Miguel Vázquez
Miguel Vázquez | |
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Statistics | |
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 | January 6, 1987
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 46 |
Wins | 40 |
Wins by KO | 15 |
Losses | 6 |
Miguel Ángel Vázquez Bautista (born January 6, 1987), best known as Miguel Vázquez, 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 January 20, 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 July 27, 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] On 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 June 28, 2008, this time at light middleweight, in which Vázquez lost a ten-round unanimous decision.
On July 17, 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 August 14, 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 November 27, 2010. Vázquez won the fight with another wide unanimous decision[7] Vázquez made a second successful defense on March 12, 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] On 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 September 13, 2014, Vázquez faced Mickey Bey on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II. Vázquez lost the IBF title in a split decisio, 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, on October 2015 he suffered another setback, losing another controversial decision to Argenis Mendez.[19] Vázquez won his next four fights against outmatched journeymen. On September 2017, it was announced that Vázquez would face Josh Taylor for the WBC Silver light welterweight title at the Royal Highland Centre on November 11.[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]
Professional boxing record
Professional record summary | ||
46 fights | 40 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 15 | 1 |
By decision | 25 | 5 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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46 | Win | 40–6 | UD | 10 | Apr 13, 2018 | |||
45 | Loss | 39–6 | KO | 9 (12), 2:30 | Nov 11, 2017 | For WBC Silver light welterweight title | ||
44 | Win | 39–5 | KO | 4 (10), 2:09 | Sep 2, 2017 | |||
43 | Win | 38–5 | UD | 8 | Jul 1, 2017 | |||
42 | Win | 37–5 | KO | 2 (8), 2:32 | Apr 29, 2017 | |||
41 | Win | 36–5 | UD | 10 | May 28, 2016 | |||
40 | Loss | 35–5 | UD | 10 | Oct 6, 2015 | |||
39 | Win | 35–4 | UD | 10 | Mar 13, 2015 | |||
38 | Loss | 34–4 | SD | 12 | Sep 13, 2014 | Lost IBF lightweight title | ||
37 | Win | 34–3 | UD | 12 | Feb 22, 2014 | Retained IBF lightweight title | ||
36 | Win | 33–3 | UD | 12 | Dec 8, 2012 | Retained IBF lightweight title | ||
35 | Win | 32–3 | SD | 12 | Oct 27, 2012 | Retained IBF lightweight title | ||
34 | Win | 31–3 | UD | 10 | Jun 16, 2012 | |||
33 | Win | 30–3 | UD | 12 | Jan 21, 2012 | Retained IBF lightweight title | ||
32 | Win | 29–3 | KO | 2 (10), 1:46 | Jun 18, 2011 | |||
31 | Win | 28–3 | UD | 12 | Mar 12, 2011 | Retained IBF lightweight title | ||
30 | Win | 27–3 | UD | 12 | Nov 27, 2010 | Retained IBF lightweight title | ||
29 | Win | 26–3 | UD | 12 | Aug 14, 2010 | Won vacant IBF lightweight title | ||
28 | Win | 25–3 | SD | 10 | Jul 17, 2009 | |||
27 | Win | 24–3 | TKO | 3 (4), 2:00 | Feb 28, 2009 | |||
26 | Win | 23–3 | TKO | 3 (8), 2:34 | Dec 19, 2008 | |||
25 | Win | 22–3 | UD | 8 | Oct 4, 2008 | |||
24 | Loss | 21–3 | UD | 10 | Jun 28, 2008 | |||
23 | Win | 21–2 | TKO | 11 (12), 2:31 | Jun 5, 2008 | Won vacant WBC FECARBOX light welterweight title | ||
22 | Win | 20–2 | UD | 8 | May 2, 2008 | |||
21 | Win | 19–2 | UD | 12 | Nov 23, 2007 | Won vacant Jalisco light welterweight title | ||
20 | Loss | 18–2 | UD | 10 | Jul 27, 2007 | For WBC Youth light welterweight title | ||
19 | Win | 18–1 | UD | 8 | May 24, 2007 | |||
