Marco Antonio Barrera

Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2011. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes between 1995 and 2007, from super bantamweight to super featherweight.

After a brief retirement after losing twice to Junior Jones, Barrera revived his career with a trilogy against Erik Morales and a win against Naseem Hamed, earning him the Ring magazine featherweight title. He lost this title in his first fight against Manny Pacquiao. BoxRec currently Barrera 55th in its list of the greatest boxers of all time, pound for pound,<ref name=boxrec-ratings-world>Template:Cite web</ref> while ESPN ranked Barrera as 43rd on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time.<ref>"All-Time Greatest Boxers". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-09-26.</ref> He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017.

Amateur career

As an amateur, Barrera had a record of 104–4 and was a five-time Mexican national champion. Before losing his first amateur contest, Barrera had an undefeated record of 56–0.

Professional career

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.<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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, but retired from boxing nonetheless regardless of the opinions of his die-hard fans.

Comeback trail

Barrera announced a comeback in 1998, a year later, 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 a 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 into 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

Template:Main article 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. The Ring 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.<ref>Marco Antonio Barrera Conference call | Boxing News – Boxing, UFC and MMA News, Fight Results, Schedule, Rankings, Videos and More. 15rounds.com (2009-03-09). Retrieved 2013-01-17.</ref> On December 1, 2000, he scored a sixth-round knockout over former world champion Jesús Salud.

Featherweight

Barrera vs. Hamed

Template:Main 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 championship by a twelve-round decision. Before the fight, Hamed was a 3 to 1 betting favorite in Las Vegas.<ref>Dean Juipe (1997-12-18). Columnist Dean Juipe: HBO leads Naseem Hamed's bandwagon – Las Vegas Sun News. Lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.</ref> 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 lineal and IBO featherweight titles.<ref>Kim Cawkwell Prince Naseem Hamed Marco Antonio Barrera fight. Saddoboxing.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.</ref> On September 8, 2001, he defeated former champion Enrique Sánchez by sixth-round TKO.<ref>SecondsOut Boxing News – Mark G. Butcher – Arum expects Morales to knock out Barrera. Secondsout.com (2003-01-21). Retrieved 2013-01-17.</ref>

Barrera vs. Morales II

On June 22, 2002, Barrera defeated Morales in a rematch via a unanimous decision, successfully defending his lineal title and winning the vacant Ring magazine title but declined Morales' the WBC belt.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On November 2, he defeated former five-time world champion Johnny Tapia by a 12-round unanimous decision.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Barrera then competed in his 60th career fight on 12 April 2003, defeating former WBC title holder Kevin Kelley by knockout in round four.<ref>Ed Ludwig. Barrera vs. Kelley: Flushing Flash Flushed In Four! eastsideboxing.com</ref>

Barrera vs. Pacquiao I

Template:Main 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 was the recognized lineal champion and his Ring Magazine title was also on the line when he fought Pacquiao).

On June 19, 2004, Barrera defeated former WBA bantamweight title holder Paulie Ayala in Los Angeles by a tenth-round knockout.

Super featherweight

Barrera vs. Morales III

On November 27, 2004, Barrera fought Morales for the third time and became a three-division world champion by defeating Morales in a majority decision to capture the WBC super featherweight title.<ref>Barrera Floors Ayala. infiniteboxing.com (2004-06-19)</ref>

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.<ref>Robert Ecksel (2005-04-10) [2]. The Sweet Science</ref>

On September 17 of the same year, he unified his WBC super featherweight title with the IBF title by defeating the IBF title holder Robbie Peden by a twelve-round unanimous decision in Las Vegas.<ref>Barrera Easily Beats Peden. infiniteboxing.com (2005-09-18)</ref>

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).<ref>Frank Gonzalez, Jr. Barrera vs Juarez 2. eastsideboxing.com</ref>

