 Marques was ahead on points but was knocked down twice in the 10th round of their scheduled 15-round bout and lost by technical knockout.Marquez earned the bantamweight title shot after defeating Ignacio Pina by unanimous decision on December 15, 1961, and Carlos Hernandez by decision on October 19, 1961, in bantamweight title eliminators at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.He won the "North American Bantamweight Title" on points over Baby Moe Mario on May 29, 1960, at Municipal Playground in Carson City, Nevada, and the "California State Bantamweight Title" by decision over Ronnie Perez on June 12, 1961, in Stockton.