Miguel Vázquez
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Real name | Miguel Ángel Vázquez Bautista |
Nickname(s) | El Títere ("The Puppet") |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
Nationality | Mexican |
Born | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | 6 January 1987
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 55 |
Wins | 44 |
Wins by KO | 17 |
Losses | 11 |
Miguel Ángel Vázquez Bautista (born 6 January 1987) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the IBF lightweight title from 2010 to 2014.
Professional career[]
Early career[]
Vázquez made his professional debut on 20 January 2006 against Canelo Álvarez (who was just fifteen years old at the time) in a welterweight bout, losing a four-round split decision. He won his next eighteen bouts before losing a unanimous decision to Timothy Bradley on 27 July 2007, in a bout for the WBC Youth super lightweight title. Bradley would go on to say "I knew the fight was going to be tough—he's Mexican. I give him a lot of credit. He's a good fighter."[1] In June 2008, Vázquez claimed the WBC FECARBOX light welterweight title, defeating veteran Aldo Valtierra by technical knockout after eleven rounds. The local commission later came under criticism by a ringside doctor, as the fight was too one-sided and risked the wellbeing of Valtierra.[2] A rematch against Álvarez was fought on 28 June 2008, this time at light middleweight, in which Vázquez lost a ten-round unanimous decision.
On 17 July 2009, Vázquez won a ten-round split decision over then-undefeated world-ranked prospect Breidis Prescott. Prescott scored a knockdown early on but as the fight went, Vázquez accumulated rounds with his sharper boxing and ultimately got the nod over Prescott.[3][4]
Lightweight title reign[]
On 14 August 2010, Vázquez fought Ji-Hoon Kim for the vacant IBF lightweight title.[5] Vázquez beat Kim by unanimous decision to win the world title.[6] His first successful title defense was against Ricardo Dominguez on 27 November 2010. Vázquez won the fight with another wide unanimous decision[7] Vázquez made a second successful defense on 12 March 2011 against then-undefeated Leonardo Zappavigna, defeating him by a wide margin over the twelve-round distance. During the fight, Zappavigna landed a solid overhand right to the champion early, but Vázquez responded by opening up a cut over the challenger's left eye and outboxing him for most of the fight.[8]
Vázquez made his third defense against Ammeth Díaz, scoring a knockdown in round 6 en route to another wide decision win. Vázquez headlined a show on HBO for the first, defeating Marvin Quintero via split decision.[9] Vázquez notched a fifth successful defense against Mercito Gesta, whom he defeated by unanimous decision on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV.[10]
Vázquez vs. Burns cancellation[]
On January 14, 2013, it was announced that Vázquez will meet lightweight titleholder Ricky Burns in a unification bout on March 16, the card would take place at Wembley Arena in London. Warren announced that he would reschedule the bout for April 20 because Vázquez suffered a viral infection due to food poisoning. After weeks of rumors about the fight being in doubt it fell apart.
In February 2014, Vázquez decisioned Denis Shafikov on Macau.
During his title reign, Vázquez often was criticised for being a boring fighter, as he focused on controlling the distance and keeping opponents at bay through his footwork and jab, as well as employing "dirty" tactics like headbutts and excessive clinching to outmaneuver his opponents.[11][12][13][14]
On 13 September 2014, Vázquez faced Mickey Bey on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II. Vázquez lost the IBF title in a split decision, being defeated for the first time since 2008. The judges' scorecards were 119–109 and 115–113 for Bey, and 115-113 for Vázquez. Many ringside observers felt Vázquez had won the fight and criticized the decision, especially the 119–109 by Robert Hoyle.[15][16][17]
Later career[]
Vázquez bounced back with a wide unanimous decision win over Jerry Belmontes.[18] However, in October 2015 he suffered another setback, losing another controversial decision to Argenis Mendez.[19] Vázquez won his next four fights against outmatched journeymen. In September 2017, it was announced that Vázquez would face Josh Taylor for the WBC Silver light welterweight title at the Royal Highland Centre on 11 November.[20] Although Vázquez's style seem to pose problems for Taylor early on, Taylor wore him down as the fight went on. Vázquez went down in round 9 from body shots, and he failed to beat the count. This was Vázquez's first stoppage loss.[21]
In his next more notable fight in the UK, Vazquez faced Ohara Davies. Vazquez lost the fight on a controversial points decision .[22]
On 17 October 2020, Vazquez fought Lewis Ritson for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental light welterweight title. Vazquez boxed beautifully throughout the fight and seemed to be winning most of the rounds. Despite that, two of the referees scored the fight 117-111 and 115–113 in favor of Ritson, while the other referee had it 116-113 for Vazquez, awarding Ritson with a highly controversial split-decision victory.[23] Promoter Eddie Hearn called it a disgrace of a card and terrible for the sport whilst the majority of observers also felt Vazquez won the fight clearly.[24]
Professional boxing record[]
54 fights | 44 wins | 10 losses |
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By knockout | 17 | 2 |
By decision | 27 | 8 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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54 | Win | 44–10 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2 Oct 2021 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBA Fedelatin lightweight title |
53 | Win | 43–10 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10), 0:43 | 16 Apr 2021 | ![]() |
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52 | Loss | 42–10 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 17 Oct 2020 | ![]() |
For vacant WBA Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
51 | Win | 42–9 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6), 2:45 | 28 Dec 2019 | ![]() |
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50 | Loss | 41–9 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 26 Sep 2019 | ![]() |
For vacant WBA Continental and IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight titles |
49 | Loss | 41–8 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 28 Jun 2019 | ![]() |
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48 | Win | 41–7 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | 16 Mar 2019 | ![]() |
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47 | Loss | 40–7 | ![]() |
RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 8 Dec 2018 | ![]() |
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46 | Win | 40–6 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 13 Apr 2018 | ![]() |
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45 | Loss | 39–6 | ![]() |
KO | 9 (12), 2:30 | 11 Nov 2017 | ![]() |
For WBC Silver light welterweight title |
44 | Win | 39–5 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10), 2:09 | 2 Sep 2017 | ![]() |
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43 | Win | 38–5 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 1 Jul 2017 | ![]() |
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42 | Win | 37–5 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8), 2:32 | 29 Apr 2017 | ![]() |
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41 | Win | 36–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 28 May 2016 | ![]() |
