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Later tonight, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera (62-4, 42 KOs) and Rocky Juarez (25-2, 18 KOs), will meet in a rematch to settle the dispute in their previous May meeting which took place in California's Staples Center.
There are so many instances in the modern day version of the sport where controversial endings are left alone, and rematches are rarely made. Unlike Taylor-Wright 2, De La Hoya-Trinidad 2 or even Barrera-Pacquiao 2, this rematch is actually going to happen.
The first meeting did not lack excitement, and unfortunately the excitement was smeared with post-fight controversy. After Barrera started off quick to pile up a decent early lead, he slowly began to fade in the later rounds as Juarez took over the fight. After the end of the final bell, both fighters felt they had the fight won.
Initially the fight was announced as a draw. After the actual live HBO broadcast went off the air, it was revealed to the crowd that two of the judges miscalculated their scores and Barrera was declared the winner by way of split-decision. [details]
There are so many instances in the modern day version of the sport where controversial endings are left alone, and rematches are rarely made. Unlike Taylor-Wright 2, De La Hoya-Trinidad 2 or even Barrera-Pacquiao 2, this rematch is actually going to happen.
The first meeting did not lack excitement, and unfortunately the excitement was smeared with post-fight controversy. After Barrera started off quick to pile up a decent early lead, he slowly began to fade in the later rounds as Juarez took over the fight. After the end of the final bell, both fighters felt they had the fight won.
Initially the fight was announced as a draw. After the actual live HBO broadcast went off the air, it was revealed to the crowd that two of the judges miscalculated their scores and Barrera was declared the winner by way of split-decision. [details]