Marco Antonio Barrera Record
Marco Antonio Barrera (Baby-Faced Assassin) is a 51-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a three-weightclass world champion with 6 world-title wins. In a career spanning 21 years, 2 months, and 21 days, Barrera amassed a record of 67-7, which includes 44 wins via KO—13 in world-title bouts. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2017.
Boxing Career
Marco Antonio Barrera was born in Mexico City, Mexico on January 17, 1974. He made his professional debut at the age of 15 years on November 22, 1989 against David Felix. Barrera defeated Felix via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Barrera became a world champion at the age of 21 after 34 professional fights. He challenged Daniel Jiménez for the WBO super-bantamweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully conquer the featherweight (WBC, The Ring) and super-featherweight (WBC, IBF) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.
Barrera's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO victory over Jose Arias at age 37, on February 12, 2011.
Some of Marco Antonio Barrera's best fights have been against Naseem Hamed (HOFer), Érik Morales (HOFer), Johnny Tapia (HOFer), Paulie Ayala, Rocky Juarez, Kevin Kelley, and Agapito Sánchez. For a top-10 list of Barrera's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Marco Antonio Barrera".
Barrera has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Marco Antonio Barrera Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | Feb 12, 2011 | 37 |  Jose Arias | win | TKO 2 |
74 | Jun 26, 2010 | 36 | Adailton de Jesus | win | UD 10 |
73 | Mar 14, 2009 | 35 | 
Amir Khan 22 19-1 | loss | TD 5 |
72 | Jan 31, 2009 | 35 | Freudis Rojas | win | DQ 3 |
71 | Nov 07, 2008 | 34 | Sammy Ventura | win | TKO 4 |
70 | Oct 06, 2007 | 33 | 
Manny Pacquiao 28 44-3-2 | loss | UD 12 |
69 | Mar 17, 2007 | 33 | 
Juan Manuel Márquez 33 46-3-1 | loss | UD 12 |
68 | Sep 16, 2006 | 32 | 
Rocky Juarez 26 25-2 | win | UD 12 |
67 | May 20, 2006 | 32 |
Rocky Juarez 26 25-1 | win | SD 12 |
66 | Sep 17, 2005 | 31 | Robbie Peden | win | UD 12 |
65 | Apr 09, 2005 | 31 | Mzonke Fana | win | KO 2 |
64 | Nov 27, 2004 | 30 | 
Érik Morales 28 47-1 | win | MD 12 |
63 | Jun 19, 2004 | 30 | 
Paulie Ayala 34 35-2 | win | TKO 10 |
62 | Nov 15, 2003 | 29 |
Manny Pacquiao 24 37-2-1 | loss | TKO 11 |
61 | Apr 12, 2003 | 29 | 
Kevin Kelley 35 54-5-2 | win | TKO 4 |
60 | Nov 02, 2002 | 28 | 
Johnny Tapia 35 52-2-2 | win | UD 12 |
59 | Jun 22, 2002 | 28 |
Érik Morales 25 41-0 | win | UD 12 |
58 | Sep 08, 2001 | 27 | Enrique Sánchez | win | RTD 6 |
57 | Apr 07, 2001 | 27 | 
Naseem Hamed 27 35-0 | win | UD 12 |
56 | Dec 01, 2000 | 26 | Jesus Salud | win | RTD 6 |
55 | Sep 09, 2000 | 26 | Jose Luis Valbuena | win | UD 12 |
54 | Jun 17, 2000 | 26 | Luiz Freitas | win | KO 1 |
53 | Feb 19, 2000 | 26 |
Érik Morales 23 35-0 | loss | SD 12 |
52 | Dec 18, 1999 | 25 | Cesar Najera | nc | NA
|
51 | Aug 07, 1999 | 25 | Pastor Humberto Maurin | win | UD 12 |
50 | Apr 03, 1999 | 25 | Paul Lloyd | win | RTD 1 |
