Marco Antonio Barrera

Not to be confused with Marco Antonio Barrero.

Marco Antonio Barrera
Barrera in 2012
Statistics
Real name	Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia
Nickname(s)	Baby-Faced Assassin El Barreta
Rated at	Super flyweight Super bantamweight Featherweight Super featherweight Lightweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1974-01-17) January 17, 1974 Mexico City, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	75
Wins	67
Wins by KO	44
Losses	7
No contests	1

Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974) is a Mexican former professional boxer. He has held multiple world titles in three weight classes, including the WBO super bantamweight title twice, the lineal and Ring magazine featherweight titles, as well as the WBC and IBF super featherweight titles. Barrera is ranked #43 on ESPN's list of "50 All-Time Greatest Boxers".

Amateur career

As an amateur, Barrera had a record of 104–4 and was a five-time Mexican national champion. Before losing his first amateur contest, Barrera had an undefeated record of 56–0.

Professional career

Super flyweight

Barrera made his professional debut at 15 when he defeated Leonilo Embuestro Jr. of Philippines by a knockout in round two on November 22, 1989. The victory marked the beginning of a 43 fight win streak.

In 1990, Barrera had seven fights, including his first rise in quality opposition, when he defeated veteran Iván Salazar, by a decision in eight rounds. In 1991, he had seven more fights, defeating boxers Abel Hinojosa, Javier Díaz and others.

Barrera began 1992 by winning his first professional title, defeating Justino Suárez by a decision in twelve rounds to win the Mexican super flyweight championship. He retained the title three times before the end of the year which helped improved his ranking in the super flyweight division. He defeated Abner Barajas by a decision in ten rounds, and Angel Rosario by a knockout in six rounds.

In 1993, Barrera had six bouts, winning each. He defeated Salazar in a rematch and retained his title against Noe Santillana and among others.

By 1994, Barrera was attending University to become a lawyer and also continued his boxing career. On April 13, he defeated future champion Carlos Salazar by a ten round decision in Argentina. He also defeated former world champion Eddie Cook before the end of the year.

Super bantamweight

First world title

Barrera began 1995 by fighting for a world title. On March 31, he became the WBO super bantamweight champion by defeating Puerto Rican boxer Daniel Cobrita Jiménez by a decision in twelve rounds at Anaheim, California. By this time, many boxing journalist were calling Barrera "Mexico's next Julio César Chávez."

He made four defenses before the year was over. On June 2, 1995, he defeated future champion Frank Toledo via second round knock out. Barrera knocked Toledo down twice before the fight was stopped.

On July 15, 1995, Barrera scored a first round knockout win over Maui Díaz (27–1). In his next bout, he won a twelve round unanimous decision over future champion Agapito Sánchez.

On February 6, 1996, he fought on the first installment of HBO Boxing's spin-off series "HBO Boxing After Dark." In one of the fights of the year, Barrera stopped Kennedy McKinney in 12 rounds, knocking him down five times whilst suffering one knockdown himself.

After the McKinney fight, he defeated former WBO champion Jesse Benavides by third round knockout. On July 14, 1996, he defeated another former champion, Orlando Fernandez, by seventh round TKO.

Defeat by Junior Jones

On November 22, 1996, he suffered his first career loss and lost his title to American boxer Junior Jones, by a disqualification in round five. Barrera was knocked down in Round 5 by Jones, and was declared the loser by disqualification and not by knockout because Barrera's cornerman climbed onto the ring to stop the fight as Jones was finishing Barrera.

On April 18, 1997, he was given a chance to regain his title, facing Jones in a rematch in Las Vegas. Barrera was defeated by a unanimous decision that fans thought was controversial, but retired from boxing nonetheless regardless of the opinions of his die-hard fans.

Comeback trail

Barrera announced a comeback in 1998 (a year later, and he started off by defeating Angel Rosario by a knockout in round five. After two more wins, he was given another opportunity to fight for a world title by the WBO. On October 31, he became a two-time world super bantamweight champion by defeating Richie Wenton by a knockout in three rounds, winning the WBO's vacant title.

In 1999, he had two title defenses and then he ran into controversy. On December 18, he defeated César Najera in four rounds at California. But upon finding out that Najera had a losing record and was part of Barrera's team, the California State Athletic Commission decided to rule the fight a no contest bout.

Barrera vs. Morales I

Main article: Barrera vs. Morales trilogy

In February 2000, Barrera was defeated by the WBC super bantamweight title holder Erik Morales by a controversial 12 round split decision. It was an intense battle in which both fighters were cut and battered. Ring Magazine named it the fight of the year.

After the bout, the WBO reinstated Barrera as their champion and he defended the title three additional times. On June 17, 2000, he defeated Luiz Freitas (19–1–0) by first round knockout. In his next bout, he defeated José Luis Valbuena (18–1–1) by twelve round unanimous decision. On December 1, 2000, he scored a sixth round knockout over former world champion Jesús Salud.

