On April 18, 1997, Marco Antonio Barrera (43-1, 31 KOs) gets a shot at the super-bantamweight WBO title held by Junior Jones (43-2, 27 KOs).
Junior Jones is coming in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Barrera, 4 months and 27 days ago. Marco Antonio Barrera is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate, with his last fight being a 5th round TKO loss to Jones, 4 months and 27 days ago.
The winning odds are at 93.1-6.9 in favor of Junior Jones. It is going to be very difficult for Marco Antonio Barrera to win this fight.
Junior Jones defeated Marco Antonio Barrera via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBO super-bantamweight title. Jones improves his record to 44-2, while Barrera adds a loss to his record at 43-2.