Marquez Brothers Take Care of Businesscategory : Boxing
LAKE TAHOE, NV - Mexico's Rafael Marquez retained his International Boxing Federation bantamweight title here Saturday with a ninth-round technical knockout of South Africa's Silence Mabuza.
The bout was a rematch of their November 5 clash, in which Marquez stopped the previously unbeaten Mabuza in the fourth.
Marquez's punches started taking a toll on the game Mabuza in the eighth and ninth, leading the bloodied South African's corner to call for the stoppage at the end of the ninth.
Marquez improved to 36-3, with 32 wins inside the distance, while Mabuza fell to 19-2 with 15 knock-outs.
"This is boxing. Now and then, you get caught with the punches that people outside cannot see," Mabuza said. "He's a very strong boxer. He's a top boxer."
Marquez made his seventh successful defence of the 118-pound title he won from Tim Austin in February 2003.
He carried the fight early despite landing a low blow in round two.
However, Mabuza battled back over the next three rounds before the fighters traded powerful punches in the sixth.
"He's a great fighter and has a great punch," Marquez said. "I was a little surprised, but he did a great job."
The champion soon took control, and had opened cuts around both of Mabuza's eyes by the end of the ninth.
"If you have a look at the faces, there's cuts, there's cuts," trainer Nic Durandt said, pointing to Mabuza's face. "The ref probably would have stopped the fight. It's not about belts, it's about his health. We'll be back."
Marquez is now expected to move up to the 122-pound super bantamweight division.
"There's great champions at 122 pounds, that's where I want to fight," he said.
On the undercard, Rafael's brother Juan Manuel became the interim WBO featherweight champion with a stoppage of Thailand's Terdsak Jandaeng.
Juan Manuel floored Jandaeng in the second round with an uppercut and despite battling back, Marquez again put him on his seat in the seventh before the referee waved the contest off.
It was Juan Manuel's first fight since a debatable points defeat by Chris John in March.
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