Herman Leyva Marques

Who was Herman Leyva Marques?

Herman Leyva Marquez was a professional boxer. Marques was a native of the Mexican state of Sonora, although he was raised in Stockton, California, in the United States.

Marquez was 20-10 with six knockouts and one draw as a professional from 1957-62. In 1957, Marquez won the National AAU Bantamweight Championship. He fought Brazilian Eder Jofre for the World Bantamweight Title on May 4, 1962 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. 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.