Jorge Paez, Jr. Tops Undercard Of Vazquez-Marquez III

Before Israel Vazquez (42-4, 32 KOs) and Rafael Marquez (37-4, 33 KOs) renew boxing's most exciting rivalry on Saturday night, fight fans get to catch young, promising, fighters on the under card of the most highly anticipated rubber match of the year. Some of the boxers boast ties to the well-regarded, prospect-based series, ShoBox: The New Generation (Showtime), which has produced 23 current or former world champions in its six year history.

One of the most exciting attractions on the under card and the last fight before fans lay witness to Vazquez-Marquez III, is the six-round super lightweight battle between Jorge Paez, Jr. (18-1, 10 KOs) of Mexicali, Mexico and Felipe Campana (4-3-3, 3 KOs) of San Diego, Calif.

Paez, the son of former world champion Jorge Paez, Sr., is promoted by San Diego-based Sycuan Ringside Promotions.

"I'm looking forward to giving sports fans an exciting fight that will lead up to the great showdown between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez," said Paez, who is coming off a six round unanimous decision win against Aaron Drake in October 2007.

"I want to show the audience what I have and look good doing it."

Another prospect to look out for comes from the Gary Shaw Productions camp and is a ShoBox alum Antonio De Marco (17-1-1, 13 KOs) of San Diego. De Marco's opponent for the eight round super lightweight bout has yet to be finalized.

"I'm not worried about having to wait for an opponent for this fight," said De Marco, who has won his last ten fights. "I'll be able to adjust to my opponent's style once the fight starts."

Prospect Nick Casal (16-2-1, 12 KOS) of Niagara Falls, N.Y. is going up against the savvy James Wayka (15-6, 8 KOs) of Mounds View, Minn. in a six round super lightweight bout.

Casal last fought on ShoBox against De Marco in September 2007 in what turned out to be a hard fought loss for the New York native.

Making his fifth start in six months and sixth appearance at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif., DeMarco opened up a brutal cut at the top of Casal's nose in the seventh round and cut his opponent's lip with punishing combinations throughout.

Despite suffering a brutal cut and trailing on the scorecards, Casal never backed down and brought the raucous crowd to its feet with a courageous effort at the end of the 10th round. However, Casal absorbed too much punishment and lost for the second time in three fights.