 16, 2011 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
58 | Nov 27, 2010 | 37 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
57 | Jul 31, 2010 | 36 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
56 | Sep 19, 2009 | 36 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
55 | Feb 28, 2009 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
54 | Sep 13, 2008 | 35 | ![]() | win | KO 11 |
53 | Mar 15, 2008 | 34 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
52 | Nov 03, 2007 | 34 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
51 | Mar 17, 2007 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
50 | Nov 25, 2006 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
49 | Aug 05, 2006 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
48 | Mar 04, 2006 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
47 | May 07, 2005 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
46 | Sep 18, 2004 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
45 | May 08, 2004 | 30 | ![]() | draw | SD 12 |
44 | Nov 01, 2003 | 30 | ![]() | win | TD 7 |
43 | Aug 16, 2003 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
42 | Feb 01, 2003 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
41 | Jun 21, 2002 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
40 | Mar 09, 2002 | 28 | ![]() | win | RTD 10 |
39 | Oct 19, 2001 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
38 | Aug 19, 2001 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
37 | Apr 01, 2001 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
36 | Feb 11, 2001 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
35 | Oct 22, 2000 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
34 | Aug 27, 2000 | 27 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
33 | May 20, 2000 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
32 | Nov 20, 1999 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
31 | Sep 11, 1999 | 26 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
30 | May 10, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
29 | Feb 20, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
28 | Oct 24, 1998 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
27 | Aug 22, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
26 | Apr 20, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
25 | Mar 16, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
24 | Nov 22, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
23 | Sep 27, 1997 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 12 |
22 | Jul 14, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
21 | Apr 21, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
20 | Feb 03, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 10 |
19 | Dec 09, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
18 | Oct 19, 1996 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
17 | Jul 08, 1996 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
16 | Apr 29, 1996 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
15 | Mar 04, 1996 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
14 | Nov 06, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
13 | Sep 25, 1995 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
12 | Jul 10, 1995 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
11 | Apr 24, 1995 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
10 | Jan 30, 1995 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Dec 03, 1994 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
8 | Nov 12, 1994 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
7 | Oct 01, 1994 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
6 | Aug 27, 1994 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
5 | May 07, 1994 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
4 | Oct 01, 1993 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
3 | Sep 18, 1993 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Jun 26, 1993 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
1 | May 29, 1993 | 19 | ![]() | loss | DQ 1 |