Barrera-Khan

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.

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 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 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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 Jason Kim: I really think Amir Khan is a great fighter and has loads of potential in boxing. But I question whether he has the chin to get the job done against former six-time champion Marco Antonio Barrera on March 14th at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, Lancashire. There’s a big difference from being [...]

By Chris Williams: While Amir Khan (19-01, 15 KOs) has caught quite a bit of flake lately for choosing to take on a fighter as accomplished as Marco Antonio Barrera (64-6, 43 KOs) for a bout on March 14th, the same question in reverse could be put to Barrera. What on Earth is he thinking [...]

By Chris Williams: I’m no fan of lightweight contender Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs), especially after seeing him get destroyed in 54 seconds of the 1st round by Breidis Prescott (20-0, 18 KOs) in September, but I think Amir has more than enough to beat Marco Antonio Barrera (64-6, 43 KOs) on March 14th. I [...]

By Simon Hirst: Frank Warren seems to have pulled a rabbit out of the hat in landing Lightweight prospect Amir Khan a huge fight against former three-weight world champion Marco Antonio Barrera. This is a huge fight for a fighter coming off a shock first round knockout some six months ago. The Mexican, who is [...]