All boxersMarco Antonio Barrera
“The Baby-Faced Assassin”
Boxing · Retired67-7-0 (1 NC)RECORD
44WINS BY KO / TKO
21WINS BY DECISION
75PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Baby-Faced Assassin |
| Date of birth | 17 Dec 1973 |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Birthplace | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Super flyweight, Super bantamweight, Featherweight, Super featherweight, Lightweight |
| Trainers | Rafael Mendoza, Nacho Beristain |
| Height | 170 cm (5′7″) |
| Reach | 173 cm (68″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1989–2011 |
| Status | Retired |
| Pro debut | 22 Nov 1989 |
| Last fight | Win vs Jose Arias, 12 Feb 2011 |
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Titles and honours
- WBO super bantamweight champion (1995-96, 1998-2000)
- WBC and The Ring featherweight champion (2002-03)
- WBC super featherweight champion (2004-07)
- IBF super featherweight champion (2005)
- IBO featherweight champion (2001)
Background
Mexican three-division world champion who turned professional in 1989 and was known for his trilogy with Erik Morales and wins over Naseem Hamed and Johnny Tapia.
Fight history
75 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jose Arias | TKO | 2 | 2:29 | 12 Feb 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| Win | Adailton de Jesus | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 26 Jun 2010 | San Antonio, Texas, USA | ||
| Loss | Amir Khan | Technical decision | 5 | 2:36 | 14 Mar 2009 | Manchester, England | For WBA International and vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight titles; stopped after accidental head clash, decision on scorecards |
| Win | Freudis Rojas | Disqualification | 3 | 2:52 | 31 Jan 2009 | Zapopan, Mexico | Rojas disqualified for intentional headbutt |
| Win | Sammy Ventura | TKO | 4 | 1:01 | 7 Nov 2008 | Chengdu, China | |
| Loss | Manny Pacquiao | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 6 Oct 2007 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | For WBC International super featherweight title | |
| Loss | Juan Manuel Márquez | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 17 Mar 2007 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Lost WBC super featherweight title | |
| Win | Rocky Juarez | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 16 Sep 2006 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Retained WBC super featherweight title | |
| Win | Rocky Juarez | Decision (split) | 12 | 20 May 2006 | Los Angeles, California, USA | Retained WBC super featherweight title | |
| Win | Robbie Peden | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 17 Sep 2005 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Retained WBC super featherweight title; won IBF super featherweight title | |
| Win | Mzonke Fana | KO | 2 | 1:48 | 9 Apr 2005 | El Paso, Texas, USA | Retained WBC super featherweight title |
| Win | Erik Morales | Decision (majority) | 12 | 27 Nov 2004 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Won WBC super featherweight title | |
| Win | Paulie Ayala | TKO | 10 | 2:34 | 19 Jun 2004 | Carson, California, USA | |
| Loss | Manny Pacquiao | TKO | 11 | 2:56 | 15 Nov 2003 | San Antonio, Texas, USA | Lost The Ring featherweight title |
| Win | Kevin Kelley | TKO | 4 | 1:32 | 12 Apr 2003 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Retained The Ring featherweight title |
| Win | Johnny Tapia | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 2 Nov 2002 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Retained The Ring featherweight title | |
| Win | Erik Morales | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 22 Jun 2002 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Won WBC and vacant The Ring featherweight titles | |
| Win | Enrique Sánchez | TKO (corner retirement) | 6 | 3:00 | 8 Sep 2001 | Reno, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Naseem Hamed | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 7 Apr 2001 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Won vacant IBO featherweight title | |
| Win | Jesus Salud | TKO (corner retirement) | 6 | 3:00 | 1 Dec 2000 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Retained WBO super bantamweight title |
| Win | Jose Luis Valbuena | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 9 Sep 2000 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Retained WBO super bantamweight title | |
| Win | Luiz Freitas | KO | 1 | 1:27 | 17 Jun 2000 | Mexico City, Mexico | Retained WBO super bantamweight title |
| Loss | Erik Morales | Decision (split) | 12 | 19 Feb 2000 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Lost WBO super bantamweight title; for WBC super bantamweight title | |
| No contest | Cesar Najera | No contest | 4 | 0:36 | 18 Dec 1999 | Indio, California, USA | Originally a TKO win, later ruled a no contest |
| Win | Pastor Humberto Maurin | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 7 Aug 1999 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | Retained WBO super bantamweight title | |
| Win | Paul Lloyd | TKO (corner retirement) | 1 | 3:00 | 3 Apr 1999 | London, England | Retained WBO super bantamweight title |
| Win | Richie Wenton | TKO (corner retirement) | 3 | 3:00 | 31 Oct 1998 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | Won vacant WBO super bantamweight title |
