He is the biggest boxing star in Mexico since the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez. Featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera (57-3) from Mexico City holds victories over some of the biggest names in the sport. Erik Morales, Johnny Tapia, Naseem Hamed, Kevin Kelley, Jesus Salud, and Kennedy McKinney are just some of the notches on his belt. On this Saturday night’s HBO-televised card from the Alamodome, the “Baby-Faced Assassin” looks to add hard-punching IBF jr featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s name to that list. Fightnews spoke with Barrera.
