ROBERTO MARROQUIN TO MEXICO
FOR TOP RANK LIVE! SATURDAY
Young, rising star Roberto Marroquin of Dallas is in Mexico for a Top Rank Live! fight televised card on Saturday night.
Marrroquin, 14-0-0 at junior featherweight, will box in his first eight-round bout when he takes on Jesus Quintero of Los Mochis. The Top Rank Live! telecast will be available on Fox Sports Espanol at 10 pm eastern/7 pm pacific.
Marroquin, 20, trained for weeks with trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, Ca. Cutman Miguel Diaz is in Mexico and will work in Marroquin’s corner.
ROBERTO MARROQUIN, 14-0-0, DALLAS, TEXAS
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials (amateur), 119 pounds – Silver Medalist…
2006 National Junior Olympics (amateur), 119 pounds – Gold Medalist…
2006 National PAL Championships (amateur), 119 pounds – Silver Medalist…
2006 International Aliyev Cup (amateur), 119 pounds – Silver Medalist…
2005 National Junior Olympics (amateur), 110 pounds – Silver Medalist…
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