SPORT & NOTE
Raul MARQUEZ

Male

"El Diamante"
Middleweight, USA, Houston, Texas
Born: August 28, 1971, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
(some sources report: Valle Hermoso, Mexico)
Height 5ft 8in, mt 1,72
southpaw

Mexican-American

as an amateur:
1987 United States Jr. Olympic welterweight champion
1989 United States welterweight champion
1991 United States super-welterweight champion
1991 AIBF super-welterweight amateur champion
1991 Italy-USA, Napoli, Wpt Antonio Di Maso (Ita)
1992 West Palm Beach, USA-Germany, Wpt Torsten Schmitz (Ger)
1991 Sydney World Sr. Championships Super-Welter
Lpt Ole Klemetsen (Nor)
1992 Tampa World Champs Challenger super-welterweight
Wpt Juan Lemus (Cuba) 24-19
1992 U.S. Olympic Trials super-welterweight gold medal
Wstpd2 Robert Allen, Wpt Lonnie Bradley 32-25
Wpt Antwun Echols 71-18
1992 U.S. Olympic Box-Offs: Wpt Antwun Echols 78-43
1992 Barcelona Olympic Games super-welterweight
Wpt David Defiagbon (Nig), Wpt Rival Cadeau (Sey)
Quarters: Lpt Orhan Delibas (Nth)

amateur record: 128-11-0


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1990
West Berlin, West Germany, AIBA Challenge Matches, 67 kg
- Mar. 4Francisc VastagWest Berlin, West Germany LPTS 45:41
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dual Match North America vs Europe, 67 Kg
+ June 23Andrey TrotsenkoSalt Lake City, Utah WPTS 2:1
1991
Sydney, Australia, World Championships preliminaries, 71 kg
- Nov. 17Ole KlemetsenSydney, Australia LPTS 27:17
1992
Tampa, Florida, AIBA Challenge, 71 Kg
+ Mar. 14Juan Carlos LemusTampa, Florida WPTS 24:19
Barcelona, Spain, Olympic Games quarter-finals, 71 kg
+ July 27David DefiagbonBarcelona, Spain WPTS 8;7
+ Aug. 2Rival CadeauBarcelona, Spain WPTS 20:3
- Aug. 4Orhan DelibasBarcelona, Spain LPTS 16:12

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1992
+ Oct. 3Rafael Rezzaq San Antonio, TexasKO 4
+ Oct. 24Andre Watkins Portland, MaineKO 1
+ Nov. 13José Gonzalez Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 1
+ Dec. 1Ivory Teague Virginia Beach, VirginiaTKO 2
1993
+ Jan. 8Andre Brown Houston, TexasKO 1
+ Feb. 6Tyrone Heyward New York City, New YorkKO 1
+ Feb. 27Leo Edwards Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO 3
+ Mar. 23José Garcia San Antonio, TexasTKO 4
+ May 28Mark Allman Houston, TexasTKO 1
+ June 26Tommy Small Atlantic City, New JerseyW 8
+ July 24Eduardo Ayala Houston, TexasW 8
1994
+ Jan. 14Jerry Strickland Mundelein, IllinoisTKO 1
+ Feb. 22John Jeter Houston, TexasW 8
+ Apr. 16Patrick Swann Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 9
+ July 27Jacobo Garcia Tijuana/MexicoTKO 1
+ Aug. 23Alex Rios Fort Worth, TexasKO 1
+ Oct. 1Darryl Cherry Norfolk, VirginiaTKO 6
+ Nov. 5Jorge Vaca Las Vegas, NevadaW 10
1995
+ Jan. 10Alain Bonnamie Kenner, LouisianaW 10
+ Apr. 11Floyd Williams Chicago, IllinoisW 10
+ July 9Ernie Houser Reno, NevadaTKO 4
1996
+ Jan. 30James McCray Lyndhurst, New JerseyKO 6
+ Mar. 5Skipper Kelp Norfolk, VirginiaW 12
(Won vacant USBA Super-Welterweight Title)
+ Dec. 6Scotty Smith Las Vegas, NevadaKO 2
1997
+ Jan. 10Rafael Williams Uncasville, ConnecticutTKO 5
(Retained USBA Super-Welterweight Title)
+ Apr. 12Anthony Stephens Las Vegas, NevadaTKO 9
(Won vacant IBF Super-Welterweight Title)
+ July 5Romallis Ellis Lake Charles, LouisianaTKO 4
(Retained IBF Super-Welterweight Title)
+ Sept. 13Keith Mullings Las Vegas, NevadaW 12
(Retained IBF Super-Welterweight Title)
- Dec. 6Luis Ramon Campas Atlantic City, New JerseyTKO by 8
(Lost IBF Super-Welterweight Title)
1998
+ Sept. 25Jose Alfredo Flores Ledyard, ConnecticutW 10
1999
+ Mar. 19Michael Lerma Houston, TexasW 10
- July 17 Fernando Vargas Stateline, NevadaTKO by 11
(For IBF Super-Welterweight Title)
2000
Inactive
2001
+ Feb. 15Rob Bleakley Houston, TexasTKO 5
+ May 18Tony Menefee McAllen, TexasTKO 4
+ Aug. 23Roberto Baro Houston, TexasKO 7
2002
+ Mar. 8Anthony Brooks Kissimmee, FloridaW 8
2003
* Feb. 8Shane Mosley Las Vegas, NevadaNC 3
+ Oct. 23Humberto Aranda Houston, TexasKO 4
2004
- June 19 Jermain Taylor Carson, CaliforniaTKO by 9
(For WBC Cont’l Americas Middleweight Title)
2005
Inactive
2006
+ Apr. 29Miguel Hernandez Kinder, LouisianaTKO 9
+ July 8Sergio Rios Kinder, LouisianaKO 5
+ Sept. 22Elco Garcia Pasadena, TexasKO 7
2007
+ Mar. 16Jonathan Corn Hollywood, FloridaTKO 1
+ Aug. 8Jay Pina Hollywood, FloridaTKO 2
2008
+ Mar. 29Bronco McKart Mt Pleasant, MichiganW 10
+ June 21Giovanni Lorenzo Hollywood, FloridaW 12
(Won IBF Middleweight Title Eliminator)
- Nov. 8Arthur Abraham Bamberg, GermanyTKO by 6
(For IBF Middleweight Title)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 47, Won: 42 (29 inside the limit), Lost: 4 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 1