
Video: Marco Antonio Barrera on His Career Plans
Ryan Burton catches up with former three division champion Marco Antonio Barrera to discuss the status of his career, what he plans to do next and more.
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Ryan Burton catches up with former three division champion Marco Antonio Barrera to discuss the status of his career, what he plans to do next and more.

Ring Legend Rueben “El Puas” Olivares says Manny Pacquiao will defeat Juan Manuel Marquez when the two clash for the third and final time in Las Vegas on November 12th.

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IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vazquez (29-3, 13KOs) is reportedly targeting a fall title defense against former three division champion and Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera (67-7, 44KOs). Vazquez has requested this fight in the past and Barrera is looking to win his fourth world title in his fourth weight division. Vazquez returned on Saturday in Toluca and stopped Marlon Aguilar in two rounds. Barrera was last seen in the ring in February and stopped Jose Arias in two rounds in Guadalajara.

In February of 2000, Marco Antonio Barrera was considered a huge underdog heading into his fight against bitter rival Erik Morales. There once was a time when Barrera was considered the heir apparent to Julio Cesar Chavez because of his debilitating attack and fierce demeanor but a pair of heartbreaking losses to Brooklyn's Junior Jones in 1996 and 1997 left his career up in the air.

Three-time world champion, Erik Morales, of Tijuana, Mex., has all but resurrected his boxing career, this, years after having been the last man to defeat eight-division titlist, Manny Pacquiao, who has since gone 13-0, with eight knockouts and earned WBO welteweight and WBC junior middleweight belts.

The lightweight champion of the International Boxing Federation (IBF), Jalisco's Miguel "Puppet" Vazquez, believes former world champion Marco Antonio Barrera is a prime candidate to challenge him for the title on June 4 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Former three division champion Marco Antonio Barrera is on board to fight Erik 'Terrible' Morales for a fourth time. According to Barrera, he was approached by Golden Boy Promotions Promotions Oscar De La Hoya, who wanted to inquire if Barrera was interested in such a fight. Barrera told De La Hoya that he was very interested. The tentative date would be July 30 on pay-per-view. Barrera has a 2-1 edge in the trilogy with Morales.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is disputing reports that a possible fight between Erik Morales and Ricky Hatton is being discussed. According to several publications in the UK, Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya approached Hatton about a possible ring return against Morales.

By Ernest Gabion - On the heels of longtime rival Erik Morales turning in a spectacular effort against Marcos Maidana last Saturday, Marco Antonio Barrera spoke with Boxingscene.com regarding his thoughts on the aforementioned fight and the possibility of a fourth fight between the two Mexican warriors. Barrera shares his thoughts about this and much more, including his pending free agent status, entertaining the thought of a rematch with countryman Juan Manuel Marquez, against whom he dropped a decision in 2007, and the thought of becoming Mexico’s first ever four-division champion.