tactic, Sonsona was slightly aggressive, winning the round. In the following chapter, Sonsona used straight left punches, while Vázquez injured him with a series of right punches. This pattern continued in the third, when he pinned Sonsona to the ropes and focused his offensive to the body, also bruising his opponent's left cheek. Despite being on the defensive, Sonsona was able to counter with an uppercut once. The fourth round began with Vázquez pressuring the offensive, while his opponent kept his back to the ropes intending to counter. However, Sonsona was unable to successfully connect, while throwing uppercuts. Vázquez continued on the offensive, connecting a combination to the head and liver that injured his opponent, who was unable to recover before the referee's protective count concluded. With this knockout victory, he established several boxing records, such as becoming the first fighter to win a world title without participating in a single amateur contest. The pugilist joined his father as the third father-and-son combination to win world championships, the first to do so in the same division and the first son trained by a tri-champion father to win a title. Incidentally, he also became the first boxer to win a world title, while being promoted by the son of the man that promoted his father's successful championship contests. Vázquez's first title defense was against mandatory challenger, Zsolt Bedák. Both boxers exchanged punch combinations throughout the first six rounds. By the seventh, Bedák began showing signs of exhaustion, which tilted the fight against him. Consequently, Vázquez gained complete control of offensive, eventually scoring a knockdown in the tenth round. Bedák was able to recover before the referee's protective count concluded, but his corner submitted the fight afterwards. Personal life Vázquez is married to Jacqueline Román, with whom he has two children, Lya M. Vázquez Román and Liaris C. Vázquez Román Initially, he began studies in law, but abandoned them in favor of boxing. Although his father, Wilfredo Vázquez, held world titles in three different divisions, he had not been interested in pursuing a professional career until this point, only entering the sport to provide income for his family. Consequently, he began training under his father when he was 21 years old, learning the basics without any amateur experience. During this timeframe, he experienced complications that made him consider leaving the sport and pursuing employment in other fields. Professional boxing record See also