Juan Manuel Márquez (56-7-1, 40) was born in Iztacalco, Mexico City, Mexico on August 23, 1973. At the age of 19 years on May 29, 1993, he made his professional boxing debut against Javier Duran, losing the fight via 1-round disqualification.
On his 31st career fight at 26 years old, Juan Manuel Márquez got a shot at the WBA featherweight titles against Freddie Norwood on September 11, 1999 but lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a featherweight world champion (IBF) on February 1, 2003 at the age of 29 years old, on his 42nd career fight, after defeating Manuel Medina via 7th-round TKO.
He then went on to become world champion at 2 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Márquez' last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision win against Mike Alvarado at age 40 on May 17, 2014. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Juan Manuel Márquez' best fights have been against Marco Antonio Barrera, Serhiy Fedchenko, Victor Polo, Agapito Sánchez, Rocky Juarez, Juan Díaz and Mike Alvarado.
Márquez has 7 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64  | May 17, 2014 40 years, 8 months 56-7-1 (40) | 33 years, 9 months 34-2 (23) | WL | 12 | UD | WIN |
63  | Oct 12, 2013 40 years, 1 months 55-7-1 (40) | 30 years, 1 months 30-0 (12) | WL | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBO |
62  | Dec 8, 2012 39 years, 3 months 55-6-1 (40) | 33 years, 11 months 54-4-2 (38) | WL | 6 | KO | WIN |
61  | Apr 14, 2012 38 years, 7 months 54-6-1 (39) | 31 years 30-1 (13) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBO InterimVacant |
60 | Nov 12, 2011 38 years, 2 months 53-6-1 (39) | 32 years, 10 months 53-3-2 (38) | WL | 12 | MD | LOSS For WBO |
59  | Jul 16, 2011 37 years, 10 months 53-5-1 (39) | 25 years, 10 months 24-3 (18) | LT | 1 | KO | WIN |
58  | Nov 27, 2010 37 years, 3 months 52-5-1 (38) | 30 years, 3 months 27-2 (22) | LT | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Super), WBO, The Ring |
57  | Jul 31, 2010 36 years, 11 months 51-5-1 (37) | 26 years, 10 months 35-3 (17) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA (Super), WBO, The Ring |
56  | Sep 19, 2009 36 years 50-5-1 (37) | 32 years, 6 months 39-0 (25) | LT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
55 | Feb 28, 2009 35 years, 6 months 50-4-1 (37) | 25 years, 5 months 34-1 (17) | LT | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBA (Super), WBO Defended The Ring Vacant |
54  | Sep 13, 2008 35 years 49-4-1 (36) | 37 years, 2 months 36-3-1 (22) | LT | 11 | KO | WIN Won The Ring |
53 | Mar 15, 2008 34 years, 6 months 48-4-1 (35) | 29 years, 2 months 45-3-2 (34) | SFT | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost WBC For The Ring Vacant |
52  | Nov 3, 2007 34 years, 2 months 48-3-1 (35) | 27 years, 6 months 27-3 (19) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
51  | Mar 17, 2007 33 years, 6 months 47-3-1 (35) | 33 years, 2 months 63-4 (42) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
50 | Nov 25, 2006 33 years, 3 months 46-3-1 (35) | Jimrex Jaca | FT | 9 | KO | WIN Defended WBO Interim |
49 | Aug 5, 2006 32 years, 11 months 45-3-1 (34) | Terdsak Kokietgym | FT | 7 | TKO | WIN Won WBO Interim |
48  | Mar 4, 2006 32 years, 6 months 44-3-1 (33) | 26 years, 5 months 36-0-1 (20) | FT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
47  | May 7, 2005 31 years, 8 months 44-2-1 (33) | 32 years, 7 months 37-4-3 (26) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA (Super), IBF |
46  | Sep 18, 2004 31 years 43-2-1 (33) | 23 years, 10 months 23-8-2 (15) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA (Super), IBF |
45 | May 8, 2004 30 years, 8 months 42-2-1 (33) | 25 years, 4 months 38-2-1 (29) | FT | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended WBA (Super), IBF For The Ring |
44  | Nov 1, 2003 30 years, 2 months 42-2 (33) | 31 years, 2 months 39-5-1 (24) | FT | 7 | TD | WIN Won WBA (Super) Defended IBF |
43 | Aug 16, 2003 29 years, 11 months 41-2 (33) | Marcos Licona | FT | 9 | TKO | WIN |
42  | Feb 1, 2003 29 years, 5 months 40-2 (32) | 31 years, 10 months 60-12 (28) | FT | 7 | TKO | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
41 | Jun 21, 2002 28 years, 9 months 39-2 (31) | Hector Javier Márquez | FT | 10 | TKO | WIN |