Featherweight

Barrera vs. Hamed

In 2001, Barrera moved up in weight division. On April 7, he handed British boxer Naseem Hamed his first and only loss for the lineal featherweight championship by a twelve-round decision. Before the fight, Hamed was a 3 to 1 betting favorite in Las Vegas. Hamed could not hit Barrera with his trademark lefts as Barrera circled to his left and worked both head and body. Barrera was not a fan of Hamed's antics and responded to Hamed's punches during clinches. On one occasion early in the fight, Hamed grabbed Barrera and they both fell to the ground where Barrera threw a right jab, leading to a warning from referee Joe Cortez. In the 12th and final round Barrera trapped Hamed in a full nelson and forced his head into the turnbuckle, resulting in a point deducted by referee Joe Cortez. Ultimately, Barrera threw more, harder punches and more impressive combinations than Hamed throughout the course of the fight. Barrera was awarded the victory via a unanimous decision, with the scorecards reading 115–112, 115–112, 116–111 and won the lineal and IBO featherweight titles. On September 8, 2001, he defeated former champion Enrique Sánchez by sixth round TKO.

Barrera vs. Morales II

On June 22, 2002, Barrera defeated Morales in a rematch via a unanimous decision, successfully defending his lineal title and winning the vacant Ring magazine title but declined Morales' the WBC belt. On November 2, he defeated former five-time world champion Johnny Tapia by a 12-round unanimous decision. Barrera then competed in his 60th career fight on 12 April 2003, defeating former WBC title holder Kevin Kelley by knockout in round four.

Barrera vs. Pacquiao I

On November 16, 2003, Barrera was defeated by Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in the eleventh round when Barerra's corner threw in the towel, earning Pacquiao his third world championship in third weight division (Barrera was the recognized lineal champion and his Ring Magazine title was also on the line when he fought Pacquiao). Prior to the bout, it was revealed that Barrera had undergone surgery to repair a cluster of malformed blood vessels in his head. Barrera's training was also interrupted when the "Old Fire" wildfire of 2003 forced his team to evacuate their training facilities located in Big Bear Lake, California and leaving him and his coaches without some of the training equipment he needed (following the evacuation).

On June 19, 2004, Barrera defeated former WBA bantamweight title holder Paulie Ayala in Los Angeles by a tenth round knockout.

Super featherweight

Barrera vs. Morales III

On November 27, 2004, Barrera fought Morales for the third time and became a three-division world champion by defeating Morales in a majority decision to capture the WBC super featherweight title.

On April 9, 2005, Barrera retained the title with a second round knockout against future champion Mzonke Fana in El Paso, Texas, this win also marked Barrera's 60th career win.

On September 17 of the same year, he unified his WBC super featherweight title with the IBF title by defeating the IBF title holder Robbie Peden by a twelve round unanimous decision in Las Vegas.

Barrera vs. Juárez

On May 20, 2006, Barrera defended his title against American boxer Rocky Juárez with what was announced immediately after the fight as a twelve-round draw, which the judges scored 115–113, 113–115 and 114–114. However, tabulation errors were found in the judges' scorecards, leading to a final score of 115–114, 114–115 and 115–114, a split decision in favor of Barerra. He fought Juárez in a rematch bout on September 16, this time Barrera won by a unanimous decision with scores of (117–111, 115–113, 115–113).

Barrera vs. Márquez

On March 17, 2007 Barrera lost his WBC super featherweight title to fellow Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Márquez by unanimous decision. Barrera claimed that the judges and referee were wrong, because he knocked down Márquez in the seventh round and the referee ruled it a slip.

Barrera vs. Pacquiao II

Barrera fought Pacquiao in a rematch bout for the WBC International super featherweight title on October 6, 2007 in Las Vegas. Barrera was defeated by a unanimous decision with scores of 118–109, 118–109, 115–112. After the match, Barrera expressed his desire to retire from boxing, however no official confirmation had been given. On February 13, 2008, Barrera announced to the media that he would fight the winner of the Márquez vs. Pacquiao bout on March 15. The winner of this turned out to be Pacquiao, in a highly disputed split decision. However, Pacquiao's move to the lightweight division and subsequent capture of the WBC lightweight title ensured that a third fight between the two would not happen.

Lightweight

Marco Antonio Barrera, at 35, ended his brief retirement and signed a five-year contract on August 26, 2008 with promoter Don King. He moved up to the lightweight division, his goal to become the first Mexican ever to win a title in 4 different weight divisions.

On November 7, 2008, Barrera marked his return to the ring, in Chengdu, China, by knocking out Sammy Ventura in his first bout in the lightweight division.

Barrera vs. Khan

It was announced on January 15, 2009 that Barrera would return to the ring against British boxer Amir Khan. Even with Barrera getting on in years, this was seen to be the biggest test of the young Briton's career thus far. Frank Warren promoted the fight, which took place on March 14, 2009 at the MEN Arena.

