Rafael Márquez (41-9, 37) was born in Mexico City, Mexico on March 25, 1975. At the age of 20 years on September 14, 1995, he made his professional boxing debut against Victor Rabanales, losing the fight via 8th-round KO.
On his 32nd career fight at 27 years old, Márquez became a bantamweight world champion on February 15, 2003 after defeating Tim Austin via 8th-round TKO to win the IBF title.
He then went on to become world champion at the super-bantamweight weight class as well, winning the WBC and The Ring titles against Israel Vázquez via 7th-round retirement on March 3, 2007.
Márquez' last fight was a 9th-round KO loss to Efrain Esquivias at age 38 on September 7, 2013. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Rafael Márquez' best fights have been against Mark Johnson, Israel Vázquez and Peter Frissina.
Márquez has 9 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Sep 7, 2013 38 years, 5 months 41-9 (37) | Efrain Esquivias | 9 | KO | LOSS | |
49 | Oct 27, 2012 37 years, 7 months 41-8 (37) | Cristian Mijares | 9 | TKO | LOSS | |
48 | May 5, 2012 37 years, 1 months 41-7 (37) | Eric Aiken | 1 | KO | WIN | |
47  | Oct 1, 2011 36 years, 6 months 40-7 (36) | 35 years, 2 months 38-4-3 (24) | SBT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
46 | Jul 16, 2011 36 years, 3 months 40-6 (36) | Eduardo Becerril | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
45  | Nov 6, 2010 35 years, 7 months 39-6 (35) | 27 years, 4 months 29-0 (26) | FT | 8 | RTD | LOSS For WBO |
44  | May 22, 2010 35 years, 1 months 39-5 (35) | 32 years, 4 months 44-4 (32) | FT | 3 | KO | WIN |
43 | May 23, 2009 34 years, 1 months 38-5 (34) | Jose Francisco Mendoza | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Mar 1, 2008 32 years, 11 months 37-5 (33) | 30 years, 2 months 42-4 (31) | SBT | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBC, The Ring |
41 | Aug 4, 2007 32 years, 4 months 37-4 (33) | 29 years, 7 months 41-4 (30) | SBT | 6 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC, The Ring |
40 | Mar 3, 2007 31 years, 11 months 37-3 (33) | 29 years, 2 months 41-3 (30) | SBT | 7 | RTD | WIN Won WBC, The Ring |
39 | Aug 5, 2006 31 years, 4 months 36-3 (32) | Silence Mabuza | BT | 9 | RTD | WIN Defended IBF |
38 | Nov 5, 2005 30 years, 7 months 35-3 (31) | Silence Mabuza | BT | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
37 | May 28, 2005 30 years, 2 months 34-3 (30) | Ricardo Vargas | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
36 | Nov 27, 2004 29 years, 8 months 33-3 (30) | Mauricio Pastrana | BT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
35 | Jul 31, 2004 29 years, 4 months 32-3 (29) | Heriberto Ruiz | BT | 3 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
34 | Jan 31, 2004 28 years, 10 months 31-3 (28) | Peter Frissina | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
33 | Oct 4, 2003 28 years, 6 months 30-3 (27) | Mauricio Pastrana | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
32 | Feb 15, 2003 27 years, 10 months 29-3 (27) | Tim Austin | BT | 8 | TKO | WIN Won IBF |
31 | Jul 12, 2002 27 years, 3 months 28-3 (26) | Jorge Otero | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
30  | Feb 23, 2002 26 years, 10 months 27-3 (25) | 30 years, 6 months 40-2 (27) | BT | 8 | TKO | WIN |
29 | Oct 6, 2001 26 years, 6 months 26-3 (24) | 30 years, 1 months 40-1 (27) | 10 | SD | WIN | |
28 | Jul 6, 2001 26 years, 3 months 25-3 (24) | Gerardo Espinoza | BT | 4 | TKO | WIN |
27 | Jun 1, 2001 26 years, 2 months 24-3 (23) | Miguel Ochoa | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Apr 1, 2001 26 years 23-3 (22) | Jovy Chan | 3 | KO | WIN | |
25 | Dec 16, 2000 25 years, 8 months 22-3 (21) | Aquiles Guzman | BT | 7 | RTD | WIN |
24 | Nov 12, 2000 25 years, 7 months 21-3 (20) | Genaro Garcia | 2 | KO | LOSS | |
23 | Aug 20, 2000 25 years, 4 months 21-2 (20) | Tomas Rivera | 2 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Jun 23, 2000 25 years, 2 months 20-2 (19) | Arturo Estrada | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Apr 14, 2000 25 years 19-2 (18) | Ricardo Barrera | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Aug 23, 1999 24 years, 4 months 18-2 (17) | Adrian Cristian Ochoa | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | May 10, 1999 24 years, 1 months 17-2 (16) | Angel Almena | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Mar 8, 1999 23 years, 11 months 16-2 (15) | Jose Guadalupe Gastelum | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
17 | Oct 24, 1998 23 years, 6 months 15-2 (14) | Ricardo Barrera | 1 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Aug 22, 1998 23 years, 4 months 14-2 (13) | Dario Diaz | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Jun 20, 1998 23 years, 2 months 13-2 (12) | Ivan Salazar | 3 | KO | WIN | |
14 | May 2, 1998 23 years, 1 months 12-2 (11) | Francisco Mateos | 3 | TKO | LOSS | |
13 | Apr 6, 1998 23 years 12-1 (11) | Beldevear Meza | 3 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Mar 4, 1998 22 years, 11 months 11-1 (10) | Jose Felipe Garcia | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Jan 24, 1998 22 years, 9 months 10-1 (9) | Julian Mujica | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Oct 22, 1997 22 years, 6 months 9-1 (8) | Evaristo Primero | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Sep 27, 1997 22 years, 6 months 8-1 (7) | Jose Guillermo Sanchez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jul 14, 1997 22 years, 3 months 7-1 (6) | Gabriel Tinajero | 2 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Apr 21, 1997 22 years 6-1 (5) | Juan Mendoza | 6 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Dec 9, 1996 21 years, 8 months 5-1 (5) | Oscar Zamora | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Oct 28, 1996 21 years, 7 months 4-1 (4) | Robert Enriquez | 4 | KO | WIN | |
4 | May 15, 1996 21 years, 1 months 3-1 (3) | Mucio Castillo | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 27, 1996 21 years 2-1 (2) | Sergio Lopez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 3, 1996 20 years, 11 months 1-1 (1) | Jose Godinez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1  | Sep 14, 1995 20 years, 5 months 0-1 (0) | 32 years, 8 months 39-14-2 (21) | 8 | KO | LOSS |
