Barrera vs. De Jesus

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?’’