Barrera vs. Márquez

On March 17, 2007, Barrera lost his WBC super featherweight title to fellow Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Márquez by unanimous decision. Even without counting a knockdown of Marquez that was ruled a slip by referee Jay Nady in the 7th round, Harold Lederman of HBO had the fight in favor of Barrera. Barrera claimed that the judges and referee were wrong.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Barrera vs. Pacquiao II

Template:Main 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 split decision.<ref>sports.yahoo.com, Pacquiao rolls past Barrera in rematch. Yahoo!. Retrieved 2013-01-17.</ref> 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.<ref>Barrera signs five-year promotional deal with King from ESPN August 31, 2008</ref> He moved up to the lightweight division, his goal to become the first Mexican ever to win a title in 4 different weight divisions.<ref>Barrera: Lights Out For a Legend?. Boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.</ref>

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.<ref>Marco Antonio Barrera Stops Sammy Ventura in Four – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com (2008-11-07). Retrieved 2013-01-17.</ref>

Barrera vs. Khan

It was announced on January 15, 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 March 14, 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. However, there was some controversy over the time of the stoppage, as Barrera had sustained the cut during the first round and that it would be constantly examined before the referee officially stopped the fight in the fifth round.<ref>Michael Woods (2009-03-14). TSS Take I: Khan Stops Barrera. The Sweet Science</ref>

On March 26, 2009, as a result of the controversial stoppage timing, 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.<ref>Don King protesting Marco Antonio Barrera's loss to Amir Khan Template:Webarchive. Defend.net (2009-03-26). Retrieved 2013-01-17.</ref> 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.<ref>Barrera wins, suffers cut!. Retrieved 2009-02-01.</ref> Despite this injury, he recovered in time for his bout with Khan and 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The match was an undercard of the Latin Fury 15 event, which featured Julio César Chávez Jr. vs. John Duddy. 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; this was to be Barrera's final fight.

Outside boxing

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.<ref>ESPN Throws More Punches with New Boxing Show Template:Webarchive. HispanicBusiness.com (2009-01-14). Retrieved 2013-01-17.</ref>

He is a natural left handed boxer who fought in a conventional orthodox stance.

