Israel Vázquez
Mexican boxer (1977–2024)
イスラエル・バスケス
- Born
- 25 December 1977, Mexico City
- Died
- 2 December 2024, Los Angeles
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- featherweight, super bantamweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Israel Vázquez Castañeda (December 25, 1977 – December 3, 2024) was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He was a three-time super bantamweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 2004 to 2005; and the WBC, The Ring titles twice from 2005 to 2008. Vázquez is best known for his series of four fights against fellow Mexican Rafael Márquez.
Awards and honours
- Ali–Frazier Award 2008
- IBF World Junior Featherweight Champion
- The Ring World Junior Featherweight Champion
- WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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