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Monday, August 07, 2006
Marquez Brothers Each Score Knockouts
In a brutal, extremely hard-fought match, Juan Manuel Marquez registered two knockdowns en route to winning the WBO interim featherweight title with a seventh-round TKO over game Terdsak Jandaeng Saturday on Showtime. Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime
STATELINE, Nev. - The Marquez brothers of Mexico City took center stage in front of more than 3,000 cheering fans Saturday and millions more watching on Showtime, and each were victorious in impressive and exciting fashion.
Making their 11th appearance on the same fight card, Juan Manuel Marquez captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim featherweight belt and became the mandatory challenger to WBO champion Scott Harrison with a seventh-round TKO over game Terdsak Jandaeng of Thailand. Rafael Marquez made his seventh successful defense of his International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title with a ninth-round TKO over Silence Mabuza of South Africa.
The world championship twinbill at the MontBleu Resort Casino was promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, and aired at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast), on Showtime.
Making his first start since losing a controversial decision to Chris John in March 2006, WBO No. 2 contender Juan Manuel (45-3-1, 33 KO’s) scored two knockdowns against the WBO No. 1 contender, Jandaeng (24-2, 15 KO’s).
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Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Jandaeng, Mabuza Take on Marquez Brothers on Aug. 5
WBO No. 1 contender Terdsak Jandaeng shadow boxes during a brief workout Wednesday at Lake Tahoe. In Saturday’s main event on Showtime Championship Boxing, Jandaeng battles No. 2 Juan Manuel Marquez for the vacant WBO featherweight championship. Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime
NEW YORK – They are rough, talented, extremely confident, hard-hitting southpaws. Each has 15 career knockouts and only one loss. One will make his third United States start; the other, his fourth. Both fell short in the biggest fight of their careers.
Terdsak “Pit Bull” Jandaeng and Silence “African Spice” Mabuza, however, are quietly determined to make amends in dramatic fashion on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006, when they appear in both halves of a world championship doubleheader (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast) as the 20th anniversary of Showtime Championship Boxing continues in sensational style.
Jandaeng (24-1, 15 KOs ), the World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 1 featherweight contender, will face former two-time world champion/WBO No. 2 contender, Juan Manuel Marquez (44-3-1, 33 KOs ), for the WBO interim 126-pound title in the main event. The winner of Jandaeng-Marquez will be the mandatory challenger for WBO champion Scott Harrison. In the telecast’s opening bout, International Boxing Federation (IBF) No. 1 bantamweight contender, Mabuza (19-1, 15 KOs), will box a rematch against defending IBF and International Boxing Organization (IBO) 118-pound titleholder and Juan’s younger brother, Rafael (35-3, 31 KOs ). Rafael will make his seventh title defense.
Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, will promote the world championship doubleheader from the outdoor sports pavilion at the MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa at Stateline , Nev.
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Marquez Brothers, Jandaeng, Shaw and Durandt Quotes
The Marquez brothers – Juan Manuel and Rafael—will be featured when the 20th anniversary celebration of Showtime Championship Boxing continues Saturday, Aug. 5, on Showtime (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In the main event, former champion and No. 2 WBO contender Juan will face WBO No. 1 contender Terdsak Jandaeng for the WBO Interim 126-pound belt. In a rematch, Rafael will put his IBF/IBO titles on the line against No. 1-ranked Silence Mabuza. Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, will promote the world championship doubleheader from MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa at Stateline, Nev.
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Monday, July 17, 2006
Marquez Brothers on Showtime Aug 5
NEW YORK – There have been several successful and famous brother tandems in boxing over the years, including Leon and Michael Spinks, Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Gabriel and Rafael Ruelas, Jerry and Mike Quarry, Gaby and Orlando Canizales, and Terry and Orlin Norris.
For all of their achievements, few had anything on Mexico City’s Juan Manuel and Rafael Marquez, the most successful brothers in boxing today. No other current brother duo is close.
A combined 79-6-1 with 64 knockouts, the exciting Marquez brothers are universally recognized as two of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Long regarded as perhaps the world’s premier featherweight, Juan, 32, is 44-3-1 with 33 KOs. Younger brother, Rafael, 31, is 35-3 with 31 knockouts. Many regard him as the finest bantamweight in boxing.
One of only four sets of Mexican brothers in history to win a world title, the Marquez brothers will be featured when the 20th anniversary celebration of Showtime Championship Boxing continues Saturday, Aug. 5, on Showtime (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In the main event, Juan will face World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 1 contender Terdsak Jandaeng (24-1, 15 KOs) for the WBO Interim 126-pound belt. In a rematch, Rafael will put his International Boxing Federation (IBF)/International Boxing Organization (IBO) bantamweight belts on the line against No. 1-ranked Silence Mabuza (19-1, 15 KOs).
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Monday, June 12, 2006
Marquez Brothers Co-Headline Aug 5 Card
NEW YORK – Universally recognized as two of the best pound for pound fighters in the world and one of only four sets of Mexican brothers in history to win a world title, Juan Manuel and Rafael Marquez of Mexico City will be featured when the 20th anniversary of Showtime Championship Boxing continues Saturday, Aug. 5, on Showtime (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).
Long recognized as one of the most talented featherweights in the world, Juan (44-3-1, 33 KOs) will take on Terdsak Jandarng (24-1, 15 KOs) for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Interim 126-pound title in the main event. In a rematch, hard-hitting Rafael (35-3, 31 KOs) will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight belt against Silence Mabuza (19-1, 15 KOs).