Dak PrescottCeeDee LambMicah ParsonsTrevon DiggsSauce GardnerGarrett WilsonBreece HallTrevor LawrenceTravis EtienneCalvin RidleyC.J. StroudNico CollinsBrock PurdyDeebo SamuelBrandon AiyukGeorge KittleJordan LoveChristian WatsonAmon-Ra St. BrownAidan HutchinsonJared GoffDrake LondonKyle PittsBijan RobinsonJayden DanielsTerry McLaurinJa'Marr ChaseTee HigginsMark AndrewsDe'Von Achane
MA
Boxing Biography

Marco Antonio Barrera

“El Terrible”

Mexican · Guadalajara, Mexico · Born 17 January 1974

Super Bantamweight
74-5
record
4
world titles
60
k o wins
3
w b c title reigns

Advertisement

Mexican super-bantamweight and featherweight legend who participated in one of boxing's greatest trilogies with Erik Morales, combining Mexican toughness with exceptional technical skill and heart.

Marco Antonio Barrera is a Mexican boxing legend, a three-weight world champion who produced some of the sport's most memorable fights. His spectacular knockout loss to Erik Morales in 1998 followed by their classic rematch, and his stunning upset of Naseem Hamed, are among boxing's all-time great moments. A courageous warrior who never backed down from a challenge, Barrera is revered in Mexico as one of the sport's finest ambassadors.

Famous For

Three-division world champion and epic trilogy with Erik Morales

Playing Style

How They Played

Technical boxer-puncher with exceptional ring IQ and durability

Legacy

Lasting Impact

One of Mexico's greatest boxers and key figure in boxing's golden era

Career Journey

Timeline

1989 📌 Professional boxing debut
1995 🏆 Won WBO Super Bantamweight title vs Daniel Jimenez
2000 🏆 Won WBO Featherweight title vs Naseem Hamed
2000 🎯 Defeated previously unbeaten Prince Naseem Hamed
2001 🏆 Won WBC Featherweight title vs Erik Morales
2004 🏆 Won WBC Super Featherweight title vs Jesus Chavez
2007 🎯 Final fight of trilogy with Erik Morales
2011 📌 Retired from professional boxing
Career Timeline — Marco Antonio Barrera
1989
Professional boxing debut
1995
Won WBO Super Bantamweight title vs Daniel Jimenez
2000
Won WBO Featherweight title vs Naseem Hamed
2000
Defeated previously unbeaten Prince Naseem Hamed
2001
Won WBC Featherweight title vs Erik Morales
2004
Won WBC Super Featherweight title vs Jesus Chavez
2007
Final fight of trilogy with Erik Morales
2011
Retired from professional boxing