Aiden
02-15-2007, 11:19 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Israel Vazquez will defend his WBC super bantamweight championship against Rafael Marquez on March 3 in suburban Carson.
Vazquez will take a 41-3 record with 31 knockouts into the bout against Marquez (36-3, 32 KOs) at the Home Depot Center.
The title defense will be the third for Vazquez, who has won nine in a row including seven knockouts. He's coming off a 10th-round knockout of Jhonny Gonzalez last September.
Marquez, the IBF bantamweight champ, has won 15 straight, including 12 knockouts.
Vazquez, a native of Mexico City, lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Cudahy. Marquez lives in Mexico City.
Also on the card, IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (26-0, 21 KOs) faces Victor Burgos (39-14-3, 23 KOs).
Source: MMANews
Vazquez will take a 41-3 record with 31 knockouts into the bout against Marquez (36-3, 32 KOs) at the Home Depot Center.
The title defense will be the third for Vazquez, who has won nine in a row including seven knockouts. He's coming off a 10th-round knockout of Jhonny Gonzalez last September.
Marquez, the IBF bantamweight champ, has won 15 straight, including 12 knockouts.
Vazquez, a native of Mexico City, lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Cudahy. Marquez lives in Mexico City.
Also on the card, IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (26-0, 21 KOs) faces Victor Burgos (39-14-3, 23 KOs).
Source: MMANews