Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974 in Mexico City) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former world champion at WBO Super Bantamweight (122 lb), IBO / WBC Featherweight (126 lb), WBC Super Featherweight (130 lb) and IBF Junior Lightweight (130 lb) divisions. Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Capital en movimiento Location of Mexico City in south central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Capital en movimiento Location of Mexico City in south central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... Super Bantamweight is a weight division in professional boxing. ... Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing and wrestling (Greco-Roman). ... Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ... Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ...

Career history

Championship title

Barrera was 15 years old 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 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. Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ...

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 Carlos Salazar by a ten round decision in Argentina. He also defeated former world champion Eddie Cook before the end of the year. Carlos Gabriel Salazar (born September 5, 1964 in Buenos Aires) is a retired boxer from Argentina, who competed in the light flyweight division (– 71 kg). ...

Barrera began 1995 by fighting for a world title. In March 31, he became the WBO world Super Bantamweight champion by defeating Puerto Rican boxer Daniel Cobrita Jimenez 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, including a two round knockout win against Frankie Toledo, a first round knockout win over Maui Díaz and a twelve round decision win over Agapito Sánchez. For this mans son, also a boxer, see Julio César Chávez, Jr. ... Agapito Sánchez (February 14, 1970 – November 14, 2005) was a boxer from the Dominican Republic, nicknamed El Ciclón, in the Super Bantamweight weight class. ...

On February 6, 1996, he fought on the first installment of HBO Boxing's spin-off series "HBO Boxing After Dark". He was knockdown by former champion Kennedy McKinney, but he recovered off the floor to knockdown McKinney five times and retain the title by a knockout in round twelve. HBO Boxing is a successful TV series that has shown many of boxings greatest fights and historic events during the last 30 years. ... Kennedy McKinney (born January 10, 1966 in Hernando, Mississippi) was a professional boxer. ...

After the McKinney fight, he defeated former world champions Jesse Benavides and Orlando Fernandez before suffering his first loss and losing his title to American boxer Junior Jones, by a disqualification in round five. Barrera was knockdown in round five by what appeared to be a punch by Jones, he was declared the loser by disqualification and not by knockout because his managers climbed onto the ring to stop the fight. Jesse Benavides (born 1963-11-03 in Corpus Christi, TX) was a professional boxer. ... Junior Jones (born December 19, 1970 in Brooklyn, NY) was a professional boxer. ...

In April 18, 1997, he was given a chance to retain 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 Featherweight 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. No contest is a technical term used in the sport of boxing, to describe a fight which ends for reasons outside the fighters hands. ...

Barrera vs. Morales

Main article: Barrera versus Morales trilogy

Barrera vs. Morales II in 2002.

In March 2000, Barrera was defeated in twelve rounds by WBC's world Super Bantamweight champion Erik Morales, to a split decision. This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... Image File history File links Morales_vs. ... Image File history File links Morales_vs. ... WBC logo mark “WBC” redirects here. ... Erik Isaac Morales Elvira (born September 1, 1976 in Tijuana, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer, WBC, IBF and WBO division champion. ...

Defending his title

Barrera defended his Super Bantamweight title three times, defeating Luiz Freitas by a knockout in round one, former world champion Jesús Salud in six rounds, and he also scored a win over José Luis Valbuena.

In 2001, Barrera moved up in weight division. In April 7, he fought and defeated British boxer Naseem Hamed for the IBO Featherweight title by a twelve-round decision. Naseem redirects here. ... The International Boxing Organization (IBO) is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships. ...

In June 22, 2002 Barrera defeated Morales in a rematch, for the WBC Featherweight title, winning by unanimous decision. In November 7, he also defeated former world champion Johnny Tapia by a 12 round unanimous decision. Johnny Lee Tapia (born February 13, 1967), better known as Johnny Tapia, is an American professional boxer. ...

Barrera got his 60th career fight on April 12, 2003, defeating former world champion Kevin Kelley by a knockout in round four to retain the Ring Magazine's world Featherweight title. Kevin Kelley (born Kevin Philip Kelley on June 29, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York) is a professional boxer and former television commentator. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ...

Barrera vs. Pacquiao I

Barrera vs. Pacquiao in 2003.

In November 7, 2003, Barrera was defeated by Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in a eleven round knockout at San Antonio, Texas. Image File history File links R_barrera_pacquiao_ht. ... Image File history File links R_barrera_pacquiao_ht. ... Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, (born December 17, 1978 in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines) is a Filipino professional boxer and reigning WBC International Super Featherweight champion. ...

Bouncing back

In 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, he fought Morales for the third time. Barrera became a three time division world champion by defeating Morales in a majority decision. Paulie Ayala (born April 22, 1970) is a Mexican-American former boxer who is a two time world champion. ...

On April 9, 2005, Barrera retained the WBC Super Featherweight title with a second round knockout against Mzonke Fana in El Paso, Texas, this win also marked Barrera's 60th career win. Mzonke Fana is a boxer, former WBC number 1 contender for the super featherweight division, and coming off a win in his native South Africa. ...

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. IBF redirects here. ... Robert Lloyd Peden, (born on November 11, 1973 in Brisbane, Australia), is a professional boxer. ...

Barrera vs. Juárez

In 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 in September 16, this time Barrera won by a unanimous decision with scores of (117-111, 115-113, 115-113). Ricardo Rocky Juarez (born April 15, 1980 in Houston, Texas) is a professional Mexican-American boxer. ...

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.^[1] WBC logo mark “WBC” redirects here. ... Mens classifications according to WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Categories: | ... Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez (born August 23, 1973, in Mexico City) is a Mexican professional boxer and the reigning world WBC Super Featherweight defending champion. ...

Barrera vs. Pacquiao II and retirement plans

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 has been made. ^[2]

Outside the ring

Barrera's fights are promoted by Oscar De La Hoya under the organization of Golden Boy Promotions. He trains at De La Hoya's training facility in Big Bear, California. Oscar de la Hoya (IPA pronunciation: [1]) (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy — is an American boxer who won a gold medal for the United States Boxing Team at the Barcelona Olympic Games. ...

Record

Barrera's record consists of 70 fights, 63 wins, 6 losses, and 1 no-contest, with 42 wins by knockout.

See also

• Barrera versus Morales trilogy
• List of male boxers
• List of super bantamweight boxing champions
• List of featherweight boxing champions
• List of super featherweight boxing champions
• List of WBC world champions
• List of WBO world champions
• List of IBF world champions
• The Boxing Times - World Rankings
• Notable boxing families
• Ring Magazine pound for pound
• Fight Night: Round 2
• Fight Night: Round 3

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References

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External links

• Marco Antonio Barrera Fight-by-Fight Career Record
• HBO: Fighters: Marco Antonio Barrera Article
• Marco Antonio Barrera Career Boxing Record
• Marco Antonio Barrera Official Website