Marco Antonio Barrerra

Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia a.k.a. "The Baby Face Assassin" was born on January 17, 1974 in Mexico City. The name Marco Antonio Barrera is one of the biggest name in boxing history, he is a former WBO Super Bantamweight Champion, IBO/WBC Featherweight Champion, WBC Super Featherweight Champion, and a IBF Junior LIghtweight champion. This accomplishments of Marco Antonio Barrera put his name as a future Hall of Famer in the world of boxing.

The young Barrera started his boxing career as a amateur and tallied a record of 56 wins out of 60 bouts. On November 22, 1989, Barrera made his pro debut as a 111-pound flyweight. Barrera was impressive in his pro debut by knocking out his opponent in two quick heats. After that he strongly recorded an impressive record by making a 43 winning streak as a professinal boxer. He captured many world titles and recognized as one of the best pound for pound figther.

He taste his first professional lost at the hands of Junior Jones on November 22, 1996 when he was stopped by speedy opponent at the round 5 but his corner man stepped up on the ring while there is a time left and Barrera suffered disqualification verdict. On April 18, 1997 the rematch took place between two warriors but still Barrera cannot match the style of Jones and suffered a unanimous decision in favor of Jones. One of the best highlights in the careeer of Marco Antonio Barrerra is when he battled with his fellow Mexican Erik "El Terrible" Morales wherein they create a trilogy to conquer a boxing supremacy on their class. Barrerra defeated Morales twice both on decisions and captured the WBC Super Featherweight crown from Morales.

But on November 15, 2005 he suffered his painful defeat courtesy of now boxing super star Manny Pacquiao from the Philippines with 11th round TKO but this bout was not a title fight but the winner was recognized by the ring magazine as a "People's Champion" in the featherweight division. After his lost he bounce back and defeat Erik Morales as a part of their trilogy and captured the WBC Super Featherweight Crown where he defended it many times and later on lost to Juan Manuel Marquez on March 2006. His final bout on his boxing career was a rematch of her conqueror Manny Pacquioa and once again lost but this time via a unanimous decision. Right now Marco Antonio Barrera holds a respect with fellow boxers and of course to the millions of fans of boxing. Many says he is done... but there also saying that the Baby Face Assassin will be back!

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• Final
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Unfinished Business

The anticipated rematch of WBC Super Featherweight king Juan Manuel Marquez againts Filipino star Manny " Pacman Pacquiao " and dubbed as " Unfinished Business "will be set on March 15, 2008 after a long wait of boxing fans around the world. As we all know that the two warrior met in a classic bout last May 2001 that ended a controversial draw wherein the two promising boxers acclaimed that they both win the bout.

This controversial draw left a big question to the boxing fans, to determine who is the best boxer on their weight class division, but this question will be answered as they will will meet again in the four sided ring to showcase their courage and determination to reclaim the supremacy. The WBC Super Featherweight belt of Juan Manuel Marquez will beat risk on this much awaited title bout.


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Floyd Mayweather still Undefeated!

The WBC Welterweight champion Floyd "Pretty Boy" Mayweather proves to the world that he is still the no. 1 pound for pound boxer of the world after a classic clashed with undefeated challenger Ricky "The Hitman" Hattonof England. The WBC champ and with his unique style put Hatton into a difficult time of getting his belt. From the start of the bell the fight was full of action wherein the challenger stalking the champion so that he can connect a good punches but it seems Mayweather really studied the style of Hatton, that is why the challenger cannot make a bang.

At the round ten Ricky Hatton surprised by a explosive left hook form Pretty Boy that send him into the canvass. The referee counted him off, surprisingly with courage, The Hitman stoop up and beat the count from then the referee continued the figth and once again the challenger caught by strong combinations that force the referee to stop the fight. Floyd Mayweather won via 10 round TKO that remains his clean record of being champ and undefeated.

Nonito Donaire: Retained IBO/IBF Belt

Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire retained his belts via an eight round TKO over tough contender Luis Maldonado of Mexico. At first the the defending champion cannot take his tempo but at the end of the round two he cuts the left eye of the challenger. From then on Maldonado really struggle with the said cut and caught with some beautful punches from the Filipino champ, but in the round four Maldonado connect some good left hook that shocks the champion but the raging Donaire could still carry all those punches. At the middle of the round seven the mexian warrior was caught by a wild hook that made him to kiss to the canvass, but he was save by the bell. At the start of the round Donaire bomb a barage of punches that made the challenger to go back and standing at the rope, but the referee decided to stop the contest because Maldonado could no longer continue to fight.

Final

Golden Boy Promotion CEO Richard Schaefer and big boss Bob Arum of Top Rank Promotion will meet on Monday to finalize and workout all the details for the much awaited rematch between two boxing icons, Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera on October 6, 2007 at Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. Marco Antonio Barrera will try to avenge his lost to Manny Pacquioa in a 11th round technical knockout on their first meeting last November 2003 in San Antonio, Texas which many says as the biggest upset of the year.

Schaefer believes that Barrera has a good chance against Pacquiao pointing out that whenever fight fans count him out the Mexican performs at his best. Schaefer referred to Barrera’s fights against flamboyant Naseem Hamed and the third fight in his classic trilogy against Erik “El Terrible” Morales which Barrera won.

The Golden Boy CEO agreed with those who thought that the fight against Juan Manuel Marquez when Barrera lost his WBC super featherweight title was a close fight.The Golden Boy Promtion CEO qouted offing that Barrera’s career “has been built on challenges and Barrera lives for these fights and these kind of big challenges.”

Schaefer says “ I think we will see Marco Antonio Barrera yet again turning back the clock to make everyone a believer.” In a previous interview with Marco Natonio Barrera, he said after his loss to Pacquiao this fight will be really different because "I know what he can do and I know what I can do." Barrera said "the first time it was about competition, to be the best...this time it is about revenge. I will train very hard and I will be very prepared.

Donaire's killing left hook

Condes: New IBF Strawweight champ!

The IBF strawweight king Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia (61-6-5,31 KO's) was dethroned by Florante Condes of the Philippines (22-3-1) on Saturday night at RCTI TV studio, Jakarta, Indonesia in a all out war between two boxing warriors. Condes, known as "Little Pacquiao" devastating power punching put down the champion twice in the third and 10th round of the title bout but the heart of the champion cannot be completely under estimated as he survives the boxing bout with a split decision but in favor of the newly crowned Filipino.

“His punches were as hard as stone. Luckily I had good durability in round three, so I could go on fighting,” said Rachman. “Round ten when I was knocked down for the second time, I was sloppy in my defense, it shouldn’t happen.” Rachman also told to this correspondent that he was surprised with Condes’ power, and that Condes could punch so hard from awkward angles. “A rematch is one possibility, otherwise Rachman must fight in an eliminator fight to get his mandatory status,” said Martinez dos Santos, Rachman’s manager. “We'll talk about a rematch after this.”

Until this minute, Condes’ camp hasn’t signed anything for the rematch option asked by Rachman. “We’ll let Condes enjoy his victory first," said Aljoe Jaro, Condes’ manager. "After then we hopefully can reply Rachman’s request soon.” On a separate occassion, Lindsey E. Tucker, the match supervisor, informed the press that the new champion Condes had 9 months before his mandatory fight became due. If the rematch can't happen soon, Rachman will have to fight in a eliminator bout to earn his mandatory challenger status.