
Sep 25 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was once boxing's pound-for-pound champion, and now he's evolving into its pay-per-view king as well.

Sep 19 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Chris John retained his WBA featherweight title with an unanimous decision over Rocky Juarez on Saturday night, hanging on in the 12th round to win their second bout in seven months.

Sep 18 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Floyd Mayweather Jr. weighed a surprising 146 pounds Friday for his comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, paying a big financial penalty for two extra pounds.

Sep 16 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Money came back with a guarantee. Floyd Mayweather Jr. told the world he was still its best boxer despite taking 21 months off, and he backed up every boast with every jab in an impressive victory.
Aug 24 - By Dave Skretta, AP Sports Writer
Boxing is coming back to the big screen.
Aug 18 - By Associated Press
Chris John's featherweight title rematch with Rocky Juarez highlights a strong lineup for the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s comeback fight against Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19.
Aug 5 - By Associated Press
FC Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez has a torn muscle in his left calf and will be out for about 15 days, meaning the anchor of Mexico's defense is likely to miss El Tri's World Cup qualifier against the United States.
Jun 26 - By Dave Skretta, AP Sports Writer
Floyd Mayweather's return to boxing is back on.
Mar 17 - By Associated Press
FIFA has suspended Mexican national team defender Rafael Marquez for two matches for unsportsmanlike behavior during the Feb. 11 U.S.-Mexico match.

Feb 27 - By Chris Duncan, AP Sports Writer
Juan Manuel Marquez stamped himself as the world's top lightweight with a ninth-round knockout of Juan Diaz in a thrilling title unification fight Saturday night at the Toyota Center.

Nov 8 - By Associated Press
Arthur Abraham defeated Raul Marquez by technical knockout Saturday to defend his IBF middleweight boxing title for the eighth time and remain undefeated.

Sep 13 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Juan Manuel Marquez needed about three rounds to get comfortable as a lightweight. After that, he was nothing but bad news for Joel Casamayor.

Mar 13 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Manny Pacquiao's rematch victory over Juan Manuel Marquez was worth every minute of the four-year wait.

Mar 1 - By Ken Peters, AP Sports Writer
Israel Vazquez dominated the last three rounds to outpoint Rafael Marquez in a split decision Saturday night in their third meeting, a fight that was just as action-filled as the first two.
Nov 17 - By Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated Press Writer
An Iranian government decision to forbid the second printing of a Persian translation of Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez has spurred interest in the book, booksellers said Saturday.

Oct 5 - By Associated Press
Oprah Winfrey has picked "Love in the Time of Cholera," the epic love story by Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, as her next book club selection. "If you love love, this book is the best love story ever," Winfrey said Friday on her daytime talk show.