Marco Antonio Barrera

Not to be confused with Marco Antonio Barrero.

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Barrera and the second or maternal family name is Tapia.

Marco Antonio Barrera
Statistics
Real name	Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia
Nickname(s)	Baby-Faced Assassin
Rated at	Lightweight Super Featherweight Featherweight Super Bantamweight Super Flyweight
Height	5′ 6″ / 168cm
Reach	70″ / 178cm
Nationality	Mexican
Born	June 17, 1974 (1974-06-17) (age 37) Mexico City, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	75
Wins	67
Wins by KO	44
Losses	7
Draws	0
No contests	1

Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born June 17, 1974 in Mexico City) is a Mexican professional boxer. He has won numerous world titles in three different weight classes; he is a former two-time WBO super bantamweight (122 lb), WBC, Lineal, & The Ring featherweight (126 lb), and WBC & IBF super featherweight champion. He ranks # 43 on ESPN's 50 Greatest Boxers Of All Time.

Amateur career

As an amateur, Barrera had a record of 104-4 and was a five-time Mexican national champion. His Winning streak was 56-0 before losing his first amateur contest.

Professional career

Early years at Super Flyweight

Barrera made his professional debut at 15 when he defeated Leonilo Embuestro Jr. of Philippines 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 national 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 and retirement

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.^[1]

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 champion Jesse Benavides by third round knockout. On July 14, 1996, he feated another former champion, Orlando Fernandez, by seventh round TKO.

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 and retired from boxing.

Comeback trail

Barrera announced a comeback in 1998, and he started off by defeating Angel Rosario by a knockout in round five. After two more wins, he was given another opportunity to fight for a world title by the WBO. On October 31, he became two time world Super Bantamweight champion by defeating Richie Wenton by a knockout in three rounds, winning the WBO's vacant title.

In 1999, he had two title defenses and then he ran in to controversy. On December 18, he defeated César Najera in four rounds at California. But upon finding out that Najera had a losing record and was part of Barrera's team, the California State Athletic Commission decided to rule the fight a no contest bout.

Barrera vs. Morales I

Main article: Barrera vs. Morales trilogy

In February 2000, Barrera was defeated by the WBC super bantamweight title holder Erik Morales by a controversial 12 round split decision. It was an intense battle in which both fighters were cut and battered. Ring Magazine named it the fight of the year.

After the bout, the WBO reinstated Barrera as their champion and he defended the title three additional times. On June 17, 2000, he defeated Luiz Freitas (19-1-0) by first round knockout. In his next bout, he defeated José Luis Valbuena (18-1-1) by twelve round unanimous decision.^[2] On December 1, 2000, he scored a sixth round knockout over former world champion Jesús Salud.

Barrera vs. Hamed

In 2001, Barrera moved up in weight division. On April 7, he handed British boxer Naseem Hamed his first and only loss for the Lineal Featherweight title by a twelve-round decision. Before the fight, Hamed was a 3 to 1 betting favorite in Las Vegas.^[3] Hamed could not hit Barrera with his trademark lefts as Barrera circled to his left and worked both head and body. Barrera was not a fan of Hamed's antics and responded to Hamed's punches during clinches. On one occasion early in the fight, Hamed grabbed Barrera and they both fell to the ground where Barrera threw a right jab, leading to a warning from referee Joe Cortez. In the 12th and final round Barrera trapped Hamed in a full nelson, and forced his head into the turnbuckle, resulting in a point deducted by referee Joe Cortez. Ultimately, Barrera threw more, harder punches and more impressive combinations than Hamed throughout the course of the fight. Barrera was awarded the victory via a unanimous decision, with the scorecards reading 115-112, 115 -112, 116-111, and won the IBO Featherweight title.^[4] On September 8, 2001, he defeated former champion Enrique Sánchez by sixth round TKO.^[5]

Barrera vs. Morales II

On 22 June 2002, Barrera defeated Morales in a rematch, for the vacant The Ring & WBC Featherweight titles, winning by unanimous decision. Following the bout, Barrera relinquished the WBC belt, deciding to solely defend the The Ring/Lineal Featherweight title. On 7 November, he defeated former five-time world champion Johnny Tapia by a 12-round unanimous decision.^[6]

