On April 7, 2001, Naseem Hamed (35-0, 31 KOs) and Marco Antonio Barrera (52-3, 38 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round featherweight bout.
Naseem Hamed is coming in to the fight on a 35-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Augie Sanchez, 7 months and 19 days ago. Marco Antonio Barrera is on a 3-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round RTD win over Jesus Salud, 4 months and 6 days ago.
The winning odds are at 81.6-18.4 in favor of Marco Antonio Barrera. Naseem Hamed is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Barrera should win this fight.
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.