News - Juan Manuel Marquez

Juan Manuel Marquez: I’m going to prepare myself very well for this fight and I’m going to come prepared. I’m going to fight this fight for all the Mexican fans. I feel good and I feel very young. I hope that everybody comes out to watch a great fight read more ...

In the first four rounds of the bout, Marquez continually walked into counter lefts form Casamayor. It took Marquez until the fifth round to be able to find range with his right hand. By the fifth round, a cut over his right eye was opened and as the fight wore on, an abrasion on the bridge of his nose bled along with the cut over his eye. Rounds five, six, seven and eight were rounds where Marquez took the initiative and landed straight read more ...

Juan Manuel Marquez met Manny Pacquiao Sunday morning at the Araneta Coliseum where the Mexican two-division world champion personally challenged the Filipino world champion to another battle inside the ring. Marquez arrived with Mexican advisor Jaime Quintana then went to the Coliseum where the world-class card dubbed "Invasion: Philippines vs. The World" was held read more ...

WBC President Jose Sulaiman said today that the WBC would have no objections to a third fight between WBC super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao and former champ Juan Manuel Marquez. Sulaiman stated that Marquez would be rated #1 in the 130lb division, but acknowledged that Pacman is in an optional defense period, freeing him to take a fight with WBC lightweight champ David Diaz. Sulaiman also criticized the "arbitrariness and arrogance read more ...

Despite calls for a rematch from the Juan Manuel Marquez camp, newly crowned WBC super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao said he's moving onto other fights. "This business is over," he said definitively. Pacman will likely move into a showdown with WBC lightweight champion David Diaz on June 28th. Marquez stated, "I don't like the decision, I still feel like a champion read more ...

After battling to a draw in their first bout, Manny Pacquiao (46-3-2, 34 KOs) won a split decision over Juan Manuel Marquez (48-4-1, 35 KOs) to take Marquez' WBC super featherweight title on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Marquez seemed to have an edge in the early rounds as he was able to land clean counter shots against Pacman's aggressions. Pacquiao floored Marquez at the end of round three read more ...

WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez said Tuesday that his March 15 rematch with Manny Pacquiao will have nothing in common with their first bout, which ended in a draw after Marquez survived three first round knockdowns. “It will be a totally different fight,” Marquez said in a conference call. “It’s been four years. I’m stronger now. I think I have more speed. I’m a better fighter, a more technical fighter and read more ...

In an exclusive telephone interview with the daily morning radio program "Sports Chat," Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao belied insinuations that his weight is a major indicator about how he is preparing for his next major bout. "All the reports stating that I'm behind in schedule in terms of training are absolutely untrue," said Pacquiao "Why will I allow myself to be overweight? I'm fully aware that read more ...

Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions have officially announced the rematch of Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao. The "Unfinished Business" is scheduled for March 15 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Nearly four years after their first fight ended in a disputed twelve-round draw, Pacquiao and Marquez stood face-to-face again, this time for a press conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Tuesday afternoon read more ...

WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez says wants Manny Pacquiao to commit to a rematch now. "He's coming up with many excuses for not wanting to fight me," says an upset Marquez. "First of all, he complains about the weight class and I compromise to face him as high as the lightweight division, then he comments that the money was an issue, and I responded that wasn't a problem, I'm willing to take a pay cut read more ...