Barrera got his 60th career fight on 12 April 2003, defeating former world champion Kevin Kelley by a knockout in round four to retain the Ring Magazine's world Featherweight title.^[7]

Barrera vs. Pacquiao I

On November 16, 2003, Barrera was defeated by Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in the eleventh round when Barerra's corner threw in the towel earning Pacquiao his third world championship in third weight division (Barrera's The Ring Featherweight title was on the line when he fought Pacquiao).^[8][9] Barrera's training was also interrupted when the "Old Fire" wildfire of 2003 forced his team to evacuate their training facilities located in Big Bear Lake, California.^[10][11]

Super Featherweight

On June 19, 2004, Barrera defeated former two time world Bantamweight champion Paulie Ayala in Los Angeles. Barrera won the fight by a ten round knockout against Ayala. On November 27, 2004, he fought Morales for the third time. Barrera became a three time division world champion by defeating Morales in a majority decision and capturing the WBC Super Featherweight title.^[12]

On April 9, 2005, Barrera retained the title with a second round knockout against future champion Mzonke Fana in El Paso, Texas, this win also marked Barrera's 60th career win.^[13]

On September 17 of the same year, he unified his WBC Super Featherweight title with the IBF World Junior Lightweight title version by defeating the IBF world champion Robbie Peden by a twelve round unanimous decision in Las Vegas.^[14]

Barrera vs. Juárez

On May 20, 2006, Barrera defended his title against American boxer Rocky Juárez with what was announced immediately after the fight as a twelve-round draw, which the judges scored 115-113, 113-115, and 114-114. However, tabulation errors were found in the judges' scorecards, leading to a final score of 115-114, 114-115, and 115-114, a split decision in favor of Barerra. He fought Juárez in a rematch bout on September 16, this time Barrera won by a unanimous decision with scores of (117-111, 115-113, 115-113).^[15]

Barrera vs. Márquez

On March 17, 2007 Barrera lost his WBC Super Featherweight title to fellow Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Márquez by unanimous decision. Though Barrera claimed that the judges and referee were wrong, because he knocked down Márquez in the seventh round and the referee ruled it a slip.^[16]

Barrera vs. Pacquiao II

Barrera fought Pacquiao in a rematch bout for the WBC International Super Featherweight title on October 6, 2007 in Las Vegas. Barrera was defeated by a unanimous decision with scores of 118-109, 118-109, 115-112. After the match, Barrera expressed his desire to retire from boxing, however no official confirmation had been given. On February 13, 2008, Barrera announced to the media that he would fight the winner of the Márquez vs. Pacquiao bout on March 15. The winner of this turned out to be Pacquiao, in a highly disputed split decision.^[17] However, Pacquiao's move to the lightweight division and subsequent capture of the WBC lightweight title ensured that a third fight between the two would not happen.

Lightweight

Marco Antonio Barrera, at 35, ended his brief retirement, and signed a five year contract on August 26, 2008 with promoter Don King.^[18] He moved up to the lightweight division, his goal to become the first Mexican ever, to win a title in 4 different weight divisions.^[19]

On November 7, 2008, Barrera marked his return to the ring, in Chengdu, China, by knocking out Sammy Ventura in his first bout in the lightweight division.^[20]

Barrera vs. Khan

It was announced on 15 January 2009 that Barrera would return to the ring against British boxer Amir Khan. Even with Barrera getting on in years, this was seen to be the biggest test of the young Briton's career thus far. Frank Warren promoted the fight, which took place on 14 March 2009 at the MEN Arena.

