Wilfredo Vázquez Jr. (born June 18, 1984) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016, and held the WBO junior featherweight title from 2010 to 2011.
In this event he fought against Octavius Davis who was also debuting as a professional, Vázquez won the fight by knockout in the first round.
Vázquez won three more fights by knockout over the course of the first half of 2007, against Danny Esquivel, Cature Hicks Juan Camacho and Jaime Villa, on cards that took place in Kissimmee and Miami.
[9] His first title opportunity took place on September 12, 2008, when he fought Adolfo Landeros for the vacant WBO Latino Super Bantamweight Championship.
[10] He returned to action on November 21, 2008, being paired against Victor Martínez in a fight for his championship and the vacant WBA Fedecentro title.
[11] Following one of these attacks, Vázquez connected a left hook that made Martínez fell to the canvas, unable to continue before the referee counted ten, leading to a knockout.
[11] On March 13, 2009, Vázquez returned to action, defending the WBA Fedecentro Championship against José Ángel Beranza.
This pattern continued in the third, when he pinned Sonsona to the ropes and focused his offensive to the body, also bruising his opponent's left cheek.
The fourth round began with Vázquez pressuring the offensive, while his opponent kept his back to the ropes intending to counter.
Vázquez continued on the offensive, connecting a combination to the head and liver that injured his opponent, who was unable to recover before the referee's protective count concluded.
[14] With this knockout victory, he established several boxing records, such as becoming the first fighter to win a world title without participating in a single amateur contest.
[10] Although his father, Wilfredo Vázquez, held world titles in three different divisions, he had not been interested in pursuing a professional career until this point, only entering the sport to provide income for his family.