Get ready for another action and exciting fight between great boxers Rafael Marquez and Israel Vasquez. Their fourth fight will be held live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Saturday, May 22.
They’ll meet Saturday night (Showtime, 9 ET/PT) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in a continuation of one of boxing’s greatest — and most violent — rivalries, in a fight appropriately titled “Once and Four All.”
“I am so excited and so ready, I just want Saturday to get here,” Vazquez said. “It is the biggest day of my life. With this fight, Marquez and I will definitely be part of boxing history, even more so than now. My motivation to win is like none I have had before.”
Marquez, who trails the series 2-1, is also stoked even though some have said the two shouldn’t fight again because of the damage they are likely to inflict on each other again.
“Israel Vazquez and I are destined to be intertwined together because of the legendary battles we have waged against each other, but I intend to close the book on our rivalry by dictating the final chapter,” Marquez said. “I have never wanted to win a fight so much in my life. I’m training to win. I’m fighting for my legacy.”
Their first three fights, each for the world junior featherweight championship, were instantly the stuff of legend. The first fight was merely sensational and a strong candidate for 2007 fight of the year. It was trumped by the rematch, which was also in 2007 and took the honors. The third fight, in 2008, was also named fight of the year and is regarded as the best of the three fights — and one of the best in boxing history.
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