On April 7, 2001, a 27-year-old Marco Antonio Barrera (52-3, 38 KOs) and a 27-year-old British boxer Naseem Hamed (35-0, 31 KOs) met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Barrera came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 6 days. Hamed was on a 35-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 19 days.
Marco Antonio Barrera defeated Naseem Hamed via unanimous decision in the 12-round featherweight fight. Barrera improves his record to 53-3, while Hamed adds a loss to his record at 35-1.
On June 22, 2002, Marco Antonio Barrera and Érik Morales met again in a rematch.
Barrera came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 14 days. Morales was on a 41-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 25 days.
Marco Antonio Barrera defeated Érik Morales via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Barrera improves his record to 55-3, while Morales adds a loss to his record at 41-1.
On November 27, 2004, Marco Antonio Barrera and Érik Morales met again in a rematch.
Barrera came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days. Morales was on a 6-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Marco Antonio Barrera defeated Érik Morales via majority decision in the rematch and wins the WBC title. Barrera improves his record to 59-4, while Morales adds a loss to his record at 47-2.
On April 9, 2005, the 31-year-old WBC super-featherweight world champion, Marco Antonio Barrera (59-4, 41 KOs), faced Mzonke Fana, in a title defense fight.
Barrera came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 13 days.
Marco Antonio Barrera made very easy work of Mzonke Fana, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Barrera improves his record to 60-4 (42 KOs)
On June 2, 1995, the 21-year-old WBO super-bantamweight world champion, Marco Antonio Barrera (35-0, 24 KOs), faced Frank Toledo, in a title defense fight.
Barrera came in to the fight on a 35-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Marco Antonio Barrera made very easy work of Frank Toledo, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Barrera improves his record to 36-0 (25 KOs)
On November 2, 2002, the 28-year-old The Ring featherweight world champion, Marco Antonio Barrera (55-3, 39 KOs), faced a 35-year-old American boxer Johnny Tapia (52-2-2, 28 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Barrera came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days. Tapia was on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 6 days.
Marco Antonio Barrera defeated Johnny Tapia via unanimous decision and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Barrera improves his record to 56-3, while Tapia adds a loss to his record at 52-3-2.
On April 12, 2003, the 29-year-old The Ring featherweight world champion, Marco Antonio Barrera (56-3, 39 KOs), faced a 35-year-old American boxer Kevin Kelley (54-5-2, 36 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Barrera came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 10 days. Kelley was on a 3-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 29 days.
Marco Antonio Barrera stopped Kevin Kelley via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring featherweight title. Barrera improves his record to 57-3 (40 KOs), while Kelley adds a loss to his record at 54-6-2.
On May 4, 1996, the 22-year-old WBO super-bantamweight world champion, Marco Antonio Barrera (40-0, 28 KOs), faced Jesse Benavides, in a title defense fight.
Barrera came in to the fight on a 40-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 1 day.
Marco Antonio Barrera made easy work of Jesse Benavides, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Barrera improves his record to 41-0 (29 KOs)
On June 17, 2000, the 26-year-old WBO super-bantamweight world champion, Marco Antonio Barrera (49-3, 36 KOs), faced Luiz Freitas, in a title defense fight.
Barrera came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 29 days.
Marco Antonio Barrera made quick work of Luiz Freitas, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Barrera improves his record to 50-3 (37 KOs)
On April 3, 1999, the 25-year-old WBO super-bantamweight world champion, Marco Antonio Barrera (47-2, 35 KOs), faced Paul Lloyd, in a title defense fight.
Barrera came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 3 days.
Marco Antonio Barrera made quick work of Paul Lloyd, stopping the challenger via RTD in the 1st. Barrera improves his record to 48-2 (36 KOs)