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Edwin Valero, 24-0-(24), is preparing himself for his next bout on April 4, when he faces the experienced Antonio Pitalúa, 46-3-0-(40), in Austin Texas. But when he heard that new WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jnr, Valero responded by saying: “I understand that Marquez …

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Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao has told setanta.com that he hopes to fight Juan Manuel Márquez a third time to end any debate on which of the duo comes out on top.
Pacquiao, who will fight Ricky Hatton for his IBO junior welterweight title in May, has faced Marquez twice in the …

By Ron Borges
If there is a technically more proficient boxer in the world than Juan Manuel Marquez no one has ever seen him. This is a point Marquez made clear once again last weekend when he methodically dismantled a good fighter named Juan Diaz round by painful round. read more

By Michael Woods
He is not the sort who when he is not assigned to an event, chooses to steer clear of all things fistic. Larry Merchant didn’t work the Juan Manuel Marquez/Juan Diaz HBO Championship Boxing card in Texas on Saturday, but he did watch that thriller, and the entertaining …

by Colin Seymour
The way Juan Manuel Marquez overcame Juan Diaz amid all kinds of adversity Saturday in their lightweight showdown has to make that the best candidate in sight for fight of the year.
Ricky Hatton has never been in a fight as good as Marquez-Diaz, and that includes his ugly …

By Maloney L. Samaco
Juan Manuel Marquez stopped IBO champion and former WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight champion Juan Diaz by knockout.After the fight Marquez expressed interest in fighting Floyd Mayweather, Jr. “If Floyd Mayweather is the best, then I want to fight the best,” Marquez said of the retired boxer. …

By Robert Cassidy
Juan Manuel Marquez has essentially said, “Who needs Manny Pacquiao?’
While Marquez and Pacquiao have waged a pair of compelling fights, Pac Man has moved on to bigger and better things. And while pundits try to line up Pacquiao’s fight schedule, few have been calling for a third match …

by Bart Barry
HOUSTON – Wow. Just when he had become too old, too spent and too easily imposed upon, Mexico City’s Juan Manuel Marquez summoned the remains of his exceptional class, in defiance of his empty legs, and stopped Houstonian Juan Diaz in one of the most unexpected knockouts …

By Lance Pugmire
Juan Manuel Marquez claimed two vacant world lightweight belts tonight by rallying to knock out Texas’ Juan Diaz at Houston’s Toyota Center, according to Internet reports.
Marquez had wanted a quick rematch with Manny Pacquiao after their narrow March 2008 decision in a super-featherweight battle. read more

By Dan Rafael
HOUSTON — Juan Manuel Marquez has suffered many disappointments in his career.
Naseem Hamed outright ducked him for years when the Prince was at the top of the featherweight division.
Marquez also never got to fight a prime Erik Morales or Marco Antonio Barrera, the two great Mexican countrymen of …

By Thomas Gerbasi
Call it another one for the ‘old’ guys, as 35-year old Juan Manuel Marquez joined his Golden Boy Promotions stablemates Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins by turning back the clock and the challenge of 25-year old Juan Diaz, capping off a fierce battle with a stirring ninth …

By Byron Spurlock & Jose Reyes
Lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) scored a spectacular ninth round KO over Juan Diaz (34-2, 17 KOs) to claim the vacant WBA super and WBO lightweight titles, as well as Diaz’ IBO belt on Saturday night at the Toyota Center in Houston. It …

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Juan Manuel Marquez captured the vacant WBO and WBA lightweight titles with a ninth-round knockout of Houston’s Juan Diaz at the Toyota Center Saturday night.
The lightweight titles were left vacant on February 13 when Nate Campbell lost his IBF, WBA and WBO belts when he …

Move Juan Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz to the front of the line for best fight of 2009. The great Marquez, the lightweight champion of the world, was getting beaten early on by the #1 challenger in the division, as Diaz dragged Marquez into his ultra-kinetic fight, and it didn’t look good …

By BERNARDO FALLAS
Juan Diaz stuck to the gameplan. Having said prior to Saturday night’s unification bout at Toyota Center that he aimed to put pressure on his opponent early, he was a man of his word.
It worked for the first seven rounds, but it was not enough against the …

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Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez won the vacant World Boxing Association lightweight title with a ninth-round stoppage of US hometown hero Juan Diaz.
Marquez landed two stinging hard rights to Diaz’s face in a three-punch combination that sent the American falling face forward to the canvas with 35 seconds remaining in the …

By Michael Woods
For round after round, it looked like the professor was finally being surpassed by an eager student, as Juan Manuel Marquez looked his age and Juan Diaz outworked the Hall of Famer-bound hitter in the main event at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Saturday night. Diaz, …

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By Mark Vester
On the undercard to Juan Manuel Marqeuz-Juan Diaz at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Juan Manuel Marquez (48-3, 36KOs) knocked out Juan Diaz (33-2, 17KOs) in nine rounds to capture the vacant WBA and WBO lightweight titles in a classic war.
Diaz came out with a lot …

by Ciaran Baynes
Juan Manuel Marquez proved he is the best lightweight in the world by stopping Juan Diaz live on Setanta Sports.
After a dramatic night of boxing, this bout had a lot to live up to but certainly did so and more.
Marquez’s victory earned him the WBA/WBO/Ring Magazine titles …

By Iain Axon
It seems in the last three months that the lightweight division has gone from being one of the best weight classes in boxing to one that is in upheaval and up for grabs.
It started when Manny Pacquiao, the WBC lightweight champion, moved up to fight Oscar De …

By Gareth A. Davies
According to several insiders from Ricky Hatton’s camp, the thoughts of trainers Floyd Mayweather Snr and Lee Beard on Hatton’s excesses between fights have found a foothold.
Hatton has not ‘binged’ on his family holiday this year, and is believed to have had an earlier ‘cut-off’ point in …

By Michael Marley
Edwin Valero’s tonguelashing of the other lightweights competing on the Golden Boy April 4 “Lightweight Lightning” card in Austin, Texas, was taken somewhat personally by Jorge Barrios.
I am not sure why a Class B fighter—and that’s all the Argentinian fighter is—would take such offense at prefight palaver. …

By Luis Torres
Juan Manuel Marquez recently spoke to Mexican media about his upcoming lightweight clash with Juan Diaz set for this Saturday night on HBO!
Juan Manuel Marquez:
“Diaz is a fighter that throws many punches. Every second and minute of every round Diaz is throwing punches and they’re all coming …