Barrera lost the bout by a fifth-round technical decision. In the first round, the two fighters clashed heads, resulting in a deep gash above Barrera's forehead, which bled throughout the bout. Ringside doctors stopped the fight at the beginning of the fifth round due to the severity of the cut. The judges scored the fight 50-45, 50-45, and 50-44 for Khan at the point of stoppage and he was declared the winner by technical decision.^[21]

On March 26, 2009, Barrera's promoter, Don King, filed a protest with the British Boxing Board of Control, WBA and WBO on behalf of Barrera, claiming the accidental clash of heads should have resulted in the fight being ruled a no-contest.^[22] Under the rules governing the bout, had the fight been stopped prior to the end of the fourth round due to the accidental headbutt, the official ruling would have been no contest requiring an immediate rematch. Referee Dave Parris, however, waited until midway through the fourth round before asking the ringside physician to inspect the wound.

Before this fight, Barrera had fought Freudis Rojas on January 31, 2009 in Zapopan, Jalisco. Rojas was disqualified for a headbutt which left Barrera with a bad cut over his left eye. The cut could have jeopardized Barrera's scheduled bout against Khan.^[23] Despite this injury, the fight went ahead regardless.

Comeback

After the loss, Barrera took a period of inactivity. The former three time world champion fought on June 26, 2010 against Adailton de Jesus of Brazil. The 10 round bout took place at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, United States.^[24] The match was an undercard of the Latin Fury 15 PPV, which featured Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. John Duddy. Marco Antonio Barrera dominated De Jesus for 10 rounds winning via decision.

On February 12, 2011, he fought Jose Arias of the Dominican Republic and scored a TKO in the second round.

