Fresh from knocking out previously unbeaten Art Simonyan late last month, IBF super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez looks set to be the next opponent for current WBA/IBF featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez. Marquez was scheduled to fight a much anticipated rematch with Manny Pacquiao but purse demands scratched the possibility of that fight. Vazquez has twice defended the IBF title and holds a professional record of thirty-seven wins against three losses, only ten of his victories have lasted the full distance.
In a related story, betting odds released in Las Vegas have Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao a favorite over Mexican legend Erik Morales ahead of their superfight in March.
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