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Marco Antonio Barrera

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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Marco Antonio Barrera is the 219th most popular boxer (down from 209th in 2019), the 433rd most popular biography from Mexico (down from 425th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Mexican Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Marco Antonio Barrera ranks 219 out of 496. Before him are Terence Crawford, Fidel LaBarba, Hans Ziglarski, Sam Langford, Edwin Valero, and Clemente Rojas. 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 343. 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 433 out of 729. Before him are Manuel Negrete Arias (1959), Arturo Vázquez (1949), Alberto García Aspe (1967), 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 9. Before him are Francisco Cabañas (1912), Antonio Roldán (1946), Salvador Sánchez (1959), Alfonso Zamora (1954), Juan Manuel Márquez (1973), and Fidel Ortiz (1908). After him are Érik Morales (1976), Misael Rodríguez (1994), Óscar Valdez (1990), Abner Mares (1985), Rogelio Romero (1995), and Esmeralda Falcón (1995).

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