BoxRec: Marco Antonio Barrera
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Marco Antonio Barrera

67 7 0
44 KOs 1 KOs
Box-pro
division super bantam
status inactive
bouts 75
rounds 485
KOs 65.67%
career 1989-2011
debut 1989-11-22

ID# 008010
birth name Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia
sex male
alias Baby Faced Assassin
nationality Mexico
stance orthodox
height 5′ 6″   /   168cm
reach 70″   /   178cm
residence Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
birth place Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
followers
124

Box-pro 75 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
2011-02-12 Jose Arias 17 1 0
Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara
W-TKO
Arias down once in each of rounds one and two
2010-06-26 Adailton De Jesus 26 4 0
Alamodome, San Antonio
W-UD
ref: Wilfredo Esperon   Ruben Carrion 99-91   Joel Elizondo 100-90   Chet Robins 98-92
2009-03-14 Amir Khan 19 1 0
M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
L-TD-U
2:36    ref: Dave Parris   John Coyle 44-50   Jose Ignacio Martinez Antunez 45-50   Terry O'Connor 45-50

2009-01-31 Freudis Rojas 1 7 1
Auditorio Telmex de UG, Zapopan
W-DQ
Head-butt opened up a cut over Barrera's left eye.
2008-11-07 Samuel Ventura 25 19 0
Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu
W-TKO
2007-10-06 Manny Pacquiao 44 3 2
Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas
L-UD
ref: Tony Weeks   Jerry Roth 109-118   Tom Schreck 112-115   Glenn Trowbridge 109-118

Barrera deducted a point in round 11 for hitting on the break
2007-03-17 Juan Manuel Marquez 46 3 1
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
L-UD
ref: Jay Nady   Patricia Morse Jarman 111-116   Paul Smith 111-116   Doug Tucker 109-118

2006-09-16 Rocky Juarez 25 2 0
MGM Grand, Las Vegas
W-UD
ref: Joe Cortez   Chuck Giampa 115-113   Hubert Minn 117-111   Dave Moretti 115-113

2006-05-20 Rocky Juarez 25 1 0
Staples Center, Los Angeles
W-SD
ref: Raul Caiz Sr   Duane Ford 114-115   Anek Hongtongkam 115-113   Ken Morita 115-114

2005-09-17 Robbie Peden 25 2 0
MGM Grand, Las Vegas
W-UD
ref: Richard Steele   John Keane 118-109   Dave Moretti 118-108   Michael Pernick 118-108

2005-04-09 Mzonke Fana 22 2 0
Don Haskins Center, El Paso
W-KO
1:48    ref: Laurence Cole   Ray Hawkins 10-9   Hubert Minn 10-9   Jack Woodburn 10-9

2004-11-27 Erik Morales 47 1 0
MGM Grand, Las Vegas
W-MD
ref: Kenny Bayless   Larry O'Connell 115-114   Jerry Roth 115-113   Paul Smith 114-114

2004-06-19 Paulie Ayala 35 2 0
Home Depot Center, Carson
W-TKO
2:34    ref: Pat Russell   Jose Cobian   Max DeLuca   Jack Reiss
Ayala down twice in 8th and once in 10th.
2003-11-15 Manny Pacquiao 37 2 1
Alamodome, San Antonio
L-TKO
2:56    ref: Laurence Cole   Glen Rick Crocker 90-97   Ray Hawkins 90-97   Gale Van Hoy 89-97
Pacquiao ruled down in round 1, Barrera down in round 3, Barrera deducted a point in round 9.
2003-04-12 Kevin Kelley 54 5 2
MGM Grand, Las Vegas
W-TKO
1:32    ref: Robert Byrd   Chuck Giampa   Dave Moretti   Jerry Roth
2002-11-02 Johnny Tapia 52 2 2
MGM Grand, Las Vegas
W-UD
ref: Jay Nady   Chuck Giampa 116-112   Bill Graham 118-110   Dave Moretti 118-110
2002-06-22 Erik Morales 41 0 0
MGM Grand, Las Vegas
W-UD
ref: Jay Nady   Duane Ford 115-113   Chuck Giampa 116-112   Mike Glienna 115-113

2001-09-08 Enrique Sanchez 28 1 2
Lawlor Events Center, Reno
W-RTD
3:00    ref: Vic Drakulich   Burt A Clements   Duane Ford   Dave Moretti
Sanchez corner stops the bout after 6th.
2001-04-07 Naseem Hamed 35 0 0
MGM Grand, Las Vegas
W-UD
ref: Joe Cortez   Duane Ford 115-112   Chuck Giampa 116-111   Patricia Morse Jarman 115-112

Barrera deducted one point in 12th for intentionally slamming Hamed's head into a turnbuckle.
2000-12-01 Jesus Salud 62 9 0
Venetian Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
W-RTD
3:00    ref: Joe Cortez   Patricia Morse Jarman 59-55   Clark Sammartino 60-54   Al Siciliano 60-54

