Raúl Márquez

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Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Men’s Boxing
World Amateur Championships
Bronze	Moscow 1989	Welterweight

Raúl Márquez (born August 28, 1971 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican boxer, who represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the light middleweight division (– 71 kg) by Holland's Orhan Delibas.

[edit] Amateur career

• 1989 United States Amateur welterweight champion
• 1991 United States Amateur Light middleweight champion
• Represented the United States at the 1992 Olympic as a Light Middleweight. His results were:
  • Defeated David Defiagbon (Nigeria) 8-7
  • Defeated Rival Cadeau (The Seychelles) 20-3
  • Lost to Orhan Delibas (Netherlands) 12-16

[edit] Pro career

Márquez began his professional career after the Barcelona Games in 1992, and got off to an impressive start, winning his first 25 bouts to set up a shot at the Vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title against Anthony Stephens. Marquez won by TKO to capture the belt. Marquez successfully defended his title twice, including a victory over Keith Mullings, before getting TKO'd by Mexican legend Luis Ramon Campas. In 1999 Marquez challenged IBF Light Middleweight champion Fernando Vargas, but was dominated and TKO'd in the 11th. In 2003 Marquez took on another elite fighter, Shane Mosley, a fight which ended in a bloody no-contest after a clash of heads. In 2004 Marquez, then campaigning as Middleweight, took on the much stronger Jermain Taylor, who won by TKO after Marquez's corner retired in round nine.

Marquez currently works on the announcing team for HBO television's Spanish broadcasts, and for shows shown on HBO Latino.

[edit] External links

• Professional boxing record for Raúl Márquez from Boxrec
• HBO Boxing Bio

Preceded by Terry Norris (Vacated title)

IBF Light Middleweight Champion 12 April 1997–6 December 1997

Succeeded by Yory Boy Campas