Professional boxing record

67 Wins (44 knockouts), 7 Losses 0 Draw 1 No Contest[1]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	67-7-0	Jose Arias	TKO	2 (10)	2011-02-12	Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara, Jalisco
Win	66-7-0	Adailton de Jesus	UD	10 (10)	2010-06-26	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Loss	65-7-0	Amir Khan	TD	5 (12)	2009-03-14	M.E.N. Arena, Manchester	WBA International Lightweight Title & Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight titles.
Win	65-6-0	Freudis Rojas	DQ	3 (10)	2009-01-31	Auditorio Telmex de UG, Zapopan, Jalisco
Win	64-6-0	Sammy Ventura	TKO	4 (12)	2008-11-07	Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China
Loss	63-6-0	Manny Pacquiao	UD	12 (12)	2007-10-06	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	WBC International Super Featherweight Title on the line.
Loss	63-5-0	Juan Manuel Márquez	UD	12 (12)	2007-03-17	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Win	63-4-0	Rocky Juarez	UD	12 (12)	2006-09-16	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Win	62-4-0	Rocky Juarez	SD	12 (12)	2006-05-20	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California	Retained WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Win	61-4-0	Robbie Peden	UD	12 (12)	2005-09-17	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Win	60-4-0	Mzonke Fana	KO	2 (12)	2005-04-09	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas	Retained WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Win	59-4-0	Erik Morales	MD	12 (12)	2004-11-27	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBC Super Featherweight Title.
Win	58-4-0	Paulie Ayala	TKO	10 (12)	2004-06-19	Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Loss	57-4-0	Manny Pacquiao	TKO	11 (12)	2003-11-15	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas	Lost Lineal & The Ring Featherweight Titles.
Win	57-3-0	Kevin Kelley	TKO	4 (12)	2003-04-12	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained Lineal & The Ring Featherweight Titles.
Win	56-3-0	Johnny Tapia	UD	12 (12)	2002-11-02	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained Lineal & The Ring Featherweight Titles.
Win	55-3-0	Erik Morales	UD	12 (12)	2002-06-22	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained Lineal Featherweight Title. Won WBC Featherweight Title. Won vacant The Ring title.
Win	54-3-0	Enrique Sánchez	RTD	6 (12)	2001-09-08	Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada	Retained Lineal Featherweight Title.
Win	53-3-0	Naseem Hamed	UD	12 (12)	2001-04-07	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won Lineal Featherweight Title.
Win	52-3-0	Jesus Salud	TKO	6 (12)	2000-12-01	Venetian Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	51-3-0	Jose Luis Valbuena	TKO	6 (12)	2000-09-09	New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	50-3-0	Luiz Freitas	KO	1 (12)	2000-06-17	Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Following the bout, Morales vacated the WBC title and went to the Featherweight division; Barrera was reinstated as champion by the WBO.
Loss	49-3-0	Erik Morales	SD	12 (12)	2000-02-19	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost WBO Super Bantamweight Title. WBC Super Bantamweight Title on the line.
NC	49-2-0	Cesar Najera	NC	4 (10)	1999-12-18	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California	Commission ruled a no-decision bout because Najera's record could not be confirmed.
Win	49-2-0	Pastor Humberto Maurin	UD	12 (12)	1999-08-07	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	48-2-0	Paul Lloyd	RTD	1 (12)	1999-04-03	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	47-2-0	Richie Wenton	TKO	4 (12)	1998-10-31	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Won vacant WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	46-2-0	Pedro Javier Torres	TKO	4 (10)	1998-09-26	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Win	45-2-0	Geronimo Cardoz	KO	1 (10)	1998-05-16	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	44-2-0	Angel Rosario	TKO	5 (10)	1998-02-21	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	43-2-0	Junior Jones	UD	12 (12)	1997-04-18	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada	WBO Super Bantamweight Title on the line.
Loss	43-1-0	Junior Jones	DQ	5 (12)	1996-11-22	Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida	Lost WBO Super Bantamweight Title. Barrera down twice in Round 5.
Win	43-0-0	Jesse Magana	TKO	10 (12)	1996-09-14	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	42-0-0	Orlando Fernandez	TKO	7 (12)	1996-07-14	Mammoth Gardens, Denver, Colorado	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	41-0-0	Jesse Benavides	KO	3 (12)	1996-05-04	Honda Center, Anaheim, California	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	40-0-0	Kennedy McKinney	TKO	12 (12)	1996-02-03	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	39-0-0	Eddie Croft	TKO	7 (12)	1995-11-04	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	38-0-0	Agapito Sánchez	UD	12 (12)	1995-08-22	Civic Center, South Padre Island, Texas	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	37-0-0	Maui Diaz	TKO	1 (12)	1995-07-15	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	36-0-0	Frank Toledo	TKO	2 (12)	1995-06-02	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut	Retained WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	35-0-0	Daniel Jiménez	UD	12 (12)	1995-03-31	Honda Center, Anaheim, California	Won Daniel's WBO Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	34-0-0	Eddie Cook	TKO	8 (12)	1994-12-03	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBA Penta-Continental Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	33-0-0	Jesus Alberto Sarabia	TKO	3 (12)	1994-10-22	Las Vegas, Nevada	Won Vacant WBA Penta-Continental Super Bantamweight Title.
Win	32-0-0	Israel Gonzalez	TKO	8 (10)	1994-08-15	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win	31-0-0	Miguel Espinoza	KO	6 (10)	1994-06-24	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win	30-0-0	Carlos Gabriel Salazar	MD	10 (10)	1994-04-13	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal	WBC Super Flyweight Eliminator.
Win	29-0-0	Justo Zuniga	KO	3 (10)	1994-03-01	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win	28-0-0	Alejandro Sanabria	KO	1 (?)	1993-11-27	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	27-0-0	Eduardo Ramirez	UD	12 (12)	1993-08-28	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	Won Vacant NABF Super Flyweight Title.
Win	26-0-0	Elidio Dominguez	KO	1 (10)	1993-07-12	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win	25-0-0	Noe Santillana	UD	12 (12)	1993-05-22	El Toreo de Cartro Caminos, Naucalpan, México	Retained Mexico Super Flyweight Title.
Win	24-0-0	Facundo Rodriguez	KO	4 (12)	1993-04-10	Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Jalisco	Retained Mexico Super Flyweight Title.
Win	23-0-0	Ivan Salazar	UD	10 (10)	1993-03-01	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win	22-0-0	Angel Rosario	TKO	6 (10)	1992-12-05	El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	21-0-0	Esteban Ayala	KO	4 (12)	1992-11-09	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	Retained Mexico Super Flyweight Title.
Win	20-0-0	Abner Barajas	PTS	10 (10)	1992-10-02	Guadalajara, Jalisco
Win	19-0-0	Miguel Espinoza	KO	6 (12)	1992-07-11	Mexico City, Distrito Federal	Retained Mexico Super Flyweight Title.
Win	18-0-0	Jose Felix Montiel	TKO	2 (12)	1992-06-13	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal	Retained Mexico Super Flyweight Title.
Win	17-0-0	Josefino Suarez	UD	12 (12)	1992-04-01	Mexico City, Distrito Federal	Won Vacant Mexico Super Flyweight Title.
Win	16-0-0	Miguel Pina	KO	1 (?)	1991-12-07	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	15-0-0	Javier Diaz	DQ	7 (10)	1991-11-02	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	14-0-0	Sergio Aguila	TKO	1 (10)	1991-08-31	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	13-0-0	Jaime Rojas	TKO	6 (?)	1991-06-29	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	12-0-0	Juan Facundo Lopez	TKO	1 (10)	1991-04-13	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	11-0-0	Abel Hinojosa	TKO	5 (?)	1991-03-09	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	10-0-0	Esteban Rodriguez	TKO	4 (?)	1991-02-09	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	9-0-0	Ivan Salazar	PTS	8 (8)	1990-12-08	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	8-0-0	Jose Yanez	TKO	2 (6)	1990-10-13	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	7-0-0	Pedro Martinez	TKO	2 (?)	1990-10-06	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	6-0-0	Sebastian Amica	TKO	5 (?)	1990-09-14	Acapulco, Guerrero
Win	5-0-0	Federico Lara	KO	3 (?)	1990-08-04	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	4-0-0	Oscar Granados	PTS	4 (4)	1990-06-09	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	3-0-0	Ignacio Jacome	PTS	4 (4)	1990-05-18	Salamanca, Guanajuato
Win	2-0-0	Federico Lara	TKO	3 (?)	1989-12-16	Palacio de Deporte Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	1-0-0	David Felix	TKO	2 (4)	1989-11-22	Palacio de Deporte Mexico City, Distrito Federal	Marco's professional debut.

