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 Faced Assassin” Marco Antonio Barrera, Saturday, March 14 at The M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Is Khan’s Knockout Loss To Prescott a Fluke Thing?
By William Mackay: After watching lightweight Prescott (21-0, 18 KO’s) struggle tonight against journeyman Humberto Toledo, I now wonder whether most people have way overrated Prescott’s power. He looked like an average puncher tonight, nothing like the so-called knockout artist that was seen knocking Amir Khan out in the first round in September 2008.
Amir Khan vs. Marco Antonio Barrera Won’t Be For WBO Title
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 for the vacant WBO lightweight title.
Barrera vs. Khan: What Are Amir’s Options If He Loses?
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 offensive fighters. Khan is then given the formidable task of having to face legendary fighter Marco Antonio Barrera with possibly the WBO lightweight title on the line.
Barrera-Khan: WBO Lightweight Title Could Be On The Line
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 #1 in the WBO, would be a worthy challenger for the title.
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Khan Holds All The Advantages Over Barrera
By Chris Williams: In looking over lightweight Amir Khan’s March 14th fight against veteran former champion Marco Antonio Barrera, I see the decked pretty much stacked against the 35-year-old Barrera, putting him in an almost no win situations. Certainly, Barrera has the advantage in experience over the young 22-year-old Khan, and a better chin than him, but that’s really about it.
Barrera-Khan: Look For Marco To Get Cut Early, Causing A Stoppage
By Scott Gilfoid: For the many boxing fans that are looking forward to the lightweight showdown between former super bantamweight, featherweight and super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) and Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) in a scheduled 12-round lightweight bout on March 14th, they may have to settle for seeing a fight that has a good chance of ending early due to the bad cut that the 35-year-old Barrera received between his eyes on January 31st against little known Freudis Rojas in a fight in Mexico.
Boxing News: Barrera-Khan Fight To Go Ahead On March 14th
By Simon Hirst: After much speculation as to whether he could compete in his fight with Amir Khan, Barrera has now been medically cleared to fight after passing a medical examination. It was unclear as to whether Barrera would actually be able to fight after taking a fight on in his home country a mere six weeks before he was scheduled to fight Britain’s Amir Khan.
Barrera-Khan: Marco Might Not Be Ready To Fight Until May
By Eric Thomas: According to an article from Esto, Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) may have to postpone his fight with British lightweight Amir Khan until May due to a bad cut that the 35-year-old Barrera received over his left eye last Saturday against scrub opponent Freudis Rojas at the Auditorio Telmex de UG, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. Barrera, easily beating the inexperienced Rojas through the first two rounds, was suddenly speared by him in the 3rd, causing a big cut above Barrera’s left eye.