LONDON -- Marco Antonio Barrera says he will expose Amir Khan's suspect chin and shaky defense and march on to another world title in a fourth weight division.
The 35-year-old Barrera, who was cut badly by a headbutt in a recent tuneup, is taking on a big-punching fighter 13 years younger he meets Khan in a lightweight fight March 14 in Manchester.
The fight has the potential to be a classic with Khan trying to do what another talented British fighter, Naseem Hamed, failed to do in April 2001. Barrera outboxed Hamed over 12 rounds at featherweight for the British fighter's only defeat, and now the Mexican wants to punch another hole in Khan's career -- then line up a world title fight in the lightweight division.
The 35-year-old Barrera, who was cut badly by a headbutt in a recent tuneup, is taking on a big-punching fighter 13 years younger he meets Khan in a lightweight fight March 14 in Manchester.
The fight has the potential to be a classic with Khan trying to do what another talented British fighter, Naseem Hamed, failed to do in April 2001. Barrera outboxed Hamed over 12 rounds at featherweight for the British fighter's only defeat, and now the Mexican wants to punch another hole in Khan's career -- then line up a world title fight in the lightweight division.
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