2000-09-09 Jose Luis Valbuena 18 1 1
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans
W-UD
ref: Elmo Adolph   Tom Miller 115-113   Russell Naquin 117-111   Kenny Saintes 116-112

2000-06-17 Luiz Claudio
Freitas		 19 1 0
Arena Mexico, Mexico City
W-KO

2000-02-19 Erik Morales 35 0 0
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
L-SD
ref: Mitch Halpern   Carol Castellano 113-114   Duane Ford 114-113   Dalby Shirley 112-115

1999-12-18 Cesar Najera 2 1 1
Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio
NC-ND
0:36    ref: James Jen Kin
Commission ruled a no-decision bout because Najera's record could not be confirmed.
1999-08-07 Pastor Humberto
Maurin		 42 1 0
Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City
W-UD
ref: Benjy Esteves Jr   Harry Davis 120-108   John Poturaj 119-109   Roberto Ramirez Sr 119-109

1999-04-03 Paul Lloyd 19 4 0
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
W-RTD
3:00    ref: Samuel Viruet   John Coyle 10-7   Roy Francis 10-8   Jose Hiram Rivera 10-8

Lloyd, down in round one, suffers severe cut and the fight is stopped after the first round. Judges scores correct at the time of the retirement.
1998-10-31 Richie Wenton 22 3 0
Convention Center, Atlantic City
W-RTD
3:00    ref: Ed Johnson   Kason Cheeks 29-26   Harry Davis 29-26   Cesar Ramos 30-25

1998-09-26 Pedro Javier Torres 31 12 7
Caesars Tahoe, Stateline
W-TKO
1998-05-16 Geronimo Cardoz 23 12 2
Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
W-KO
1998-02-21 Angel Rosario 21 17 1
Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
W-TKO
2:40    ref: Joe Cortez
1997-04-18 Junior Jones 43 2 0
Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas
L-UD
ref: Mills Lane   Duane Ford 111-116   Chuck Giampa 112-114   Jerry Roth 113-114

1996-11-22 Junior Jones 42 2 0
Ice Palace, Tampa
L-DQ
2:59    ref: Max Parker Jr   Paul Herman 39-38   Jose Hiram Rivera 39-37   Samuel Viruet 39-38

1996-09-14 Jesse Magana 18 3 2
Great Western Forum, Inglewood
W-TKO
1:56    ref: Robert Byrd   Lou Filippo 90-80   Larry Rozadilla 90-80   Jesus Torres 90-83

Magana down once in rds 8 & 10
1996-07-14 Orlando Fernandez 22 6 0
Mammoth Gardens, Denver
W-TKO
1:03    ref: Vince Delgado   Juan Baez 60-54   James Boggio 60-53   Robert Gonzalez 60-53

1996-05-04 Jesse Benavides 40 4 1
Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim
W-KO
1:15    ref: Lou Moret   Marty Denkin 20-18   Ismael Wiso Fernandez 20-18   Harold Lederman 20-18

1996-02-03 Kennedy McKinney 28 1 1
Great Western Forum, Inglewood
W-TKO
2:05    ref: Pat Russell   Robert Byrd 106-100   Ismael Wiso Fernandez 106-100   Lou Filippo 106-100

Barrera down in 11th; McKinney down twice in 8th, once in 9th, and twice in 12th.

1995-11-04 Eddie Croft 22 2 1
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
W-TKO
1:38    ref: Jay Nady   Lou Moret 60-54   Dalby Shirley 59-55   Paul Smith 60-53

1995-08-22 Agapito Sanchez 17 4 2
Civic Center, South Padre Island
W-UD
ref: David Avalos   Ismael Wiso Fernandez 118-107   Ruben M Garcia 119-106   Freddy Ledesma 118-109

Sanchez deducted one point in the 1st round and one in the 8th, both for low blows & Barrera down in the 12th
1995-07-15 Maui Diaz 27 1 0
Great Western Forum, Inglewood
W-TKO
2:50    ref: Lou Moret   Horacio Bakemon   Teofilo Regus   Fritz Werner

1995-06-02 Frankie Toledo 24 2 1
Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket
W-TKO
1:55    ref: Ismael Wiso Fernandez   Raul Caiz Sr 10-9   Harold Lederman 10-9   Jose Hiram Rivera 10-9

Toledo down twice in 2nd.
1995-03-31 Daniel Jimenez 19 3 1
Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim
W-UD
ref: Raul Caiz Sr   Jose Cobian 116-111   Harold Lederman 117-110   Lou Moret 115-112

