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Public records list Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez as a boxer. Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez was born on August 23, 1973 in Iztapalapa, Mexico. The age as of 2026 is 53. Recorded honors include WBO World Junior Welterweight Champion, WBO World Lightweight Champion, WBO World Featherweight Champion and 5 more. The listed height is 170 cm.
My Take
Juan Manuel Marquez is, to me, one of the finest technicians Mexico ever produced. Competing from 1993 to 2014, he claimed world titles across four weight classes from featherweight to light welterweight and earned his Hall of Fame induction in 2020. At only 170 centimeters, his counterpunching reached the level of genuine artistry, and his repeated wars with Manny Pacquiao, capped by that one perfect knockout, remain etched into boxing history. I love fighters who win through precision and intellect rather than raw aggression. Marquez's calculated patience and quiet ruthlessness make him exactly the kind of boxer I find endlessly compelling.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez
- Name (Japanese)
- ファン・マヌエル・マルケス
- Reading
- ふぁん・まぬえる・まるけす
- Born
- August 23, 1973 (age 53)
- Origin
- Iztapalapa, Mexico
- Height
- 170 cm
- Occupation
- boxer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- WBO World Junior Welterweight Champion
- WBO World Lightweight Champion
- WBO World Featherweight Champion
- 2020 International Boxing Hall of Fame
- WBC World Super Featherweight Champion
- IBF World Featherweight Champion
- WBA World Featherweight Champion
- WBA World Lightweight Champion
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jmmarquezof/
- Xhttps://x.com/jmmarquezof
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Manuel%20M%C3%A1rquez
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8C%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q557497
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
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Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez was born on August 23, 1973 and is 53 years old.
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Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez is from Iztapalapa, Mexico.
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Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez works as boxer.
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Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez is 170 cm tall.
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