Marco Antonio Barrera

Marco Antonio Barrera is, to me, the thinking man's Mexican warrior, and that combination is exactly why he endures. Most fighters from Mexico City are remembered for ferocity alone, but Barrera fused that fire with genuine ring intelligence, winning titles across three weight classes from super bantamweight up. His wars with Morales and Pacquiao remain required viewing. The 2004 Comeback of the Year and 2017 Hall of Fame induction only confirm what the rounds already proved. At just 168 centimetres he stood atop the sport repeatedly through sheer will. I rank him among the truly complete champions of his era.

Name (English)

Marco Antonio Barrera

Name (Japanese)

マルコ・アントニオ・バレラ

Reading

まるこ・あんとにお・ばれら

Born

January 17, 1974 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Tiger

Origin

Mexico City, Mexico

Height

168 cm

Occupation

boxer

Awards & achievements

• 2004 The Ring magazine Comeback of the Year
• WBO World Junior Featherweight Champion
• 2017 International Boxing Hall of Fame
• WBC World Super Featherweight Champion
• WBC World Featherweight Champion
• IBF World Junior Lightweight Champion

• Official sitehttp://www.marcobarrera.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/marcobarrerat/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco%20Antonio%20Barrera
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%AC%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q732316

Tags

• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.