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Israel Vazquez: "I’m Back!"

June 4, 2009 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

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After a 14-month lay-off and three surgeries to repair a detached retina (one of three detached retinas in his last year in the sport), Israel Vazquez has been given medical clearance to start training and was granted a new boxing license from the California State Athletic Commission.

In his first post-comeback move, Vazquez announced that he would now be competing as a Featherweight, a division above his previous weight class. He also voluntarily relinquished his 122 lb. Ring Magazine Championship.

Vazquez’s plans include a tune-up bout, possibly in Mexico, and either a run at Takahiro Aoh’s WBC Featherweight title (promised to him by WBC President, Jose Sulaiman, when Sulaiman reluctantly stripped Vazquez of the WBC Jr. Featherweight crown) or a Part 4 in the brutal series versus Rafael Marquez.

Another possibility is a bout with Puerto Rican power puncher, Juan Manuel Lopez. However, Vazquez says that a Lopez vs. Vazquez bout would have to take place at 126, not at Lopez’s current weight of 122 lbs.

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Paul Magno has over thirty-five years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared in Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, Fight Hype, Man Cave Magazine, Bleacher Report, and The Queensberry Rules.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Rafael Marquez, Takahiro Aoh, WBC

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