Marco Antonio Barrera Boxing News

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.

By Manuel Perez: Recently, Manny Pacquiao has moved up in weight to fight opponents out of his weight class, making Oscar De La Hoya have to move down to 147 in order to fight him. This resulted in De La Hoya having to diet drastically to make weight, leaving weak and only a shell of [...]

By Chris Williams: Lightweight Amir Khan’s (20-1, 15 KOs) 5th round stoppage victory over former boxing great Marco Antonio Barrera (65-7, 43 KOs) on March 14th at the M.E.N Arena on March 14 in Manchester, England, is looking more and more tainted by the day. Though Khan won apparently in a convincing manner, Barrera was [...]

By Jim Dower: In looking back at least week’s lightweight clash between Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) and Marco Antonio Barrera (65-7, 43 KOs) at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, it seems more than a little unfair to Barrera that the fight wasn’t stopped in the first two rounds after a huge cut was opened up [...]

By Zubair Ali: Mexico is a most proud nation with boxers seemingly born to fight. Marco Antonio Barrera is just one of many legendary fighters to have emerged from the country such as Salvador Sanchez, Ruben Olivares, Ricardo Lopez and of course the amazing Julio Cesar Chavez. As an amateur, Barrera amassed an impressive record [...]

By Zubair Ali: After his 5th round technical decision victory over modern day legend Marco Antonio Barrera, Amir Khan catapulted himself onto the world stage. In a fight that many believed was a genuine 50-50, Khan produced an exceptional performance against the ageing Barrera. Khan dominated from the opening bell, with a clash of heads [...]

By Nate Anderson: On the latest installment of the Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour show, promoter Frank Warren said that due to Amir Khan’s win over number #1 ranked WBO lightweight contender Marco Antonio Barrera last Saturday night, Khan is in the position to fight for the WBO title later this year. Apparently, Warren originally had [...]

By William Mackay: Freddie Roach still sees lightweight Amir Khan as a future champion, but it looks as if he’s going to take a slower approach and wait two or three fights before possibly throwing Khan to the wolves and putting him in with a top fighter in a world title fight. In the meantime, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Maybe I’m one of the few writers that see Amir Khan’s (20-1, 16 KOs) 5th round stoppage win over the cut up Marco Antonio Barrera (65-7, 43 KOs) as being an empty one, because the victory was an empty gesture. Khan was faster and better than Barrera, showing that he could beat [...]

By Matt Stein: Moments after Saturday’s fight between Amir Khan (20-1, 16 KOs) and Marco Antonio Barrera (65-7, 43 KOs) at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach said “He’s [Khan] maturing now; maturing more and more. He’ll be my next world champion for sure.” Khan, 22, had just finished dominating the 35-year-old [...]

By John Wight: One of the most exciting and compelling aspects to the sport of boxing is the manner in which one fight can completely change a fighter’s fortunes, turning an up and coming fighter with potential into a genuine contender or conversely ending the illustrious career of former world champions, legends even.

By James Hughes: Amir Khan put in a composed performance to defeat ring-legend Marco Antonio Barrera by a 5th round technical decision in the main event at the M.E.N. Arena (Manchester, England). Khan’s youth was a sizeable factor in the outcome, as was a nasty cut to Barrera from an accidental clash of heads in [...]

12 Rounds – WBA International & WBO Inter–Continental Lightweight Titles AMIR KHAN, Bolton, England, 19-1 (15 KOs), 134 ½ lbs. vs. “Baby Faced Assassin” MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA, Mexico City, Mexico, 65-6 (42 KOs), 135 lbs.

By Dave Lahr: Make no mistake about it, Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) will be coming to fight hard on Saturday night and unless lightweight Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) brings his A-game, he might find himself on the canvas with his career in utter shambles. However, my guess is that Khan’s trainer Freddie [...]

By William Mackay: This Saturday night, Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) has a lot riding on the line when he meets up with former three time champion Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) in a lightweight bout at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. At 22, Khan has a lot to lose in this fight, [...]

