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Marco Antonio Barrera

1974 - Today

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Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2011. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes between 1995 and 2007, from super bantamweight to super featherweight. After a brief retirement after losing twice to Junior Jones, Barrera revived his career with a trilogy against Erik Morales and a win against Naseem Hamed, earning him the Ring magazine featherweight title. He lost this title in his first fight against Manny Pacquiao. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Marco Antonio Barrera is the 222nd most popular boxer (down from 209th in 2024), the 438th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 425th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Mexican Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Marco Antonio Barrera ranks 222 out of 496. Before him are Fidel LaBarba, Hans Ziglarski, Sam Langford, Edwin Valero, Clemente Rojas, and Bruce Seldon. After him are Micky Ward, Alfonso Pérez, Kubrat Pulev, Antonio Tarver, Armando Martínez, and Joseph Parker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Marco Antonio Barrera ranks 349. Before him are Takuya Ito, Armin Zöggeler, Tomasz Frankowski, Janette Husárová, Mark Hunt, and Matthew Rhys. After him are Omari Hardwick, Cristian Castro, Renārs Kaupers, Colin Edwards, Jeremy Sisto, and Randall Park.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Marco Antonio Barrera ranks 438 out of 729. Before him are Arturo Vázquez (1949), Alberto García Aspe (1967), Yuri (1964), Leonardo Cuéllar (1954), Carlos Salcido (1980), and Carlos Hermosillo (1964). After him are Fernando Quirarte (1956), Rodrigo Prieto (1965), Cristian Castro (1974), Hirving Lozano (1995), Susana González (1973), and Jacqueline Bracamontes (1979).

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Among BOXERS In Mexico

Among boxers born in Mexico, Marco Antonio Barrera ranks 10. Before him are Antonio Roldán (1946), Salvador Sánchez (1959), Alfonso Zamora (1954), Ricardo López (1966), Juan Manuel Márquez (1973), and Fidel Ortiz (1908). After him are Érik Morales (1976), Mario González (1969), Julio César Chávez Jr. (1986), Israel Vázquez (1977), Misael Rodríguez (1994), and Óscar Valdez (1990).

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