It was announced this week by the fighter himself and his team that warrior Israel Vazquez has been given a clean bill of health and that the former super-bantamweight king will be resuming his career, up at featherweight, later this year; possibly as soon as September.. No longer able to make 122-pounds, the Mexican great mentioned a tune-up bout as an option for his return fight, and the 32-year-old also spoke of having another war with the man he has already been to hell and back with three times, in fellow Mexican Rafael Marquez.
Speaking to FightNews.com, Vazquez and his manager, Frank Espinoza, also brought up the name Juan Manuel Lopez, and spoke about the possibility of a fight with the lethal WBO super-bantamweight champ - though, if that fight were to happen Lopez would, of course, have to move up to 126.
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