Showtime Championship Boxing Results

Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Terdsak Jandaeng

Rafael Marquez vs. Silence Mabuza

August 5 2006

MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa

Lake Tahoe, Nevada

WBO Interim Featherweight Title Bout

Juan Manuel Marquez (45-3-1, 34 KOs) wins by 7th round TKO over Terdsak Jandaeng (24-2, 15 KOs)

IBF Bantamweight Title Bout

Rafael Marquez (36-3, 32 KOs) wins by 9th round TKO over Silence Mabuza (19-2, 15 KOs)


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 Marquez Brothers Each Score knockouts

In An Explosive Night of Boxing on Showtime

Exciting Doubleheader Will Be Replayed

On SHO Extreme Monday, August 7, At 11 p.m. ET/PT

STATELINE, Nev. - The Marquez brothers of Mexico City took center stage in front of more than 3,000

cheering fans Saturday and millions more watching on SHOWTIME, and each were victorious in impressive

and exciting fashion.

Making their 11th appearance on the same fight card, Juan Manuel Marquez captured the World Boxing

Organization (WBO) interim featherweight belt and became the mandatory challenger to WBO champion

Scott Harrison with a seventh-round TKO over game Terdsak Jandaeng of Thailand. Rafael Marquez

made his seventh successful defense of his International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title with

a ninth-round TKO over Silence Mabuza of South Africa.

The world championship twinbill at the MontBleu Resort Casino was promoted by Gary Shaw Productions,

LLC, and aired at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast), on SHOWTIME.

Making his first start since losing a controversial decision to Chris John in March 2006, WBO No. 2

contender Juan Manuel (45-3-1, 33 KO's) scored two knockdowns against the WBO No. 1 contender,

Jandaeng (24-2, 15 KO's).

Both fighters were cautious in the first round but matters turned in the second when Jandaeng was dropped

by a sharp uppercut. The "Pit Bull" came back strongly in the third and went toe-to-toe with Marquez,

catching him continuously on the right eye.

But Marquez used his trademark counter-punching technique to knock down Jandaeng again in the seventh.

The referee stopped the match at 1:13 of the round.

"He was a very strong and difficult southpaw," said Marquez, whose right eye was slightly swollen at the

end. "It was a hook (that caused the eye to swell). I didn't protect myself but I was more careful after that. I

wasn't worried. I still had vision."

At the post fight press conference, Juan expressed interest in having a rematch with Manny Pacquiao,

who he fought to a draw in May 2004. But Harrison may be next.

Younger brother Rafael (36-3, 32 KO's) whipped Mabuza (19-2, 15 KO's) for a second straight time. In

November 2005, on SHOWTIME, he defeated Mabuza on a disputed fourth-round TKO.

In the rematch, Marquez started quickly. But Mabuza, who was bleeding from the nose by the second,

rallied in the middle rounds before the defending champion regained control. Marquez got stronger as the

fight progressed and opened a deep gash under Mabuza's left eye. The bout was stopped at the end of the

ninth. At the finish, Marquez was ahead by the scores of 88-83 twice and 87-83.

"He's a great fighter," said Marquez. "He hit me with some effective punches but I turned it around when I got

a second wind. I prepared very well. I wasn't going to do this fight (give Mabuza the rematch). But I did it

because he said it was a head butt (that did him in the first time) and I wanted to show I was a great fighter."

SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING's Steve Albert and Al Bernstein called Saturday's action from

ringside with Jim Gray serving as roving reporter. The producer of the SHOWTIME telecast was David

Dinkins, Jr., with Bob Dunphy directing.

In addition to Monday night, Saturday's fights also will be replayed in their entirety on SHOWTIME TOO at

11 p.m. ET/PT on Tuesday, Aug. 8.

The next SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast on Saturday, Sept. 2, (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on

the west coast) will be highlighted by a 12-round bout between James Toney and Samuel Peter. In

addition to the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight eliminator, IBF 126-pound champion Eric Aiken

(16-4, 12 KOs) will make his first defense against Robert Guerrero (18-1-1, 11 KOs) at STAPLES Center,

Los Angeles.

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

(8/6/06)