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FILE - Referee Pat Russell raises the arm of Israel Vázquez of Mexico after he defeated Rafael Marquez of Mexico in their WBC super bantamweight championship bout, in Carson, Calif., March. 1, 2008. The World Boxing Council (WBC) president confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, that Israel Vázquez, a Mexican fighter who won three world titles in his boxing career, has died. He was 46. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

FILE - Referee Pat Russell raises the arm of Israel Vázquez of Mexico after he defeated Rafael Marquez of Mexico in their WBC super bantamweight championship bout, in Carson, Calif., March. 1, 2008. The World Boxing Council (WBC) president confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, that Israel Vázquez, a Mexican fighter who won three world titles in his boxing career, has died. He was 46. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

FILE - WBC and The Ring magazine super bantamweight champion Israel Vázquez works out at the South El Monte Boxing Club, in El Monte, Calif., Feb. 25, 2008. The World Boxing Council (WBC) president confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, that Israel Vázquez, a Mexican fighter who won three world titles in his boxing career, has died. He was 46. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

FILE - WBC and The Ring magazine super bantamweight champion Israel Vázquez works out at the South El Monte Boxing Club, in El Monte, Calif., Feb. 25, 2008. The World Boxing Council (WBC) president confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, that Israel Vázquez, a Mexican fighter who won three world titles in his boxing career, has died. He was 46. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)