1994-12-03 Eddie Cook 19 2 0
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
W-TKO
2:31    ref: Carlos Padilla   Dave Moretti   Al Siciliano   Lou Tabat
WBA Penta-Continental Super Bantamweight Title
Cook given a standing eight count in 1st.
1994-10-22 Jesus Sarabia 18 3 3
Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas
W-TKO
2:33    ref: Toby Gibson   Bill Graham   Dave Moretti   Al Siciliano
Vacant WBA Penta-Continental Super Bantamweight Title
1994-08-15 Israel Gonzalez
Bringas		 1 5 0
Great Western Forum, Inglewood
W-TKO
1:34    ref: Terry Smith
Gonzalez was reportedly 12-4-1 entering the fight.
1994-06-24 Miguel Espinoza 4 10 1
Great Western Forum, Inglewood
W-KO
2:59    ref: Raul Caiz Sr   Gwen Farrell Adair   Lou Filippo   Terry Smith
1994-04-13 Carlos Salazar 35 4 1
Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires
W-MD
ref: Jerry McKenzie   Angel Luis Guzman 97-94   Pedro Mendoza 98-94   Jorge Molina 95-95
WBC Super Flyweight Eliminator
Salazar earned the recognition as an official challenger as Barrera failed to make the weight.
1994-03-01 Justo Zuniga 25 18 1
Great Western Forum, Inglewood
W-KO
1993-11-27 Alejandro Sanabria 27 9 1
Arena Coliseo, Mexico City
W-KO
1993-08-28 Eduardo Ramirez 26 13 4
Great Western Forum, Inglewood
W-UD
ref: Chuck Hassett   Marty Denkin 119-109   Chuck Giampa 118-111   Pat Russell 119-109

1993-07-12 Elidio Dominguez 10 7 0
Great Western Forum, Inglewood
W-KO
0:45    ref: Rudy Jordan
1993-05-22 Noe Santillana 14 8 0
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Naucalpan de Juárez
W-UD
ref: Gelasio Perez Huerta    114-112    118-110    118-112

1993-04-10 Facundo Rodriguez 13 1 1
Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara
W-KO
1:20    
1993-03-01 Ivan Salazar 8 4 1
Great Western Forum, Inglewood
W-UD
ref: Pat Russell   Burton Gillium 99-91   Rudy Jordan 97-94   Ernie Swanks 99-91
1992-12-05 Angel Rosario 14 8 0
El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City
W-TKO
1992-11-09 Esteban Ayala 13 8 2
Great Western Forum, Inglewood
W-KO
1:20    ref: Robert Byrd   Raul Caiz Sr   Lou Moret   Dick Young

Ayala down in round 3 & 4.
1992-10-02 Abner Barajas 6 9 0
Guadalajara
W-PTS
1992-07-11 Miguel Espinoza 3 7 0
Mexico City
W-KO
0:55    
1992-06-13 Jose Felix Montiel 33 8 1
Arena Coliseo, Mexico City
W-TKO
0:42    ref: Jose Guadalupe Garcia

Montiel dropped once in the 1st and twice in the 2nd round.
1992-04-01 Josefino Suarez 13 7 1
Mexico City
W-UD
119-111    117-113    117-112

1991-12-07 Miguel Pina 0 9 1
Mexico City
W-KO
1991-11-02 Javier Diaz 42 25 2
Arena Coliseo, Mexico City
W-DQ
Barrera was somewhat fortunate not to be DQ'd himself as it was a blow to the back of the head that caused Diaz to crumple to the canvas.
The bout, possibly was given to Barrera due to Diaz overacting when he fell.
1991-08-31 Sergio Aguila 9 7 0
Mexico City
W-TKO
0:32    ref: Gelasio Perez Huerta
1991-06-29 Jaime Rojas 5 2 0
Mexico City
W-TKO
1991-04-13 Juan Facundo Lopez 4 2 0
Arena Coliseo, Mexico City
W-TKO
2:45    ref: Gelasio Perez Huerta
A right cross knocked Lopez down approximately 1:15 into the round and also produced blood from both nostrils. A hook that sent Lopez wobbling into the ropes prompted Perez to step in. Time of TKO was 2:45.
1991-03-09 Abel Hinojosa 4 0 0
Mexico City
W-TKO
1991-02-09 Esteban Rodriguez 5 9 0
Arena Coliseo, Mexico City
W-TKO
1:37    ref: Gelasio Perez Huerta
1990-12-08 Ivan Salazar 4 1 1
Arena Coliseo, Mexico City
W-PTS
1990-10-13 Jose Yanez 1 2 0
Mexico City
W-TKO
1990-10-06 Pedro Martinez 1 0 0
Mexico City
W-TKO
1990-09-14 Sebastian Amica 1 1 0
Acapulco
W-TKO
1990-08-04 Federico Lara 4 3 0
Mexico City
W-KO
1990-06-09 Oscar Granados 1 1 0
Mexico City
W-PTS
1990-05-18 Ignacio Jacome 1 3 1
Salamanca
W-PTS
1989-12-16 Federico Lara 3 0 0
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City
W-TKO
1989-11-22 David Felix debut
Mexico City
W-TKO
Pro debut for Barrera
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