Raúl Márquez (41-4-1, 29) was born in Valle Hermoso Tamaulipas, Mexico on August 28, 1971. At the age of 21 years on October 3, 1992, he made his professional boxing debut against Rafael Rezzaq, winning the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On his 26th career fight at 25 years old, Márquez became a super-welterweight world champion on April 12, 1997 after defeating Anthony Stephens via 9th-round TKO to win the vacant IBF title.
Márquez' last fight was a middleweight world-title fight against Arthur Abraham for Abraham's IBF title on November 8, 2008. He lost the fight via 6th-round retirement. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Raúl Márquez' best fights have been against Bronco McKart and Jorge Vaca.
Márquez has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47  | Nov 8, 2008 37 years, 2 months 41-4-1 (29) | 28 years, 8 months 27-0 (22) | MD | 6 | RTD | LOSS For IBF |
46 | Jun 21, 2008 36 years, 9 months 41-3-1 (29) | Giovanni Lorenzo | 12 | UD | WIN | |
45  | Mar 29, 2008 36 years, 7 months 40-3-1 (29) | 37 years 51-8 (31) | 10 | MD | DRAW | |
44 | Aug 8, 2007 35 years, 11 months 40-3 (29) | Jay Pina | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
43 | Mar 16, 2007 35 years, 6 months 39-3 (28) | Jonathan Corn | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Sep 22, 2006 35 years 38-3 (27) | Elco Garcia | 7 | KO | WIN | |
41 | Jul 8, 2006 34 years, 10 months 37-3 (26) | Sergio Rios | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | Apr 29, 2006 34 years, 8 months 36-3 (25) | Miguel Hernandez | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
39  | Jun 19, 2004 32 years, 9 months 35-3 (24) | 25 years, 10 months 20-0 (15) | 9 | RTD | LOSS | |
38 | Oct 23, 2003 32 years, 1 months 35-2 (24) | Humberto Aranda | 4 | KO | WIN | |
37  | Feb 8, 2003 31 years, 5 months 34-2 (23) | 31 years, 5 months 38-2 (35) | 3 | NC | NC | |
36 | Mar 8, 2002 30 years, 6 months 34-2 (23) | Anthony Brooks | 8 | UD | WIN | |
35 | Aug 23, 2001 29 years, 11 months 33-2 (23) | Roberto Baro | 7 | KO | WIN | |
34 | May 18, 2001 29 years, 8 months 32-2 (22) | Tony Menefee | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Feb 15, 2001 29 years, 5 months 31-2 (21) | Rob Bleakley | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
32  | Jul 17, 1999 27 years, 10 months 30-2 (20) | 21 years, 7 months 16-0 (16) | SWL | 11 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
31 | Mar 19, 1999 27 years, 6 months 30-1 (20) | Michael Lerma | 10 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Sep 25, 1998 27 years 29-1 (20) | Jose Flores | 10 | UD | WIN | |
29  | Dec 6, 1997 26 years, 3 months 28-1 (20) | 26 years, 4 months 40-2 (33) | SWL | 8 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF |
28 | Sep 13, 1997 26 years 28-0 (20) | Keith Mullings | SWL | 12 | SD | WIN Defended IBF |
27 | Jul 5, 1997 25 years, 10 months 27-0 (20) | Romallis Ellis | SWL | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
26 | Apr 12, 1997 25 years, 7 months 26-0 (19) | Anthony Stephens | SWL | 9 | TKO | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
25 | Jan 10, 1997 25 years, 4 months 25-0 (18) | Rafael Williams | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
24 | Dec 6, 1996 25 years, 3 months 24-0 (17) | Scott Smith | 2 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Mar 5, 1996 24 years, 6 months 23-0 (16) | Skipper Kelp | 12 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Jan 30, 1996 24 years, 5 months 22-0 (16) | James McCray | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Jul 9, 1995 23 years, 10 months 21-0 (15) | Ernie Houser | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Apr 11, 1995 23 years, 7 months 20-0 (14) | Floyd Williams | 10 | UD | WIN | |
19 | Jan 10, 1995 23 years, 4 months 19-0 (14) | Alain Bonnamie | 10 | UD | WIN | |
18  | Nov 5, 1994 23 years, 2 months 18-0 (14) | 34 years, 10 months 51-13-1 (42) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Oct 1, 1994 23 years, 1 months 17-0 (14) | Darryl Cherry | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Aug 23, 1994 22 years, 11 months 16-0 (13) | Alex Rios | 1 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Jul 27, 1994 22 years, 10 months 15-0 (12) | Jacobo Garcia | 1 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Apr 16, 1994 22 years, 7 months 14-0 (11) | Patrick Swann | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Feb 22, 1994 22 years, 5 months 13-0 (10) | John Jeter | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
12 | Jan 14, 1994 22 years, 4 months 12-0 (10) | Reggie Strickland | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Jul 24, 1993 21 years, 10 months 11-0 (9) | Eduardo Ayala | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Jun 26, 1993 21 years, 9 months 10-0 (9) | Tommy Small | 8 | UD | WIN | |
9 | May 28, 1993 21 years, 9 months 9-0 (9) | Mark Allman | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Mar 23, 1993 21 years, 6 months 8-0 (8) | Jose Angel Garcia | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Feb 27, 1993 21 years, 5 months 7-0 (7) | Leo Edwards | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 6, 1993 21 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | Tyrone Haywood | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jan 9, 1993 21 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Andre Brown | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Dec 1, 1992 21 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Ivory Teague | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Nov 13, 1992 21 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Jose Gonzalez | 1 | RTD | WIN | |
2 | Oct 24, 1992 21 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Andre Watkins | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 3, 1992 21 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Rafael Rezzaq | 4 | TKO | WIN |
