Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Joel Casamayor
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Juan Manuel Márquez
vs. Joel Casamayor
was a boxing
lightweight
superfight. México celebrated its independence from Spain on the historic date of September 16, 1810 and over the years, this day had grown to become a special day of celebration, especially in the world of sports and entertainment. In 2008 the boxing world celebrated Mexico’s Independence Day when reigning lightweight Champion “El Cepillo” Casamayor met former two-division World Champion Juan Manuel Dinamita Márquez at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. in a 12-round championship bout that celebrated the best of the sweet science and two of its greatest practitioners. Casamayor was the true champion of boxing's lightweight division, recognized as the title holder by Ring Magazine, even though he didn't own any of the belts from boxing's four major sanctioning bodies.
list, and rated him as the lightweight champion.
Márquez defeated Casamayor via TKO at 2:55 of eleventh round.
Forrest defeated Mora via unanimous decision (110-117,108-119,109-118).
Ortiz defeated Arrieta via knockout at 2:25 of fifth round.
Perez defeated Garcia via unanimous decision (97-93, 99-91,100-90).
Yordan defeated Meza via majority decision (78-74,78-74,76-76).
Velasquez defeated Navarrete via technical knockout at 1:11 of fifth round.
Jacobs defeated Espinoza via technical knockout at 0:57 of first round.
Garcia defeated Wiggins via technical knockout at 1:04 of first round.
Juan Manuel Márquez
Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...
vs. Joel Casamayor
Joel Casamayor
Joel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face...
was a boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
superfight. México celebrated its independence from Spain on the historic date of September 16, 1810 and over the years, this day had grown to become a special day of celebration, especially in the world of sports and entertainment. In 2008 the boxing world celebrated Mexico’s Independence Day when reigning lightweight Champion “El Cepillo” Casamayor met former two-division World Champion Juan Manuel Dinamita Márquez at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. in a 12-round championship bout that celebrated the best of the sweet science and two of its greatest practitioners. Casamayor was the true champion of boxing's lightweight division, recognized as the title holder by Ring Magazine, even though he didn't own any of the belts from boxing's four major sanctioning bodies.
The Fight
Márquez defeated Casamayor in the 11th round after two knockdowns, and captured his sixth world title in three different weight classes. In the first four rounds of the bout, Márquez continually walked into counter punches from Casamayor. It took Márquez until the fifth round to be able to find the range with his right hand. By the fifth round, a cut over Casamayor's right eye was opened from a clash of heads. Rounds five, six, seven, and eight were rounds where Márquez landed straight punches from the outside, but he was also struck by Casamayor whenever he lunged forward. Two minutes into the eleventh round, Casamayor was knocked down by a right punch as he pulled away from an intense exchange. Casamayor was able to get on his feet, but it was clear he was still shakey from the knockdown. As soon as the action was allowed to resume, Márquez went in for the kill as he let his punches go in furious combination. Casamayor punched back, but he was knocked down again with about 7 seconds left in the round. Referee Tony Weeks stepped in the bout, and stopped the fight as he deemed Casamyor unable to continue. The official judges had the fight scored 95-95, 95-95, and 97-93 for Márquez before the 11th round knockout. After the win, Ring magazine ranked Márquez second on its pound for poundRing Magazine pound for pound
The Ring Magazine Pound for Pound is the official list of the current pound for pound professional boxing rankings distributed by The Ring.-Top 10 rankings:-See also:* List of current world boxing champions* List of boxing weight classes...
list, and rated him as the lightweight champion.
Televised
- Lightweight bout:
Juan Manuel MárquezJuan Manuel MárquezJuan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...
vs.
Joel CasamayorJoel CasamayorJoel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face...
Márquez defeated Casamayor via TKO at 2:55 of eleventh round.
- Light Middleweightweight bout:
Sergio MoraSergio MoraSergio "The Latin Snake" Mora is a Mexican American professional boxer trained by Dean Campos. He is the former WBC Light Middleweight Champion and also the first champion of NBC's The Contender....
vs. Vernon ForrestVernon ForrestVernon Forrest, nicknamed "The Viper", was an American professional boxer who became a world champion in the welterweight and light middleweight divisions and noted for his two victories over Shane Mosley and upset losses to Ricardo Mayorga.- Early years and amateur career :Forrest began boxing at...
Forrest defeated Mora via unanimous decision (110-117,108-119,109-118).
- Middleweight bout: Victor OrtizVictor OrtízVictor Ortiz is an American professional boxer of Mexican descent and the former WBC welterweight champion.He was previously in the light welterweight division, where he held the USBA & NABO title....
vs.
Roberto David ArrietaRoberto David ArrietaRoberto David Arrieta is a professional boxer in the Welterweight division and is the former WBC Mundo Hispano Super Featherweight Champion.-Pro Career:...
Ortiz defeated Arrieta via knockout at 2:25 of fifth round.
- Middleweight bout: Julio Cesar GarciaJulio Cesar GarciaJulio César García is a Mexican boxer who began his professional career at the age of fifteen. His promoter is Roberto Durán.-Pro career:García turned pro five days after turning 15 against Héctor Salazar...
vs. Danny Perez
Perez defeated Garcia via unanimous decision (97-93, 99-91,100-90).
- Featherweight bout:
Daud YordanDaud YordanDaud "Cino" Yordan is an Indonesian professional boxer who recently has fought at featherweight. Daud was born in Ketapang, West Borneo, Indonesia on 10 June 1987. He is the fifth child of six children to Hermanus Lai Cun, a Chinese father and Natalia, a Dayak mother.His former trainer, Carlos...
vs. Antonio Meza
Yordan defeated Meza via majority decision (78-74,78-74,76-76).
- Super Featherweight bout:
Carlos Ivan Velasquez vs. Jose Navarrete
Velasquez defeated Navarrete via technical knockout at 1:11 of fifth round.
- Middleweight bout: Daniel JacobsDaniel Jacobs (boxer)Daniel Jacobs is an American professional boxer and is the former NABO and NABF Middleweight champion.-Early life:Jacobs was born and raised in the Brooklyn residential neighborhood of Brownsville to a Antiguan father and African-American mother. He was raised by his mother, Yvette Jacobs, his...
vs. Ramon Espinoza
Jacobs defeated Espinoza via technical knockout at 0:57 of first round.
- Light Welterweight bout: Danny GarciaDanny GarciaDaniel Joseph Garcia is a retired Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the New York Mets in and ....
vs. Tyrone Wiggins
Garcia defeated Wiggins via technical knockout at 1:04 of first round.