Marco Antonio Barrera Boxing News

Promoter, and former World Champion, Carl Greaves recently announced that three weight World Champion Marco Antonio Barrera is to make a return visit to the UK next month. Now before you go getting too excited, or maybe you should, because it’s not for yet another super fight, oh no this time it’s for a much [...]

By Chris Williams: Marco Antonio Barrera is picking WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) to beat Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s) in their fight on November 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

By Chris Williams: WBA World lightweight champion Brandon Rios (28-0-1, 21 KO’s) could face former three division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7, 44 KO’s) for his next fight after beating fringe contender Urbano Antillon (28-3, 20 KO’s) by a third round TKO last Saturday night at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California.

By Eric Thomas: According to the latest boxing news coming down the pike, 34-year-old Erik Morales (51-7, 35 KO’s) and 37-year-old and Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7, 44 KO’s) could be squaring off for a 4th fight on July 30th. Morales recently showed interest in the fight and Barrera, who hasn’t done much in the past [...]

By Jason Kim: The rumors of Ricky Hatton coming back to face the 34-year-old Erik Morales (51-7, 36 KO’s) have proved to be premature. According to the mirror, Hatton has no immediate plans of making a comeback right now. He’s currently working as a promoter and seems to be quite happy working in that capacity. [...]

By Isobel Castillion: Multi weight World Champion Eric Morales (El Terrible) with fifty seven fights behind him is facing the knock out artist Marcos Rene Maidana (Chino) on the 9th April in Las Vegas Nevada for the interim WBA World light welterweight title.

By Dan Ambrose: There is a very good chance that we may see a fourth fight between Erik Morales (51-6, 35 KO’s) and 37-year-old Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7, 44 KO’s) if Morales beats Maidana on April 9th at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Maidana is a heavy favorite to win the fight, however, [...]

By Jason Kim: Photo credit Tom Casino/Showtime – Newly crowned WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios (27-0-1, 20 KO’s) looked great tonight in taking out WBA champion Miguel Acosta (28-4-2, 22 KO’s) tonight in an exciting bout at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada. Rios showed excellent power and pressure to wear down Acosta and [...]

By Gerardo Granados: Marco Antonio Barrera aims to become the first Mexican fighter to conquer titles in four weight divisions, but does he really has a good chance to achieve it? Fellow countrymen Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez and Fernando Montiel have the same goal, but it seems like that the only ones to have [...]

By Francisco Hernandez: The decade of 2000 will probably be remembered in boxing history as the comeback of retired boxers. Fighters are no longer learning skills; they don’t know the art of boxing, there are plenty of fighters but few real boxers. Most fighters today are done in boxing before they learn how to throw [...]

By Chris Williams: Marcos Antonio Barrera (67-7, 44 KO’s) looked good on Saturday night in moving up to light welterweight to stop 43-year-old Jose Arias (15-2, 9 KOs) at the Coliseo Olimpico at the Universidad de Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

By Michael Lieberman: Former three division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7, 44 KO’s) made easy work of his 2nd tier opponent on Saturday night, stopping the inexperienced 43-year-old Jose Arias (15-2, 9 KO’s) in the 2nd round of a scheduled 10 round bout at the Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Barrera, [...]

By Jim Dower: 37-year-old former three-time world champion Marcos Antonio Barrera (66-7, 43 KO’s) will be returning to action on February 12th against Jose Arias (15-1, 9 KO’s) in a fight at the Olympic Coliseum at the University of Guadalajara. Barrera hasn’t seen action since defeating Adailton De Jesus by a 10 round unanimous decision [...]

By Jim Dower: 36-year-old former three division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera (66-7, 43 KO’s) will be making his ring return on December 11th against little known 25-year-old Likar Ramos (23-3, 17 KO’s), according to Fightnews.com. The fight will be taking place in Mexico. Barrera won his last fight over Adailton De Jesus by a [...]