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
75	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Jose Arias	TKO	2 (10), Template:Small	Feb 12, 2011	Template:Small
74	Template:Yes2Win	66–7 Template:Small	Adailton de Jesus	UD	10	Jun 26, 2010	Template:Small
73	Template:No2Loss	65–7 Template:Small	Amir Khan	Template:Abbr	5 (12), Template:Small	Mar 14, 2009	Template:Small	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	65–6 Template:Small	Freudis Rojas	DQ	3 (10), Template:Small	Jan 31, 2009	Template:Small	Template:Small
71	Template:Yes2Win	64–6 Template:Small	Sammy Ventura	TKO	4 (12), Template:Small	Nov 7, 2008	Template:Small
70	Template:No2Loss	63–6 Template:Small	Manny Pacquiao	UD	12	Oct 6, 2007	Template:Small	Template:Small
69	Template:No2Loss	63–5 Template:Small	Juan Manuel Márquez	UD	12	Mar 17, 2007	Template:Small	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	63–4 Template:Small	Rocky Juarez	UD	12	Sep 16, 2006	Template:Small	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	62–4 Template:Small	Rocky Juarez	SD	12	May 20, 2006	Template:Small	Template:Small
66	Template:Yes2Win	61–4 Template:Small	Robbie Peden	UD	12	Sep 17, 2005	Template:Small	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	60–4 Template:Small	Mzonke Fana	KO	2 (12), Template:Small	Apr 9, 2005	Template:Small	Template:Small
64	Template:Yes2Win	59–4 Template:Small	Erik Morales	MD	12	Nov 27, 2004	Template:Small	Template:Small
63	Template:Yes2Win	58–4 Template:Small	Paulie Ayala	TKO	10 (12), Template:Small	Jun 19, 2004	Template:Small
62	Template:No2Loss	57–4 Template:Small	Manny Pacquiao	TKO	11 (12), Template:Small	Nov 15, 2003	Template:Small	Template:Small
61	Template:Yes2Win	57–3 Template:Small	Kevin Kelley	TKO	4 (12), Template:Small	Apr 12, 2003	Template:Small	Template:Small
60	Template:Yes2Win	56–3 Template:Small	Johnny Tapia	UD	12	Nov 2, 2002	Template:Small	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	55–3 Template:Small	Erik Morales	UD	12	Jun 22, 2002	Template:Small	Template:Small
58	Template:Yes2Win	54–3 Template:Small	Enrique Sánchez	RTD	6 (12), Template:Small	Sep 8, 2001	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	53–3 Template:Small	Naseem Hamed	UD	12	Apr 7, 2001	Template:Small	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	52–3 Template:Small	Jesus Salud	RTD	6 (12), Template:Small	Dec 1, 2000	Template:Small	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	51–3 Template:Small	Jose Luis Valbuena	UD	12	Sep 9, 2000	Template:Small	Template:Small
54	Template:Yes2Win	50–3 Template:Small	Luiz Freitas	KO	1 (12), Template:Small	Jun 17, 2000	Template:Small	Template:Small
53	Template:No2Loss	49–3 Template:Small	Erik Morales	Template:Abbr	12	Feb 19, 2000	Template:Small	Template:Small
52	Template:Abbr	49–2 Template:Small	Cesar Najera	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Dec 18, 1999	Template:Small	Template:Small
51	Template:Yes2Win	49–2	Pastor Humberto Maurin	UD	12	Aug 7, 1999	Template:Small	Template:Small
50	Template:Yes2Win	48–2	Paul Lloyd	RTD	1 (12), Template:Small	Apr 3, 1999	Template:Small	Template:Small
49	Template:Yes2Win	47–2	Richie Wenton	Template:Abbr	3 (12), Template:Small	Oct 31, 1998	Template:Small	Template:Small
48	Template:Yes2Win	46–2	Pedro Javier Torres	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Sep 26, 1998	Template:Small
47	Template:Yes2Win	45–2	Geronimo Cardoz	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	May 16, 1998	Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	44–2	Angel Rosario	TKO	5 (10), Template:Small	Feb 21, 1998	Template:Small
45	Template:No2Loss	43–2	Junior Jones	UD	12	Apr 18, 1997	Template:Small	Template:Small
44	Template:No2Loss	43–1	Junior Jones	DQ	5 (12), Template:Small	Nov 22, 1996	Template:Small	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	43–0	Jesse Magana	TKO	10 (12), Template:Small	Sep 14, 1996	Template:Small	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	42–0	Orlando Fernandez	TKO	7 (12), Template:Small	Jul 14, 1996	Template:Small	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	41–0	Jesse Benavides	KO	3 (12), Template:Small	May 4, 1996	Template:Small	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	40–0	Kennedy McKinney	TKO	12 (12), Template:Small	Feb 3, 1996	Template:Small	Template:Small
39	Template:Yes2Win	39–0	Eddie Croft	TKO	7 (12), Template:Small	Nov 4, 1995	Template:Small	Template:Small
38	Template:Yes2Win	38–0	Agapito Sánchez	UD	12	Aug 22, 1995	Template:Small	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	37–0	Maui Diaz	TKO	1 (12), Template:Small	Jul 15, 1995	Template:Small	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	36–0	Frank Toledo	TKO	2 (12), Template:Small	Jun 2, 1995	Template:Small	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	35–0	Daniel Jiménez	UD	12	Mar 31, 1995	Template:Small	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	34–0	Eddie Cook	TKO	8 (12), Template:Small	Dec 3, 1994	Template:Small	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	33–0	Jesus Sarabia	TKO	3 (12), Template:Small	Oct 22, 1994	Template:Small	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	32–0	Israel Gonzalez Bringas	TKO	8 (10), Template:Small	Aug 15, 1994	Template:Small
31	Template:Yes2Win	31–0	Miguel Espinoza	KO	6 (10), Template:Small	Jun 24, 1994	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	30–0	Carlos Gabriel Salazar	Template:Abbr	10	Apr 13, 1994	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	29–0	Justo Zuniga	KO	3 (10), Template:Small	Mar 1, 1994	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	28–0	Alejandro Sanabria	KO	1	Nov 27, 1993	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	27–0	Eduardo Ramirez	UD	12	Aug 28, 1993	Template:Small	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	26–0	Elidio Dominguez	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Jul 12, 1993	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	25–0	Noe Santillana	UD	12	May 22, 1993	Template:Small	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	24–0	Facundo Rodriguez	KO	4 (12), Template:Small	Apr 10, 1993	Template:Small	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	23–0	Ivan Salazar	UD	10	Mar 1, 1993	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	22–0	Angel Rosario	TKO	6 (10)	Dec 5, 1992	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	21–0	Esteban Ayala	KO	4 (12), Template:Small	Nov 9, 1992	Template:Small	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	20–0	Abner Barajas	PTS	10	Oct 2, 1992	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	19–0	Miguel Espinoza	KO	6 (12), Template:Small	Jul 11, 1992	Template:Small	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	18–0	Jose Felix Montiel	TKO	2 (12), Template:Small	Jun 13, 1992	Template:Small	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	17–0	Josefino Suarez	Template:Abbr	12	Apr 1, 1992	Template:Small	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	16–0	Miguel Pina	KO	1 Template:Small	Dec 7, 1991	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	15–0	Javier Diaz	Template:Abbr	7 (10)	Nov 2, 1991	Template:Small	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	14–0	Sergio Aguila	TKO	1 (10), Template:Small	Aug 31, 1991	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	13–0	Jaime Rojas	TKO	6	Jun 29, 1991	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	12–0	Juan Facundo Lopez	TKO	1 (10), Template:Small	Apr 13, 1991	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	11–0	Abel Hinojosa	TKO	5	Mar 9, 1991	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	10–0	Esteban Rodriguez	TKO	4	Feb 9, 1991	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	9–0	Ivan Salazar	PTS	8	Dec 8, 1990	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	8–0	Jose Yanez	TKO	2 (6)	Oct 13, 1990	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	7–0	Pedro Martínez	TKO	2	Oct 6, 1990	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	6–0	Sebastian Amica	TKO	5	Sep 14, 1990	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	Federico Lara	Template:Abbr	3	Aug 4, 1990	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	Oscar Granados	PTS	4	Jun 9, 1990	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Ignacio Jacome	Template:Abbr	4	May 18, 1990	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Federico Lara	TKO	3	Dec 16, 1989	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	David Felix	Template:Abbr	2 (4)	Nov 22, 1989	Template:Small