40 | Mar 9, 2002 28 years, 6 months 38-2 (30) | Robbie Peden | FT | 10 | RTD | WIN |
39 | Oct 19, 2001 28 years, 1 months 37-2 (29) | Johnny Walker | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN |
38 | Aug 19, 2001 27 years, 11 months 36-2 (28) | Julio Gamboa | FT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
37 | Apr 1, 2001 27 years, 7 months 35-2 (27) | Baby Lorona Jr. | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
36 | Feb 11, 2001 27 years, 5 months 34-2 (26) | Sean Fletcher | FT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
35  | Oct 22, 2000 27 years, 1 months 33-2 (25) | 27 years, 10 months 43-6 (33) | FT | 3 | KO | WIN |
34 | Aug 27, 2000 27 years 32-2 (24) | Daniel Jiménez | FT | 7 | RTD | WIN |
33 | May 20, 2000 26 years, 8 months 31-2 (23) | Roque Cassiani | FT | 12 | UD | WIN |
32 | Nov 20, 1999 26 years, 2 months 30-2 (23) | Remigio Molina | FT | 8 | TKO | WIN |
31  | Sep 11, 1999 26 years 29-2 (22) | 29 years, 6 months 35-0-1 (21) | FT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
30 | May 10, 1999 25 years, 8 months 29-1 (22) | Wilfredo Vargas | FT | 2 | KO | WIN |
29 | Feb 20, 1999 25 years, 5 months 28-1 (21) | Jose de Jesus Garcia | FT | 1 | KO | WIN |
28 | Oct 24, 1998 25 years, 2 months 27-1 (20) | Francisco Arreola | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
27 | Aug 22, 1998 24 years, 11 months 26-1 (19) | Enrique Jupiter | FT | 8 | TKO | WIN |
26 | Apr 20, 1998 24 years, 7 months 25-1 (18) | Juan Gerardo Cabrera | FT | 4 | TKO | WIN |
25 | Mar 16, 1998 24 years, 6 months 24-1 (17) | Luis Samudio | FT | 9 | TKO | WIN |
24 | Nov 22, 1997 24 years, 2 months 23-1 (16) | Alfred Kotey | FT | 12 | UD | WIN |
23 | Sep 27, 1997 24 years, 1 months 22-1 (16) | Vincent Howard | FT | 12 | TKO | WIN |
22 | Jul 14, 1997 23 years, 10 months 21-1 (15) | Catalino Becerra | FT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
21  | Apr 21, 1997 23 years, 7 months 20-1 (14) | 27 years, 2 months 20-5-2 (11) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN |
20 | Feb 3, 1997 23 years, 5 months 19-1 (14) | Cedric Mingo | FT | 10 | RTD | WIN |
19 | Dec 9, 1996 23 years, 3 months 18-1 (13) | Rodrigo Valenzuela | 8 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Oct 19, 1996 23 years, 1 months 17-1 (12) | Darryl Pinckney | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Jul 8, 1996 22 years, 10 months 16-1 (12) | Freddy Cruz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Apr 29, 1996 22 years, 8 months 15-1 (12) | Julio Gervacio | 8 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Mar 4, 1996 22 years, 6 months 14-1 (11) | Hector Ulises Chong | 4 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Nov 6, 1995 22 years, 2 months 13-1 (10) | Julian Wheeler | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Sep 25, 1995 22 years, 1 months 12-1 (9) | Miguel Rodriguez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Jul 10, 1995 21 years, 10 months 11-1 (8) | Julio Cesar Portillo | 6 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Apr 24, 1995 21 years, 8 months 10-1 (7) | Julio Sanchez Leon | 10 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Jan 30, 1995 21 years, 5 months 9-1 (7) | Martin Ochoa | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Dec 3, 1994 21 years, 3 months 8-1 (6) | Israel Gonzalez | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Nov 12, 1994 21 years, 2 months 7-1 (5) | Jose Luis Montes | 2 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Oct 1, 1994 21 years, 1 months 6-1 (4) | Israel Flores | 4 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Aug 27, 1994 21 years 5-1 (4) | Gregorio Silva | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | May 7, 1994 20 years, 8 months 4-1 (3) | Roman Poblano | 6 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Oct 1, 1993 20 years, 1 months 3-1 (3) | Isaac Cortes | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Sep 18, 1993 20 years 2-1 (2) | Israel Flores | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Jun 26, 1993 19 years, 10 months 1-1 (1) | Javier Quiroz | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | May 29, 1993 19 years, 9 months 0-1 (0) | Javier Duran | 1 | DQ | LOSS |
