Marco Antonio Barrera

Super flyweight Barrera made his professional debut at 15 when he defeated David Felix by a knockout in round two on November 22, 1989. The victory marked the beginning of a 43 fight win streak. In 1990, Barrera had seven fights, including his first rise in quality opposition, when he defeated veteran Iván Salazar, by a decision in eight rounds. In 1991, he had seven more fights, defeating boxers Abel Hinojosa, Javier Díaz and others. Barrera began 1992 by winning his first professional title, defeating Justino Suárez by a decision in twelve rounds to win the Mexican super flyweight championship. He retained the title three times before the end of the year which helped improved his ranking in the super flyweight division. He defeated Abner Barajas by a decision in ten rounds, and Angel Rosario by a knockout in six rounds. In 1993, Barrera had six bouts, winning each. He defeated Salazar in a rematch and retained his title against Noe Santillana and among others. By 1994, Barrera was attending university to become a lawyer and also continued his boxing career. On April 13, he defeated future champion Carlos Salazar by a ten-round decision in Argentina. He also defeated former world champion Eddie Cook before the end of the year. Super bantamweight First world title Barrera began 1995 by fighting for a world title. On March 31, he became the WBO super bantamweight champion by defeating Puerto Rican boxer Daniel Cobrita Jiménez by a decision in twelve rounds at Anaheim, California. By this time, many boxing journalist were calling Barrera "Mexico's next Julio César Chávez." He made four defenses before the year was over. On June 2, 1995, he defeated future champion Frank Toledo via second round knock out. Barrera knocked Toledo down twice before the fight was stopped. On July 15, 1995, Barrera scored a first-round knockout win over Maui Díaz (27–1). In his next bout, he won a twelve-round unanimous decision over future champion Agapito Sánchez. On February 6, 1996, he fought on the first installment of HBO Boxing's spin-off series "HBO Boxing After Dark." In one of the fights of the year, Barrera stopped Kennedy McKinney in 12 rounds, knocking him down five times whilst suffering one knockdown himself. After the McKinney fight, he defeated former WBO champion Jesse Benavides by third-round knockout. On July 14, 1996, he defeated another former champion, Orlando Fernandez, by seventh-round TKO. Defeat by Junior Jones On November 22, 1996, he suffered his first career loss and lost his title to American boxer Junior Jones, by a disqualification in round five. Barrera was knocked down in Round 5 by Jones, and was declared the loser by disqualification and not by knockout because Barrera's cornerman climbed onto the ring to stop the fight as Jones was finishing Barrera. On April 18, 1997, he was given a chance to regain his title, facing Jones in a rematch in Las Vegas. Barrera was defeated by a unanimous decision that fans thought was controversial, bu

Barrera's fights were promoted by Oscar De La Hoya under the organization of Golden Boy Promotions. He trained at De La Hoya's training facility in Big Bear, California. Since January 2009, Barrera has been a commentator for ESPN Deportes' weekly boxing show Golpe a Golpe ("Blow by Blow") which airs live on Friday nights on the network. Barrera's co-host is SportsCenter anchor Jorge Eduardo Sanchez. Golpe a Golpe is the lead-in show to ESPN Deportes' popular Viernes de Combates ("Friday Night Fights") boxing series and is the first ESPN Deportes show dedicated solely to boxing. He is a natural left handed boxer who fought in a conventional orthodox stance.

75 fights 67 wins 7 losses By knockout 44 1 By decision 21 5 By disqualification 2 1 No contests 1 Number"}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"abbr","href":"./Template:Abbr"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"No."},"2":{"wt":"Number"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwARs">No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes 75 Win 67–7 (1) Jose Arias TKO 2 (10), 2:29 Feb 12, 2011 Coliseo Olímpico Universidad, Guadalajara, Mexico 74 Win 66–7 (1) Adailton de Jesus UD 10 Jun 26, 2010 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. 73 Loss 65–7 (1) Amir Khan Technical decision"}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"abbr","href":"./Template:Abbr"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"TD"},"2":{"wt":"Technical decision"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwAUc">TD 5 (12), 2:36 Mar 14, 2009 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Unanimous TD: Barrera cut from an accidental head clash"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwAU4">For WBA International and vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight titles;Unanimous TD: Barrera cut from an accidental head clash 72 Win 65–6 (1) Freudis Rojas DQ 3 (10), 2:52 Jan 31, 2009 Auditorio Telmex, Zapopan, Mexico Rojas disqualified for an intentional headbutt 71 Win 64–6 (1) Sammy Ventura TKO 4 (12), 1:01 Nov 7, 2008 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China 70 Loss 63–6 (1) Manny Pacquiao UD 12 Oct 6, 2007 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. For WBC International super featherweight title 69 Loss 63–5 (1) Juan Manuel Márquez UD 12 Mar 17, 2007 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Lost WBC super featherweight title 68 Win 63–4 (1) Rocky Juarez UD 12 Sep 16, 2006 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBC super featherweight title 67 Win 62–4 (1) Rocky Juarez SD 12 May 20, 2006 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Retained WBC super featherweight title 66 Win 61–4 (1) Robbie Peden UD 12 Sep 17, 2005 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won [[list of IBF world champions#Junior lightweight|IBF super featherweight title]]"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwAbA">Retained WBC super featherweight title;Won IBF super featherweight title 65 Win 60–4 (1) Mzonke Fana KO 2 (12), 1:48 Apr 9, 2005 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. Retained WBC super featherweight title 64 Win 59–4 (1) Erik Morales MD 12 Nov 27, 2004 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBC super featherweight title 63 Win 58–4 (1) Paulie Ayala TKO 10 (12), 2:34 Jun 19, 2004 Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. 62 Loss 57–4 (1) Manny Pacquiao TKO 11 (12), 2:56 Nov 15, 2003 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Lost The Ring featherweight title 61 Win 57–3 (1) Kevin Kelley TKO 4 (12), 1:32 Apr 12, 2003 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained The Ring featherweight title 60 Win 56–3 (1) Johnny Tapia UD 12 Nov 2, 2002 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained The Ring featherweight title 59 Win 55–3 (1) Erik Morales UD 12 Jun 22, 2002 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Won WBC and vacant The Ring featherweight title 58 Win 54–3 (1

3 fights 0 wins 0 losses Non-scored 3 Number"}]],"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"abbr","href":"./Template:Abbr"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"No."},"2":{"wt":"Number"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwBQc">No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes 3 —.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a 0–0 (3) Ricky Hatton —N/a 8 Nov 12, 2022 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Non-scored bout 2 —N/a 0–0 (2) Daniel Ponce de León —N/a 6 Nov 20, 2021 Inn of the Mountain Gods, Mescalero, New Mexico, U.S. Non-scored bout 1 —N/a 0–0 (1) Jesús Soto Karass —N/a 6 Jun 11, 2021 Pico Rivera Sports Arena, Pico Rivera, California, U.S. Non-scored bout

Major world titles WBO super bantamweight champion (122 lbs) (3×) WBC featherweight champion (126 lbs) WBC super featherweight champion (130 lbs) IBF super featherweight champion (130 lbs) The Ring magazine titles The Ring featherweight champion (126 lbs) Minor world titles IBO featherweight champion (126 lbs) Regional/International titles Mexico super flyweight champion (115 lbs) NABF super flyweight champion (115 lbs) WBA Penta-Continental super bantamweight champion (122 lbs) Honorary titles WBO Super Champion