49 | Oct 31, 1998 | 24 | Richie Wenton | win | RTD 3 |
48 | Sep 26, 1998 | 24 | Pedro Javier Torres | win | TKO 4 |
47 | May 16, 1998 | 24 | Geronimo Cardoz | win | KO 1 |
46 | Feb 21, 1998 | 24 | Angel Rosario | win | TKO 5 |
45 | Apr 18, 1997 | 23 | 
Junior Jones 26 43-2 | loss | UD 12 |
44 | Nov 22, 1996 | 22 |
Junior Jones 25 42-2 | loss | TKO 5 |
43 | Sep 14, 1996 | 22 | Jesse Magana | win | TKO 10 |
42 | Jul 14, 1996 | 22 | Orlando Fernandez | win | TKO 7 |
41 | May 04, 1996 | 22 | Jesse Benavides | win | KO 3 |
40 | Feb 03, 1996 | 22 | Kennedy McKinney | win | TKO 12 |
39 | Nov 04, 1995 | 21 | Eddie Croft | win | TKO 7 |
38 | Aug 22, 1995 | 21 | 
Agapito Sánchez 25 17-4-2 | win | UD 12 |
37 | Jul 15, 1995 | 21 | Maui Diaz | win | TKO 1 |
36 | Jun 02, 1995 | 21 | Frank Toledo | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Mar 31, 1995 | 21 | Daniel Jiménez | win | UD 12 |
34 | Dec 03, 1994 | 20 | Eddie Cook | win | TKO 8 |
33 | Oct 22, 1994 | 20 | Jesus Sarabia | win | TKO 3 |
32 | Aug 15, 1994 | 20 | Israel Gonzalez Bringas | win | TKO 8 |
31 | Jun 24, 1994 | 20 | Miguel Espinoza | win | KO 6 |
30 | Apr 13, 1994 | 20 | Carlos Gabriel Salazar | win | MD 10 |
29 | Mar 01, 1994 | 20 | Justo Zuniga | win | KO 3 |
28 | Nov 27, 1993 | 19 | Alejandro Sanabria | win | KO 1 |
27 | Aug 28, 1993 | 19 | Eduardo Ramirez | win | UD 12 |
26 | Jul 12, 1993 | 19 | Elidio Dominguez | win | KO 1 |
25 | May 22, 1993 | 19 | Noe Santillana | win | UD 12 |
24 | Apr 10, 1993 | 19 | Facundo Rodriguez | win | KO 4 |
23 | Mar 01, 1993 | 19 | Ivan Salazar | win | UD 10 |
22 | Dec 05, 1992 | 18 | Angel Rosario | win | TKO 6 |
21 | Nov 09, 1992 | 18 | Esteban Ayala | win | KO 4 |
20 | Oct 02, 1992 | 18 | Abner Barajas | win | PTS 10 |
19 | Jul 11, 1992 | 18 | Miguel Espinoza | win | KO 6 |
18 | Jun 13, 1992 | 18 | Jose Felix Montiel | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Apr 01, 1992 | 18 | Josefino Suarez | win | UD 12 |
16 | Dec 07, 1991 | 17 | Miguel Pina | win | KO 1 |
15 | Nov 02, 1991 | 17 | Javier Diaz | win | DQ 7 |
14 | Aug 31, 1991 | 17 | Sergio Aguila | win | TKO 1 |
13 | Jun 29, 1991 | 17 | Jaime Rojas | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Apr 13, 1991 | 17 | Juan Facundo Lopez | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Mar 09, 1991 | 17 | Abel Hinojosa | win | TKO 5 |
10 | Feb 09, 1991 | 17 | Esteban Rodriguez | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Dec 08, 1990 | 16 | Ivan Salazar | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Oct 13, 1990 | 16 | Jose Yanez | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Oct 06, 1990 | 16 | Pedro Martínez | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Sep 14, 1990 | 16 | Sebastian Amica | win | TKO 5 |
5 | Aug 04, 1990 | 16 | Federico Lara | win | KO 3 |
4 | Jun 09, 1990 | 16 | Oscar Granados | win | PTS 4 |
3 | May 18, 1990 | 16 | Ignacio Jacome | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Dec 16, 1989 | 15 | Federico Lara | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Nov 22, 1989 | 15 | David Felix | win | TKO 2 |