By David Lahr: Marco Antonio Barrera, who has twice been beaten by Pacquiao in 2003 and 2007, thinks Antonio Margarito might have a tough time catching Manny Pacquiao with his shots in their fight on November 13th at the Cowboy Stadium. In an article at the Examiner.com, Barrera says “Antonio has a peculiar style which [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has set 36-year-old Marco Antonio Barrera (66-7, 43 KO’s) with a title shot against World Boxing Council lightweight champion Humberto Soto (52-7-2, 32 KO’s) on September 11th in Mexico City. Despite Barrera having lost three out of his last six fights with his only wins coming against [...]

By Chris Williams: Three division champion Marco Antonio Barrera (66-7, 43 KO’s) will be getting a gift title shot against World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Humberto Soto (52-7-2, 32 KO’s) on September 11th at the Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

By Eric Thomas: 36-year-old Marco Antonio Barrera (66-7, 43 KO’s), despite little real success against top level opposition in the past three years, has his pick of which lightweight champion he wants to fight next. Barrera can fight either World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Humberto Soto (52-7-2, 32 KO’s) or the WBA lightweight title [...]

By Jason Kim: Three time world champion Marco Antonio Barrera (66-7, 43 KO’s) put in a pedestrian performance on Saturday night in beating Brazilian lightweight Adailton De Jesus (26-5, 21 KO’s) by a dull 10 round unanimous decision on the undercard of the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. John Duddy bout at the Alamodome, in [...]

By Jim Dower: Fighting for the first time in over a year, three-time world champion, 36-year-old Marco Antonio Barrera (66-7, 43 KO’s) got back on the winning track, defeating a very passive Adailton De Jesus (26-5, 21 KO’s) by a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision in lightweight action on the undercard of the Julio Cesar [...]

Photo: Rafael Soto/Top Rank – By Chris Williams: I really love boxing and I am all for the fighters getting a good payday, but I’m not exactly eager about the thought of paying $39.95 to watch Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fight John Duddy and Marco Antonio Barrera go at it with Adailton De Jesus. I [...]

12 Rounds – WBC Middleweight Silver Championship/Title Elimination Bout Julio César Chávez Jr. 160 Lbs / John Duddy 159 Lbs 10 rounds – Junior Welterweight Bout Marco Antonio Barrera 141 lbs / Adailton De Jesús 138 lbs

Photo: Rafael Soto/Top Rank – By Chris Williams: At the final press conference for fighters John Duddy, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Marco Antonio Barrera (65-7, 43 KO’s), Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said this about the 36-year-old Barrera: “My goal is to do the rest of his [Barrera] for his brilliant career and to [...]

BOB ARUM: It’s really a pleasure to be here in San Antonio. It’s a beautiful city, pretty warm, but the fights will take place in the air-conditioned Alamodome. It will be a super card headlined by the 12-round middleweight match between Julio César Chávez Jr. and “Ireland’s” John Duddy as well as the first fight [...]

From today’s standing room only media workout at the Jesse James Leija Champion Fit Gym in San Antonio, Texas JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR. “At first I thought to myself, ‘Could I really hack it with Freddie Roach? Could I make it?’’

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (April 27, 2010) – Top Rank will present its most ambitious and compelling Latin Fury card in its 15-event history. Latin Fury 15: La Furia de México will feature undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 1 super welterweight contender and son of the living legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, Jr., in rumble against [...]

By Stuart Young: Unquestionably the most revered boxing sons to come out of Mexico since the great Julio Cesar Chavez. It seems with their ‘boxing lifespan’ either over or seemingly on the wane, now would be as good a time as any, to look back over their careers & try to determine which of this [...]

By Bal Kang: Sometimes the winner of a trilogy between two fighters doesn’t necessarily put him above the loser in an all time rankings list. Marco Antonio Barrera ‘The Baby Faced Assassin’ and Erik ‘El Terrible’ Morales gave us some of the most memorable moments in modern day boxing history. As you all will be [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Yesterday, the British Boxing Board of Control and the WBO ruled that the results of March 14th bout between lightweights Amir Khan vs. Marco Antonio Barrera stands, which saw Khan win the fight by a 5th round technical decision. Barrera, 35, was cut high on his scalp near his hairline in the [...]

By Dave Lahr: As expected, boxing great Marco Antonio Barrera (65-7, 43 KOs) won’t be getting a rematch with British lightweight Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) after the WBO rejected the protest that Barrera’s promoter Don King submitted to them following the defeat.