GUYANESE-born USA-based junior middleweight Tony Marshall defeated Jose Hiram Torres on June 23, 1992 at the Knickbocker Arena in Albany, New York. The fight was the 10th for Marshall who had started his professional career the previous year. The winner of the eight-round bout was decided by the judges who gave the Guyanese the unanimous nod. Marshall improved to eight wins and two draws after the victory. He had nine fights in 1992 which included his first defeat.
On October 14 he challenged Puerto Rican Julio Flores who at 25 was four years Marshall’s senior. Flores defeated his orthodox opponent by unanimous decision. Marshall then had back-to-back draws. One was to Kenny Ellis (who defeated Pascal David at the Sports Hall in 1993) while the other happened against Willy Wise, who defeated Julio Cesar Chavez in 1999.
Marshall made two unsuccessful attempts at the world junior middleweight title and quit the sport in October 2005 after being TKOed by Lenord `Haitian Sensation’ Pierre.