Marco Antonio Barrera vs Johnny Tapia
On November 2, 2002, Marco Antonio Barrera (55-3, 39 KOs), the featherweight The Ring champion, defends his title against former world champion Johnny Tapia (52-2-2, 28 KOs).
Barrera vs Tapia Stats
Marco Antonio Barrera is coming in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Érik Morales, 4 months and 11 days ago. Johnny Tapia is on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Manuel Medina, 6 months and 6 days ago.
Barrera vs Tapia Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Marco Antonio Barrera at 99-1 winning odds. Johnny Tapia really doesn't have much to present against Barrera.
Barrera vs Tapia Result
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.