Outside the ring

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.

He is currently promoted by Ryan Jenkins.^[25]

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.^[26]

References

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17. ^ sports.yahoo.com, Pacquiao rolls past Barrera in rematch
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External links

• boxen-artur.de – Encyclopedia
• Marco Antonio Barrera Fight-by-Fight Career Record
• HBO: Fighters: Marco Antonio Barrera Article
• Official website
• Marco Antonio Barrera at the Internet Movie Database
• Professional boxing record for Marco Antonio Barrera from BoxRec

Preceded by Daniel Cobrita Jimenez	WBO Super Bantamweight Champion March 31, 1995 - November 11, 1996	Succeeded by Junior Jones
Vacant Title last held by Kennedy McKinney	WBO Super Bantamweight Champion October 31, 1998 - February 19, 2000	Succeeded by Érik Morales
Vacant Title last held by Érik Morales	WBO Super Bantamweight Champion June 17, 2000 - April 7, 2001 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Agapito Sánchez
Vacant Title last held by Junior Jones	IBO Featherweight Champion April 7, 2001–2002 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Naseem Hamed
Preceded by Naseem Hamed	Lineal Featherweight Champion April 7, 2001 - November 16, 2003	Succeeded by Manny Pacquiao
Vacant Title last held by Antonio Esparragoza	The Ring Featherweight Champion June 22, 2002 - November 16, 2003
Preceded by Érik Morales	WBC Featherweight Champion June 22, 2002 - November 16, 2002 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Érik Morales
	WBC Super Featherweight Champion November 27, 2004 - March 17, 2007	Succeeded by Juan Manuel Márquez
Preceded by Robbie Peden	IBF Junior Lightweight Champion September 17, 2005 - May 31, 2006 Stripped	Vacant Title next held by Cassius Baloyi

Persondata
Name	Barrera, Marco Antonio
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Date of birth	June 17, 1974
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
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