Fight Marco Antonio Barrera L TD 5 (12) Amir Khan

Former three division champion Marco Antonio Barrera appears to have put retirement aside. He is trying to get early clearance to begin training for his next ring return. Barrera suffered a very deep gash during his March bout with Amir Khan. The fight had to be stopped in the fifth round due to the heavy flow of blood that masked Barrera's face. He was told that at least eight months were needed for the recovery but he wants read more ...

In a WBO lightweight eliminator, 2004 Olympic silver medalist Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) won a five round technical decision over legendary “Baby Faced Assassin” and former three-division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera (65-7, 42 KOs) on Saturday night at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England. In round one, Barrera suffered a deep gash on the hairline from an unintentional headbutt that bled into his left eye from read more ...

Marco Antonio Barrera and Amir Khan took to the scales for the lightweight clash tomorrow in Manchester at the MEN Arena. Khan made the weight with no issues, coming in at 134.5-pounds. Barrera may have had some trouble. He had to strip naked to make the limit, hitting 135 on the nose after taking off every piece of clothing. After stepping off the scales, Barrera began to quickly drink water. read more ...

The fight with Marco Antonio Barrera and Amir Khan, scheduled for March 14 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, could have the vacant WBO lightweight title at stake. Last Friday, Nate Campbell lost the title on the scales when he was unable to make weight for his mandatory IBF title defense with Ali Funeka. Barrera is ranked at number one by the WBO and Khan comes in at number nine. read more ...

Despite suffering a bad cut in Saturday night's bout against Freudis Rojas in Jalisco, Mexico, former three-division champion Marco Antonio Barrera plans to move forward with his bout against Amir Khan on March 14 at the MEN Arena in Manchester. Rojas, a late replacement with a record of 1-7, struck Barrera with a missile-like head shot that opened up a cut above Barrera's left eye in the third round. read more ...

Lightweight contender Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) will fight Mexican legend and former multi-weight world champion Marco Antonio Barrera (64-6, 43 KOs) on March 14 it was confirmed by promoter Frank Warren today. No venue has been confirmed for the mouth-watering showdown, although Warren did say that it would take place in the UK with a normal UK start time. Khan will benefit from having the input of Freddie Roach read more ...