Marco Antonio Barrera

Marco Antonio Barrera, popularly known as the ‘Baby-faced assassin,’ is a former professional boxer from Mexico. Barrera holds the unique distinction of winning the world championship in three divisions. He held the WBO junior featherweight title twice between 1995 and 2001 and the WBC and IBF super featherweight titles between 2004 and 2007. Apart from this, he has been conferred the IBO, Ring magazine, and lineal featherweight titles between 2001 and 2003. Barrera began his career with a flourish after recording over a 50-match winning streak. He won many titles at the regional and national level before competing internationally. After winning the world championship, Barrera successfully defended his title for many years and gave the world several memorable fights. Despite intermittent breaks, he returned to the ring with success. However, an injury in 2008 troubled him enough to take a leave of absence for a long period. At this juncture, Barrera started an alternate career as a boxing commentator for ESPN. He returned to the ring twice later in 2010 and 2011 with winning matches but has stayed away from the sport since. His achievements were honored in 2017 when he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017. He currently works as a TV personality in local networks.