Showtime Championship Boxing

Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Terdsak Jandaeng

Rafael Marquez vs. Silence Mabuza

August 5 2006

MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa

Lake Tahoe, Nevada

 9 PM ET/PT

Line-up (not in fight order):

WBO Interim Featherweight Title Bout

Juan Manuel Marquez (44-3-1, 33 KOs) vs. Terdsak Jandaeng (24-1, 15 KOs)

IBF Bantamweight Title Bout

Champion Rafael Marquez (35-3, 31 KOs) vs. Silence Mabuza (19-1, 15 KOs)


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 Marquez Brothers To Co-Headline

On Showtime Championship Boxing August 5th

Juan Goes For WBO Interim Title; Rafael Risks IBF Belt In Rematch Vs. Mabuza

NEW YORK - Universally recognized as 2 of the best pound for pound fighters in the world and one of only

four sets of Mexican brothers in history to win a world title, Juan Manuel and Rafael Marquez of Mexico

City will be featured when the 20th anniversary of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING continues

Saturday, Aug. 5, on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

Long recognized as one of the most talented featherweights in the world, Juan (44-3-1, 33 KOs) will take on

Terdsak Jandarng (24-1, 15 KOs) for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Interim 126-pound title in the

main event. In a rematch, hard-hitting Rafael (35-3, 31 KOs) will defend his International Boxing Federation

(IBF) bantamweight belt against Silence Mabuza (19-1, 15 KOs).

Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, will promote the world championship doubleheader from MONTBLEU Resort

Casino & Spa at Lake Tahoe.

A former IBF and World Boxing Association (WBA) 126-pound champion, Juan will forever be remembered

for his spectacular performance against Manny Pacquaio when he rallied from three first-round knockdowns

to earn a draw. A terrifically talented boxer-puncher, Marquez is coming off a 12-round decision loss to local

favorite Chris John in a WBA title fight April 3, 2006, in Indonesia.

Jandarng, of Thailand, is ranked No. 2 in the WBO, one notch ahead of Marquez. Jandarng has won six

straight since suffering his only loss on a 12-round decision to former world 122-pound champion Joan

Guzman in a WBO featherweight elimination bout on Aug. 26, 2005. In his last outing, Jandarng registered

a unanimous 12-round decision over Pedro Malco on May 10, 2006.

A winner of 14 in a row and unbeaten since November 2000, Rafael Marquez is regarded as one of the most

talented pound for pound in the world. A knockout winner over former world champs Mark Johnson, Tim

Austin and Mauricio Pastrana, Marquez retained his title a sixth time with a fourth-round TKO over Mabuza

Nov. 5, 2006 on SHOWTIME. Marquez scored a knockdown in the first and won every round before the

slugfest was halted because of cuts 2:08 into the fourth round.

Mabuza, of Johannesburg, South Africa, performed gallantly throughout against Marquez and got in his fair

share of solid shots, but he was done in by several cuts around the eyes. Mabuza protested that it was a

headbutt that caused the cuts, and the IBF ordered a rematch. Mabuza, who entered the fight with Marquez

as the International Boxing Organization (IBO) titleholder, has fought once since the disputed loss. On April

20, 2006, he won a unanimous 12-round decision over Ricardo "Chapo" Vargas in an IBF elimination bout.

Mabuza is currently the top-rated 118 pounder in the IBF.

For information on upcoming SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and “ShoBox: The New Generation”

telecasts, including complete fighter bios and records, related stories and more, please go the SHOWTIME

website at http://www.sho.com/boxing. 

- Press Release issued by Showtime with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)

Subject to change

(6/9/06)