Exhibition boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
3	Template:N/A	0–0 Template:Small	Ricky Hatton	Template:N/A	8	Nov 12, 2022	Template:Small	Template:Small
2	Template:N/A	0–0 Template:Small	Daniel Ponce de León	Template:N/A	6	Nov 20, 2021	Template:Small	Template:Small
1	Template:N/A	0–0 Template:Small	Jesús Soto Karass	Template:N/A	6	Jun 11, 2021	Template:Small	Template:Small

Titles in boxing

Major world titles

• WBC featherweight champion (126 lbs)
• WBC super featherweight champion (130 lbs)
• IBF super featherweight champion (130 lbs)
• WBO super bantamweight champion (122 lbs) (3×)

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

Pay-per-view bouts

United States

Date	Fight	Billing	Buys	Network	Revenue
Template:Dts	Hamed vs. Barrera	Playing with Fire	310,000<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	HBO	Template:N/A
Template:Dts	Pacquiao vs. Barrera II	Will to Win	350,000<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	HBO	$17,532,000
Template:Dts	Barrera vs. Ponce De Leon	La ultima batalla	Template:N/A	FITE TV	Template:N/A

See also

• List of WBC world champions
• List of IBF world champions
• List of WBO world champions
• List of The Ring world champions

External links

• Template:Boxrec
• Marco Antonio Barrera profile at About.com
• Template:IMDb name