On June 24, 2022, a 29-year-old Mark Anthony Barriga (11-1, 2 KOs) got a shot at the light-flyweight WBO title held by 31-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Jonathan González (25-3-1, 14 KOs).
Barriga came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 16% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 26 days. González was on a 3-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 8 days.
Jonathan González defeated Mark Anthony Barriga via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO light-flyweight title. González improves his record to 26-3-1, while Barriga adds a loss to his record at 11-2.
On December 1, 2018, 25-year-old Mark Anthony Barriga (9-0, 1 KO) and Carlos Licona fought for the vacant IBF strawweight title.
Barriga came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 11% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 18 days.
Mark Anthony Barriga was defending his strawweight titles and, fighting for the strawweight IBF titles against Carlos Licona and lost via split decision in the 12-round strawweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 9-1.