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40 | Loss | 35–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 6 Oct 2015 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 35–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 13 Mar 2015 | ![]() |
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38 | Loss | 34–4 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 13 Sep 2014 | ![]() |
Lost IBF lightweight title |
37 | Win | 34–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 22 Feb 2014 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
36 | Win | 33–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 8 Dec 2012 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
35 | Win | 32–3 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 27 Oct 2012 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
34 | Win | 31–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 16 Jun 2012 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 30–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 21 Jan 2012 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
32 | Win | 29–3 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (10), 1:46 | 18 Jun 2011 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 28–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 12 Mar 2011 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
30 | Win | 27–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 27 Nov 2010 | ![]() |
Retained IBF lightweight title |
29 | Win | 26–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 14 Aug 2010 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF lightweight title |
28 | Win | 25–3 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | 17 Jul 2009 | ![]() |
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27 | Win | 24–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4), 2:00 | 28 Feb 2009 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 23–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (8), 2:34 | 19 Dec 2008 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 22–3 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 4 Oct 2008 | ![]() |
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24 | Loss | 21–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 28 Jun 2008 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 21–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 11 (12), 2:31 | 5 Jun 2008 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC FECARBOX light welterweight title |
22 | Win | 20–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2 May 2008 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 19–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 23 Nov 2007 | ![]() |
Won vacant Jalisco light welterweight title |
20 | Loss | 18–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 27 Jul 2007 | ![]() |
For WBC Youth light welterweight title |
19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 24 May 2007 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 30 Mar 2007 | ![]() |
Won vacant Jalisco welterweight title |
17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6) | 16 Mar 2007 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (10) | 16 Feb 2007 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 14–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (6), 2:00 | 2 Feb 2007 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 13–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8) | 19 Jan 2007 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 12–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8) | 8 Dec 2006 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 11–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 24 Nov 2006 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 10–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | 10 Nov 2006 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 9–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6) | 27 Oct 2006 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 8–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 13 Oct 2006 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 7–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 2:47 | 29 Sep 2006 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 6–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | 15 Sep 2006 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 18 Aug 2006 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 6 Jul 2006 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 1 Jun 2006 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 4 May 2006 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 1–1 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 23 Mar 2006 | ![]() |
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1 | Loss | 0–1 | ![]() |
SD | 4 | 20 Jan 2006 | ![]() |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Avila, David A. (2007-07-27). "Timothy Bradley Keeps His 0". The Sweet Science. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ^ "Advertí a la CBDF que ponía en riesgo la integridad de los púgiles: Martos - la Jornada".
- ^ "Lightweight Miguel Vasquez upsets Breidis Prescott in decision - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Miguel Vazquez Upsets Breidis Prescott Over Ten - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Miguel Vazquez is Pumped For Ji Hoon Kim Title Clash - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Miguel Vazquez Serves Kim A Boxing Clinic, Wins IBF Title - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Miguel Vazquez To Face Ricardo Dominguez in Tijuana - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/boxing-mma/australian-leonardo-zappavigna-beaten-by-ibf-lightweight-champion-miguel-vazquez/news-story/b283da15f414e1724dd3eaee27adcb0b[bare URL]
- ^ "Vazquez retains IBF title by split decision". 27 October 2012.
- ^ "Miguel Vazquez vs. Mercito Gesta: Round-by-Round Highlights and Recap". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Ranking boxing's most boring fighters". TheGuardian.com. 9 October 2013.
- ^ "Vazquez beats Gesta in a snoozer". 8 December 2012.
- ^ "Miguel Vazquez takes challenger's mentality into Mickey Bey fight". 11 September 2014.
- ^ "Zou Shiming Wins by TKO, Vazquez Decisions Shafikov".
- ^ "Miguel Vazquez vs. Mickey Bey Results: Winner, Scorecard and Twitter Reaction". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Bey upsets Vazquez to win lightweight title".
- ^ "Bey gets weak split decision over Vazquez". 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Miguel Vazquez Bounces Back, Decisions Belmontes".
- ^ "PBC on FS1: Uzcategui throttles Jackson". 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Josh Taylor vs Miguel Vazquez set for November 11". 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Josh Taylor Knocks Out Miguel Vazquez in Ninth Round".
- ^ "Ohara Davies Decisions Miguel Vazquez in Lackluster Bout". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lewis Ritson scores highly controversial decision win over Miguel Vazquez". The Ring. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Hearn: 117-111 To Ritson Was A Disgrace Of A Card And Terrible For The Sport". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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External links[]
- Boxing record for Miguel Vázquez from BoxRec (registration required)
- Miguel Vazquez - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
- Boxers from Jalisco
- Sportspeople from Guadalajara, Jalisco
- International Boxing Federation champions
- World boxing champions
- World lightweight boxing champions
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Mexican male boxers
- Light-welterweight boxers
- Welterweight boxers