Juan Manuel Marquez captures the IBF Featherweight title by breaking down veteran Manuel Medina. Early in the second round, Medina walks into a three-punch combination that puts him face down on the canvas. He somehow makes it through the round but takes heavy punishment in the fourth and fifth rounds, resulting in a bloody nose and a swollen right eye. Going down on a knee in the seventh, Medina beats the count again, but the ringside doctor advises Referee Robert Byrd to call a halt to the contest.

Night Of Fury: Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manuel Medina

Undefeated WBO Featherweight Champion "Prince" Naseem Hamed gets the toughest fight of his career from former titleholder Manuel Medina. Hamed bloodies Medina's nose in the second round and jumps in to floor him with a left hand, but Medina beats the count and comes back strong, beating Hamed to the punch over the middle rounds and dominating the champion at times. He knocks Hamed's mouthpiece out in a one-sided eighth round, but Hamed has a bigger ninth as he puts Medina on his backside with a left hook and straight right hand. Medina fights back strong but walks into another straight right that puts him down again. After Hamed buckles his knees with a right hand in the eleventh, Medina's corner pulls their man out before the twelfth, giving Hamed a hard-fought victory.

Night Of Fury: Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manuel Medina

Serial Thriller: Naseem Hamed vs. Manuel Medina

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