Career
He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Aggressive left hooker Vasquez had a distinct puncher reputation as an amateur at heavyweights with 201 lbs limit. He turned pro in Florida for DRL ( Dan Wise, Roberto Durán and Luis DeCubas) and is managed by Luis DeCubas Junior.
In his first 6 fights he was woefully out of shape weighing in as high as 290 lbs and only scored 4 KOs.