18 | Win | 17–1 | UD | 12 | Mar 30, 2007 | Won vacant Jalisco welterweight title | ||
17 | Win | 16–1 | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 16, 2007 | |||
16 | Win | 15–1 | KO | 4 (10) | Feb 16, 2007 | |||
15 | Win | 14–1 | KO | 4 (6), 2:00 | Feb 2, 2007 | |||
14 | Win | 13–1 | KO | 1 (8) | Jan 19, 2007 | |||
13 | Win | 12–1 | TKO | 2 (8) | Dec 8, 2006 | |||
12 | Win | 11–1 | UD | 8 | Nov 24, 2006 | |||
11 | Win | 10–1 | KO | 1 (6) | Nov 10, 2006 | |||
10 | Win | 9–1 | TKO | 4 (6) | Oct 27, 2006 | |||
9 | Win | 8–1 | UD | 6 | Oct 13, 2006 | |||
8 | Win | 7–1 | KO | 1 (6), 2:47 | Sep 29, 2006 | |||
7 | Win | 6–1 | KO | 1 (6) | Sep 15, 2006 | |||
6 | Win | 5–1 | UD | 6 | Aug 18, 2006 | |||
5 | Win | 4–1 | UD | 4 | Jul 6, 2006 | |||
4 | Win | 3–1 | UD | 4 | Jun 1, 2006 | |||
3 | Win | 2–1 | UD | 4 | May 4, 2006 | |||
2 | Win | 1–1 | UD | 4 | Mar 23, 2006 | |||
1 | Loss | 0–1 | SD | 4 | Jan 20, 2006 |
See also
References
- ↑ Avila, David A. (2007-07-27). "Timothy Bradley Keeps His 0". The Sweet Science. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2008/10/18/index.php?section=deportes&article=a16n2dep
- ↑ "Lightweight Miguel Vasquez upsets Breidis Prescott in decision - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ↑ "Miguel Vazquez Upsets Breidis Prescott Over Ten - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ↑ "Miguel Vazquez is Pumped For Ji Hoon Kim Title Clash - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ↑ "Miguel Vazquez Serves Kim A Boxing Clinic, Wins IBF Title - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ↑ "Miguel Vazquez To Face Ricardo Dominguez in Tijuana - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/boxing-mma/australian-leonardo-zappavigna-beaten-by-ibf-lightweight-champion-miguel-vazquez/news-story/b283da15f414e1724dd3eaee27adcb0b
- ↑ https://www.badlefthook.com/2012/10/27/3565148/vazquez-vs-quintero-results-split-decision-ibf-title-hbo-boxing-news
- ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1438171-miguel-vazquez-vs-mercito-gesta-round-by-round-highlights-and-recap
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/queensberry-rules-boxing-blog/2013/oct/09/ranking-boxings-allegedly-boring-fighters
- ↑ https://www.sbnation.com/2012/12/8/3745570/pacquiao-vs-marquez-results-miguel-vazquez-wins-lopsided-decision
- ↑ https://www.ringtv.com/355551-miguel-vazquez-takes-challengers-mentality-into-mickey-bey-fight/
- ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/zou-shiming-wins-by-tko-vazquez-decisions-shafikov--74926
- ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2197792-miguel-vazquez-vs-mickey-bey-results-winner-scorecard-and-twitter-reaction
- ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/news/bey-upsets-vazquez-win-lightweight-title-041419462--box.html
- ↑ https://www.sbnation.com/2014/9/13/6146119/mayweather-vs-maidana-2-results-mickey-bey-gets-split-decision-win
- ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/miguel-vazquez-bounces-back-decisions-belmontes--88483
- ↑ https://www.badlefthook.com/2015/10/6/9468541/pbc-on-fs1-jose-uzcategui-crushes-julius-jackson-argenis-mendez-slips
- ↑ https://www.badlefthook.com/2017/9/20/16338882/josh-taylor-vs-miguel-vazquez-set-for-november-11
- ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/josh-taylor-knocks-out-miguel-vazquez-results--122352
External links
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Damian Frias |
WBC FECARBOX light welterweight champion June 5, 2008 – October 2008 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Oscar Maximiliano James | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Nate Campbell |
IBF lightweight champion August 14, 2010 – September 13, 2014 |
Succeeded by Mickey Bey |