In his first bout since his loss to Manny Pacquiao, featherweight Marco Antonio Barrera showed he is still at the elite level by stopping former world champion Paulie Ayala in round ten Saturday night at Home Depot Center in Carson, California. It was a tactical match in which Barrera (58-4, 40 KOs) outboxed, outslugged and outmaneuvered Ayala (35-3, 12 KOs) to easily win every round. Ayala was simply unable to apply the type of pressure that made him successful in his previous fights. Barrera dropped Ayala twice in round eight and again in round ten prompting referee Pat Russell to halt the carnage.
