Miguel Vázquez

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

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 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] 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 became more well known in boxing circles when he won a ten-round split decision over then-undefeated Breidis Prescott.^[2][3]

Lightweight title reign

On August 14, 2010, Vázquez fought Ji-Hoon Kim for the vacant IBF lightweight title.^[4] Vázquez beat Kim by unanimous decision to win his first world championship.^[5] His first successful title defense was against Ricardo Dominguez on November 27, 2010.^[6] 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.

Vázquez vs. Bey

On September 13, 2014, Vázquez faced Mickey Bey on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II. In what was his first loss since 2008, Vázquez lost the IBF title in a split decision. 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.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
41	Win	36–5	Erick Bone	UD	10	May 28, 2015	Cowboys Dancehall, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
40	Loss	35–5	Argenis Mendez	UD	10	Oct 6, 2015	Cowboys Dancehall, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
39	Win	35–4	Jerry Belmontes	UD	10	Mar 13, 2015	Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, U.S.
38	Loss	34–4	Mickey Bey	SD	12	Sep 13, 2014	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Lost IBF lightweight title
37	Win	34–3	Denis Shafikov	UD	12	Feb 22, 2014	Cotai Arena, Macau, SAR	Retained IBF lightweight title
36	Win	33–3	Mercito Gesta	UD	12	Dec 8, 2012	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained IBF lightweight title
35	Win	32–3	Marvin Quintero	SD	12	Oct 27, 2012	Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.	Retained IBF lightweight title
34	Win	31–3	Daniel Attah	UD	10	Jun 16, 2012	Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
33	Win	30–3	Ammeth Diaz	UD	12	Jan 21, 2012	Coliseo Olímpico, Guadalajara, Jalisco	Retained IBF lightweight title
32	Win	29–3	Marlon Aguilar	KO	2 (10), 1:46	Jun 18, 2011	Musica Hall, Toluca, Mexico
31	Win	28–3	Leonardo Zappavigna	UD	12	Mar 12, 2011	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained IBF lightweight title
30	Win	27–3	Ricardo Dominguez	UD	12	Nov 27, 2010	Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico	Retained IBF lightweight title
29	Win	26–3	Kim Ji-hoon	UD	12	Aug 14, 2010	Energy Arena, Laredo, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant IBF lightweight title
28	Win	25–3	Breidis Prescott	SD	10	Jul 17, 2009	Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
27	Win	24–3	Antonio Valencia	TKO	3 (4), 2:00	Feb 28, 2009	Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis, Mexico
26	Win	23–3	Manuel Bocanegra	TKO	3 (8), 2:34	Dec 19, 2008	National Western Complex Arena, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
25	Win	22–3	Rodrigo Juarez	UD	8	Oct 4, 2008	Expo Forum, Hermosillo, Mexico
24	Loss	21–3	Canelo Álvarez	UD	10	Jun 28, 2008	Palenque Calle 2, Zapopan, Mexico
23	Win	21–2	Aldo Valtierra	TKO	11 (12), 2:31	Jun 5, 2008	Roots Magic Club, Mexico City, Mexico	Won vacant WBC FECARBOX light welterweight title
22	Win	20–2	Jorge Ortiz	UD	8	May 2, 2008	Pharaoh's Casino, Managua, Nicaragua
21	Win	19–2	Francisco Villanueva	UD	12	Nov 23, 2007	Coliseo Olímpico, Guadalajara, Mexico	Won vacant Jalisco light welterweight title
20	Loss	18–2	Timothy Bradley	UD	10	Jul 27, 2007	Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S.	For WBC Youth light welterweight title
19	Win	18–1	Reyes Sanchez	UD	8	May 24, 2007	Salon 21, Mexico City, Mexico
18	Win	17–1	Juventino Barrera	UD	12	Mar 30, 2007	Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Won vacant Jalisco welterweight title
17	Win	16–1	Marco Nazareth	KO	2 (6)	Mar 16, 2007	Guadalajara, Mexico
16	Win	15–1	Victor Marquez	KO	4 (10)	Feb 16, 2007	Guadalajara, Mexico
15	Win	14–1	Mario Alberto Altamirano Becerra	KO	4 (6), 2:00	Feb 2, 2007	Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
14	Win	13–1	Juan Cario	KO	1 (8)	Jan 19, 2007	Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
13	Win	12–1	Juan Jose Garcia	TKO	2 (8)	Dec 8, 2006	Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
12	Win	11–1	Juan Avila	UD	8	Nov 24, 2006	Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
11	Win	10–1	Javier Zavala	KO	1 (6)	Nov 10, 2006	Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
10	Win	9–1	Francisco Villanueva	TKO	4 (6)	Oct 27, 2006	Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
9	Win	8–1	Azael Gonzalez	UD	6	Oct 13, 2006	Arena Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico
8	Win	7–1	Luis Romero	KO	1 (6), 2:47	Sep 29, 2006	Tonalá, Mexico
7	Win	6–1	Leonardo Perez	KO	1 (6)	Sep 15, 2006	Guadalajara, Mexico
6	Win	5–1	Baltazar Molina	UD	6	Aug 18, 2006	Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
5	Win	4–1	Alfonso Enrique	UD	4	Jul 6, 2006	Salon 21, Mexico City, Mexico
4	Win	3–1	Irving Sidarta	UD	4	Jun 1, 2006	Salon 21, Mexico City, Mexico
3	Win	2–1	Javier Prieto	UD	4	May 4, 2006	Salon 21, Mexico City, Mexico
2	Win	1–1	Christian Juarez	UD	4	Mar 23, 2006	Salon 21, Mexico City, Mexico
1	Loss	0–1	Canelo Álvarez	SD	4	Jan 20, 2006	Guadalajara, Mexico	Professional debut

Titles in boxing

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Miguel Vázquez from BoxRec