Fight Marco Antonio Barrera L UD 12 (12) Juan Manuel Marquez

In what might be a sequel on its way to another legendary trilogy, and after a dramatic and controversial war that’s already been earmarked as “Fight of the Year,” Marquez-Barrera II is already on the table. In the closing moments of the post-fight press conference, Golden Boy president Richard Schafer awarded the media, and those in attendance, with the news that HBO had penciled in Marquez-Barrera II for September 16—the week read more ...

Marquez unanimously outpointed Barrera, taking Barrera's WBC 130-pound belt Saturday night. Two judges scored it 116-111 for Marquez and the third gave it to him 118-109. "I know in my heart I won tonight," Barrera said through a translator. Marquez immediately offered him another shot. "Barrera is a great champion," Marquez said through a translator. "He deserves a rematch." read more ...

The final press conference for Saturday's WBC Super Featherweight Championship bout between Marco Antonio Barrera (63-4, 42 KOs) and Juan Manuel Marquez (46-3-1, 45 KOs) took place Wednesday at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The challenger Marquez is stepping up in weight from the featherweight division where he is recognized as the WBO champion read more ...

Mexican ring legend Marco Antonio Barrera says when he faces Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday in Las Vegas that fans can expect the all action Barrera from the past, not the ring technician version of Barrera who methodically dissected Rocky Juarez in his last fight. "I'm planning to go toe-to-toe in this fight," promises 'The Babyfaced Assassin.' I want to give the fans and everybody in attendance a great, great performance and a great fight read more ...