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Juan Manuel Lopez showed he could take a punch in addition to dishing out plenty of punishment in stopping Rafael Marquez to defend his WBO world featherweight championship. The fighter known as “JuanMa” consistently landed hard shots to Marquez, but the Mexican warrior had his moments. In the fourth round, he tagged Lopez and appeared to stun him read more ...

In a war, WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (29-0, 26 KOs) scored an eighth round TKO over former two-division world champion Rafael Marquez (39-6, 35 KOs) on Saturday nigfht at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Juanma sent Marquez staggering across the ring with a left hand in round three, but Marquez rocked Lopez in round four. Lopez was also deducted a point for a rabbit punch in the round by referee Tony Weeks read more ...

WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez and former champ Rafael Marquez bith weighed 125.5 for their showdown on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Glen Johnson weighed 167 for the Super Six clash with Allan Green, who scaled in at 168. Both fights can be seen on SHOWTIME at 9PM ET/PT read more ...

A sizable crowd of fans came out to support featherweights Juan Manuel Lopez, and Rafael Marquez, as they stepped on the scale to make weight for Saturday's fight at the MGM Grand. The Puerto Rican fans were in full force and outnumbered the Mexican fans by at least a 3 to 1 ratio. Marquez (39-5, 35KOs) was the first boxer to step on the scale. He came in at a ripped and ready 125.5-pounds read more ...

Juan Manuel Lopez “I read that the team of Rafael Marquez said I have no chin. But the one that’s undefeated is me and I know he lost a few fights by knockout. On Saturday you will see who can take a punch and who can’t. Gary Shaw said “If I’m so good why don’t I fight (Yuriorkis) Gamboa read more ...

Two-division world champion Rafael Marquez took his training up a notch last week as he prepares for his world title battle against undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez on Saturday, November 6, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The rumble between the pride of México and Puerto Rico, respectively, will be televised live by SHOWTIME Championship Boxing read more ...

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According to reports in Mexico and Puerto Rico, Rafael Marquez injured his right thumb and will not be able to fight WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez on September 18 in Las Vegas. The international Associated Press quoted Marquez as stating that his doctor recommended a period of six and eight weeks that he needs to rest his hand. The injury is being reported as to have happened when Marquez slammed his truck door on his hand read more ...

After mastering his Filipino challenger, Bernabe Concepcion, with a spectacular knockout in the second assault, Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lopez, the featherweight champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), sat at the post-fight press conference and addressed the biggest fight of his career, when he defends the title against Rafael Marquez on September in Las Vegas read more ...