Former Boxing champ Raul Marquez's son follows in his footsteps

Saturday, March 16, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Former boxing champ, Raul Marquez has quite the boxing family.

His 18 year-old-son Giovanni, is fresh off a Houston Golden Gloves championship who has set his eyes on the Olympics.
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We covered the Marquez family since Giovanni was in diapers. Now he is an 18-year-old senior, at Summer Creek High School.

After winning his Golden Gloves division in Houston, Giovanni is headed to Reno, Nevada next week to participate in the national qualifiers.
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If Marquez makes it to the final, he will be invited to the Olympic trials.
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