On March 17, 2007, Marco Antonio Barrera (63-4, 42 KOs), the super-featherweight WBC champion, defends his title against former world champion Juan Manuel Márquez (46-3-1, 35 KOs).
Marco Antonio Barrera is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Rocky Juarez, 6 months and 1 day ago. Juan Manuel Márquez is on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round KO win over Jimrex Jaca, 3 months and 20 days ago.
The winning odds are at 69-31 in favor of Juan Manuel Márquez, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Marco Antonio Barrera is going to put on an exceptional fight, Márquez better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
Juan Manuel Márquez defeated Marco Antonio Barrera via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title. Márquez improves his record to 47-3-1, while Barrera adds a loss to his record at 63-5.