By Eric Thomas: Three-time world champion Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6. 43 KOs) is predicting not only that he’ll beat Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) this Saturday night at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, but it will be even easier than his victory over British boxing great Naseem Hamed, who Barrera defeated by a lopsided 12-round [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Whether lightweight Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) realizes it or not, he probably stands more to lose if things go wrong for him on Saturday night against Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs). After all, Khan is 22, at the start of his career and still is hoping to make a name [...]

By Jason Sardelis: Marco Antonio Barrera “The Baby Faced Assassin” comes into this fight with as much to prove as any of his previous title fights. The motivation here is the title but with a little twist. Barrera wants Khan for no other reason except, Khan has a belt. Amir Khan 19-1, 15 Ko’s, the [...]

One of Britain’s most popular fighters, Jamie Moore, mounted a supercharged performance this past Friday, taking the vacant European light middleweight title in riveting fashion with a third round knockout of former IBF welterweight champion Michele Piccirillo at Robin Park Arena in Wigan, England on a Frank Maloney promotion televised live by Sky Sports.

Boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter and 2008 Fighter of the Year MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO will be honored and celebrated by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the southern California Filipino community Tomorrow! Saturday, March 7 in Historic Filipino Town (3200 Temple Street, Los Angeles, Calif. 90026 – at Temple and Robinson Streets). Mayor Villaraigosa is [...]

Amir Khan has been receiving tips on how to defeat Marco Antonio Barrera from Manny Pacquiao, he today revealed. Khan takes on Barrera at the MEN Arena in Manchester next weekend, and who better to turn to for advice than Pacquiao, who has defeated Barrera on two occasions. Speaking to Setanta Sports News Khan said:

Amir Khan has vowed to end the career of Marco Antonio Barrera on March 14 in Manchester. The legendary Mexican has claimed that Khan is nothing special – and has promised to school him like he did Naseem Hamed at the start of the Millennium.

By Dave Lahr: Normally, I wouldn’t advise two otherwise quality fighters to retire after a loss, but in this case one of them definitely needs to hang the gloves permanently. Heck, even with a win in this fight, the victor has a huge uphill climb if they ever want to win a title in the [...]

Light-middleweights Bradley Pryce and Matthew Hall have vowed to steal the show on March 14 at the M.E.N Arena. And although they are up against a blockbuster fight card featuring Khan-Barrera, Cook-Martinez and Maccarinelli-Afolabi, the 154-pound KO artists reckon they can do it.

The 12-round main event March 14th between 22-year-old lightweight prospect Amir Khan and Hall of Fame bound multiple world champion, “The Baby Faced Assassin” Marco Antonio Barrera, shapes up as a potential classic at The M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom.

The hype surrounding 22-year-old lightweight prospect Amir Khan may not be the same since his stunning first-round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott last September, but the 2004 Olympic silver medallist has the full confidence of his head trainer, Freddie Roach, as they prepare in Los Angeles for Khan’s showdown with multiple world champion “The Baby [...]

By Manuel Perez: Erik Morales (48-6, 34 KOs) is looking to get back in the ring in July, possibly against Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) or Juan Manuel Marquez. Only 33, Morales hasn’t seen action since losing a close 12-round unanimous decision in August 2007 to David Diaz for the WBC lightweight title. Many [...]

By William Mackay: The March 14th lightweight showdown between Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) and Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) at the M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, won’t have the vacant WBO lightweight title on the line. Instead, the WBC has sanctioned the February 28th match between former champions Juan Diaz and Juan Manuel Marquez [...]

By Chris Williams: You take a good fighter like Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs), and then you put him in with a knockout artist early in his career with the obvious conclusion being Amir being flattened in the 1st. Next, his trainer is sacked and replaced by a well known one with experience in training [...]

By Eric Thomas: According to The Sun, promoter Frank Warren is hoping that the World Boxing Organization (WBO) will sanction the March 14th lightweight battle between Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) and Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) and make the now vacant title be on the line on that night. Certainly, Barrera, who’s ranked [...]