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Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2011. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes between 1995 and 2007, from super bantamweight to super featherweight.
Barrera deducted one point in 12th for intentionally slamming Hamed's head into a turnbuckle.
Marco Antonio Barrera (Ciudad de México, 17 de enero de 1974) es un exboxeador profesional y comentarista mexicano. Fue campeón mundial en tres divisiones diferentes: Supergallo por la OMB; Pluma por el CMB; y Superpluma por el CMB y la FIB. [1]
Marco Barrera is considered to be one of the best fighters of this era, and one of the best Mexican boxers in history. He is a three weight division champion, and beat his share of great opponents. His amateur record was 56-4 and he was a five-time Mexican national champion.
On the 31 st of March 1995, Marco Antonio Barrera became the WBO super bantamweight champion of the world by defeating Puerto Rican boxer Daniel Jiménez in a unanimous decision over twelve rounds in Anaheim, California.
Barrera won the national title at junior bantamweight in his 17th pro bout and made five defenses before claiming the NABF 115-pound title in his 27th fight. The 20-year-old then traveled to Argentina to face future two-weight titleholder Carlos Salazar in a WBC 115-pound title eliminator.
Barrera was a thinker in the ring, earning a nickname that ranks among the best in boxing annals: “The Baby-Faced Assassin.” Barrera was lighter on his feet than Chavez and had a prettier style, but he banged with his left hook in a way that harkened back to great Mexican fighters like Ruben Olivares.