On March 14, 2009, Amir Khan (19-1, 15 KOs) and Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round lightweight bout.
Amir Khan is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Oisin Fagan, 3 months and 8 days ago. Marco Antonio Barrera is on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a undefined win over Freudis Rojas, 1 month and 14 days ago.
The winning odds are at 58.3-41.7 in favor of Marco Antonio Barrera. Amir Khan could also pull it off but he will have to put up a truly exceptional fight if he is to win.
Amir Khan defeated Marco Antonio Barrera via technical decision in the 12-round lightweight fight. Khan improves his record to 20-1, while Barrera adds a loss to his record at 65-7.