| Win | Pedro Javier Torres | TKO | 4 | 1:15 | 26 Sep 1998 | Stateline, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Geronimo Cardoz | KO | 1 | 2:59 | 16 May 1998 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Angel Rosario | TKO | 5 | 2:40 | 21 Feb 1998 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Junior Jones | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 18 Apr 1997 | Winchester, Nevada, USA | For WBO super bantamweight title | |
| Loss | Junior Jones | Disqualification | 5 | 2:59 | 22 Nov 1996 | Tampa, Florida, USA | Lost WBO super bantamweight title; disqualified after his cornermen entered the ring early |
| Win | Jesse Magana | TKO | 10 | 1:56 | 14 Sep 1996 | Inglewood, California, USA | Retained WBO super bantamweight title |
| Win | Orlando Fernandez | TKO | 7 | 1:03 | 14 Jul 1996 | Denver, Colorado, USA | Retained WBO super bantamweight title |
| Win | Jesse Benavides | KO | 3 | 1:15 | 4 May 1996 | Anaheim, California, USA | Retained WBO super bantamweight title |
| Win | Kennedy McKinney | TKO | 12 | 2:05 | 3 Feb 1996 | Inglewood, California, USA | Retained WBO super bantamweight title |
| Win | Eddie Croft | TKO | 7 | 1:38 | 4 Nov 1995 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Retained WBO super bantamweight title |
| Win | Agapito Sánchez | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 22 Aug 1995 | South Padre Island, Texas, USA | Retained WBO super bantamweight title | |
| Win | Maui Diaz | TKO | 1 | 2:50 | 15 Jul 1995 | Inglewood, California, USA | Retained WBO super bantamweight title |
| Win | Frank Toledo | TKO | 2 | 1:55 | 2 Jun 1995 | Ledyard, Connecticut, USA | Retained WBO super bantamweight title |
| Win | Daniel Jiménez | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 31 Mar 1995 | Anaheim, California, USA | Won WBO super bantamweight title | |
| Win | Eddie Cook | TKO | 8 | 2:31 | 3 Dec 1994 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Retained WBA Penta-Continental super bantamweight title |
| Win | Jesus Sarabia | TKO | 3 | 2:33 | 22 Oct 1994 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | Won vacant WBA Penta-Continental super bantamweight title |
| Win | Israel Gonzalez Bringas | TKO | 8 | 1:34 | 15 Aug 1994 | Inglewood, California, USA | |
| Win | Miguel Espinoza | KO | 6 | 2:59 | 24 Jun 1994 | Inglewood, California, USA | |
| Win | Carlos Gabriel Salazar | Decision (majority) | 10 | 13 Apr 1994 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Win | Justo Zuniga | KO | 3 | 1:54 | 1 Mar 1994 | Inglewood, California, USA | |
| Win | Alejandro Sanabria | KO | 1 | 27 Nov 1993 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | Eduardo Ramirez | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 28 Aug 1993 | Inglewood, California, USA | Won vacant NABF super flyweight title | |
| Win | Elidio Dominguez | KO | 1 | 0:45 | 12 Jul 1993 | Inglewood, California, USA | |
| Win | Noe Santillana | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 22 May 1993 | Naucalpan, Mexico | Retained Mexico super flyweight title | |
| Win | Facundo Rodriguez | KO | 4 | 1:20 | 10 Apr 1993 | Veracruz, Mexico | Retained Mexico super flyweight title |
| Win | Ivan Salazar | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 1 Mar 1993 | Inglewood, California, USA | ||
| Win | Angel Rosario | TKO | 6 | 5 Dec 1992 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | Esteban Ayala | KO | 4 | 1:20 | 9 Nov 1992 | Inglewood, California, USA | Retained Mexico super flyweight title |
| Win | Abner Barajas | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Oct 1992 | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||
| Win | Miguel Espinoza | KO | 6 | 0:55 | 11 Jul 1992 | Mexico City, Mexico | Retained Mexico super flyweight title |
| Win | Jose Felix Montiel | TKO | 2 | 0:42 | 13 Jun 1992 | Mexico City, Mexico | Retained Mexico super flyweight title |
| Win | Josefino Suarez | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 1 Apr 1992 | Mexico City, Mexico | Won vacant Mexico super flyweight title | |
| Win | Miguel Pina | KO | 1 | 0:57 | 7 Dec 1991 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Win | Javier Diaz | Disqualification | 7 | 2 Nov 1991 | Mexico City, Mexico | Diaz disqualified for feigning injury after a foul | |
| Win | Sergio Aguila | TKO | 1 | 0:32 | 31 Aug 1991 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Win | Jaime Rojas | TKO | 6 | 29 Jun 1991 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | Juan Facundo Lopez | TKO | 1 | 2:45 | 13 Apr 1991 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Win | Abel Hinojosa | TKO | 5 | 9 Mar 1991 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | Esteban Rodriguez | TKO | 4 | 9 Feb 1991 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | Ivan Salazar | Decision (points) | 8 | 8 Dec 1990 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | Jose Yanez | TKO | 2 | 13 Oct 1990 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | Pedro Martínez | TKO | 2 | 6 Oct 1990 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | Sebastian Amica | TKO | 5 | 14 Sep 1990 | Acapulco, Mexico | ||
| Win | Federico Lara | KO | 3 | 4 Aug 1990 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | Oscar Granados | Decision (points) | 4 | 9 Jun 1990 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | Ignacio Jacome | Decision (points) | 4 | 18 May 1990 | Salamanca, Mexico | ||
| Win | Federico Lara | TKO | 3 | 16 Dec 1989 | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Win | David Felix | TKO | 2 | 22 Nov 1989 | Mexico City, Mexico |