A rumor that Marco Antonio Barrera is unfit to fight because of protective implants in his head was squelched the other day by Golden Boy Promotions lawyer Stephen Espinoza, assuring that the Mexican?s duel with Manny Pacquiao for the consensus world featherweight boxing championship will go on as scheduled on Nov. 15 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
Espinoza confirmed that after losing to Junior Jones in April 1997, Barrera underwent brain surgery to correct a congenital defect. The procedure involved removing “a very small group of malformed blood vessels in his head” and inserting small implants to protect the brain. The operation was not related to boxing.
