Rafael Márquez
Career, Record, Stats
Rafael Márquez is a 49-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 17 years, 11 months, and 24 days, Márquez amassed a record of 41-9, which includes 37 wins via KO, 7 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2023.
Rafael Márquez' Boxing Career
Rafael Márquez was born in Mexico City, Mexico on March 25, 1975. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on September 14, 1995 against Victor Rabanales. Márquez lost to Rabanales via 8th round KO. Not a good start!
Márquez became a world champion at the age of 27 after 31 professional fights. He challenged Tim Austin for the IBF bantamweight title and stopped the champion in the 8th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the super-bantamweight (WBC, The Ring) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Márquez' last fight was a 9th-round KO loss to Efrain Esquivias at age 38, on September 7, 2013.
Some of Rafael Márquez' best fights have been against Israel Vázquez and Mark Johnson (HOFer). For a complete list of Márquez' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Rafael Márquez".
Márquez has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Rafael Márquez Losses".
Rafael Márquez' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Sep 07, 2013 | 38 |  Efrain Esquivias | loss | KO 9 |
49 | Oct 27, 2012 | 37 | Cristian Mijares | loss | TKO 9 |
48 | May 05, 2012 | 37 | Eric Aiken | win | KO 1 |
47 | Oct 01, 2011 | 36 | 
Toshiaki Nishioka 35 38-4-3 | loss | UD 12 |
46 | Jul 16, 2011 | 36 | Eduardo Becerril | win | RTD 6 |
45 | Nov 06, 2010 | 35 | 
Juan Manuel López 27 29-0 | loss | RTD 8 |
44 | May 22, 2010 | 35 | 
Israel Vázquez 32 44-4 | win | KO 3 |
43 | May 23, 2009 | 34 | Jose Francisco Mendoza | win | TKO 3 |
42 | Mar 01, 2008 | 32 |
Israel Vázquez 30 42-4 | loss | SD 12 |
41 | Aug 04, 2007 | 32 |
Israel Vázquez 29 41-4 | loss | TKO 6 |
40 | Mar 03, 2007 | 31 |
Israel Vázquez 29 41-3 | win | RTD 7 |
39 | Aug 05, 2006 | 31 | Silence Mabuza | win | RTD 9 |
38 | Nov 05, 2005 | 30 | Silence Mabuza | win | TKO 4 |
37 | May 28, 2005 | 30 | Ricardo Vargas | win | UD 12 |
36 | Nov 27, 2004 | 29 | Mauricio Pastrana | win | TKO 8 |
35 | Jul 31, 2004 | 29 | Heriberto Ruiz | win | KO 3 |
34 | Jan 31, 2004 | 28 | Peter Frissina | win | TKO 2 |
33 | Oct 04, 2003 | 28 | Mauricio Pastrana | win | UD 12 |
32 | Feb 15, 2003 | 27 | Tim Austin | win | TKO 8 |
31 | Jul 12, 2002 | 27 | Jorge Otero | win | RTD 6 |
30 | Feb 23, 2002 | 26 | 
Mark Johnson 30 40-2 | win | TKO 8 |
29 | Oct 06, 2001 | 26 |
Mark Johnson 30 40-1 | win | SD 10 |
28 | Jul 06, 2001 | 26 | Gerardo Espinoza | win | TKO 4 |
27 | Jun 01, 2001 | 26 | Miguel Ochoa | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Apr 01, 2001 | 26 | Jovy Chan | win | KO 3 |
25 | Dec 16, 2000 | 25 | Aquiles Guzman | win | RTD 7 |
24 | Nov 12, 2000 | 25 | Genaro Garcia | loss | KO 2 |
23 | Aug 20, 2000 | 25 | Tomas Rivera | win | KO 2 |
22 | Jun 23, 2000 | 25 | Arturo Estrada | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Apr 14, 2000 | 25 | Ricardo Barrera | win | TKO 1 |
20 | Aug 23, 1999 | 24 | Adrian Cristian Ochoa | win | TKO 4 |
19 | May 10, 1999 | 24 | Angel Almena | win | KO 1 |
18 | Mar 08, 1999 | 23 | Jose Guadalupe Gastelum | win | RTD 6 |
17 | Oct 24, 1998 | 23 | Ricardo Barrera | win | KO 1 |
16 | Aug 22, 1998 | 23 | Dario Diaz | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Jun 20, 1998 | 23 | Ivan Salazar | win | KO 3 |
14 | May 02, 1998 | 23 | Francisco Mateos | loss | TKO 3 |
13 | Apr 06, 1998 | 23 | Beldevear Meza | win | KO 3 |
12 | Mar 04, 1998 | 22 | Jose Felipe Garcia | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Jan 24, 1998 | 22 | Julian Mujica | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Oct 22, 1997 | 22 | Evaristo Primero | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Sep 27, 1997 | 22 | Jose Guillermo Sanchez | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Jul 14, 1997 | 22 | Gabriel Tinajero | win | KO 2 |
7 | Apr 21, 1997 | 22 | Juan Mendoza | win | UD 6 |
6 | Dec 09, 1996 | 21 | Oscar Zamora | win | KO 2 |
5 | Oct 28, 1996 | 21 | Robert Enriquez | win | KO 4 |
4 | May 15, 1996 | 21 | Mucio Castillo | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Mar 27, 1996 | 21 | Sergio Lopez | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Mar 03, 1996 | 20 | Jose Godinez | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Sep 14, 1995 | 20 | 
Victor Rabanales 32 39-14-2 | loss | KO 8 |