Barrera lost the bout by a fifth-round technical decision. In the first round, the two fighters clashed heads, resulting in a deep gash above Barrera's forehead, which bled throughout the bout. Ringside doctors stopped the fight at the beginning of the fifth round due to the severity of the cut. The judges scored the fight 50–45, 50–45 and 50–44 for Khan at the point of stoppage and he was declared the winner by technical decision. However, there was some controversy over the time of the stoppage, as Barrera had sustained the cut during the first round and that it would be constantly examined before the referee officially stopped the fight in the fifth round.

On March 26, 2009 as a result of the controversial stoppage timing, Barrera's promoter, Don King, filed a protest with the British Boxing Board of Control, WBA and WBO on behalf of Barrera, claiming the accidental clash of heads should have resulted in the fight being ruled a no-contest. Under the rules governing the bout, had the fight been stopped prior to the end of the fourth round due to the accidental headbutt, the official ruling would have been no contest, requiring an immediate rematch. Referee Dave Parris, however, waited until midway through the fourth round before asking the ringside physician to inspect the wound.

Before this fight, Barrera had fought Freudis Rojas on January 31, 2009 in Zapopan, Jalisco. Rojas was disqualified for a headbutt which left Barrera with a bad cut over his left eye. The cut could have jeopardized Barrera's scheduled bout against Khan. Despite this injury, he recovered in time for his bout with Khan and the fight went ahead regardless.

Comeback

After the loss, Barrera took a period of inactivity. The former three time world champion fought on June 26, 2010 against Adailton de Jesus of Brazil. The 10 round bout took place at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, United States. The match was an undercard of the Latin Fury 15 PPV, which featured Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. John Duddy. Marco Antonio Barrera dominated De Jesus for 10 rounds, winning via decision.

On February 12, 2011, he fought Jose Arias of the Dominican Republic and scored a TKO in the second round.

Professional boxing record

75 fights, 67 wins (44 KOs), 7 losses (1 KO), 1 no contest
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	67–7 1 NC	Jose Arias	TKO	2 (10)	2011-02-12	Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara, Jalisco
Win	66–7 1 NC	Adailton de Jesus	UD	10	2010-06-26	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Loss	65–7 1 NC	Amir Khan	TD	5 (12)	2009-03-14	M.E.N. Arena, Manchester	For WBA International & vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight titles.
Win	65–6 1 NC	Freudis Rojas	DQ	3 (10)	2009-01-31	Auditorio Telmex de UG, Zapopan, Jalisco
Win	64–6 1 NC	Sammy Ventura	TKO	4 (12)	2008-11-07	Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China
Loss	63–6 1 NC	Manny Pacquiao	UD	12	2007-10-06	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	For WBC International super featherweight title.
Loss	63–5 1 NC	Juan Manuel Márquez	UD	12	2007-03-17	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost WBC super featherweight title.
Win	63–4 1 NC	Rocky Juarez	UD	12	2006-09-16	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC super featherweight title.
Win	62–4 1 NC	Rocky Juarez	SD	12	2006-05-20	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California	Retained WBC super featherweight title.
Win	61–4 1 NC	Robbie Peden	UD	12	2005-09-17	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC super featherweight title. Won IBF super featherweight title.
Win	60–4	Mzonke Fana	KO	2 (12)	2005-04-09	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas	Retained WBC super featherweight title.
Win	59–4 1 NC	Erik Morales	MD	12	2004-11-27	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won WBC super featherweight title.
Win	58–4 1 NC	Paulie Ayala	TKO	10 (12)	2004-06-19	Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Loss	57–4 1 NC	Manny Pacquiao	TKO	11 (12)	2003-11-15	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas	Lost lineal/The Ring featherweight titles.
Win	57–3 1 NC	Kevin Kelley	TKO	4 (12)	2003-04-12	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained lineal/The Ring featherweight titles.
Win	56–3 1 NC	Johnny Tapia	UD	12	2002-11-02	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained lineal/The Ring featherweight titles.
Win	55–3 1 NC	Erik Morales	UD	12	2002-06-22	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained lineal featherweight title. Won vacant The Ring featherweight title.
Though Morales was the defending WBC champion, Barrera declined the title, which became vacant.
Win	54–3 1 NC	Enrique Sánchez	RTD	6 (12)	2001-09-08	Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada	Retained lineal featherweight title.
Win	53–3 1 NC	Naseem Hamed	UD	12	2001-04-07	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Won lineal featherweight title.
Win	52–3 1 NC	Jesus Salud	TKO	6 (12)	2000-12-01	Venetian Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	51–3	Jose Luis Valbuena	TKO	6 (12)	2000-09-09	New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	50–3 1 NC	Luiz Freitas	KO	1 (12)	2000-06-17	Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Following the bout, Morales vacated his titles and moved up to featherweight division; Barrera was reinstated as champion by the WBO.
Loss	49–3 1 NC	Erik Morales	SD	12	2000-02-19	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost WBO super bantamweight title. For WBC super bantamweight title.
NC	49–2 1 NC	Cesar Najera	NC	4 (10)	1999-12-18	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California	Commission ruled a no-decision bout because Najera's record could not be confirmed.
Win	49–2	Pastor Humberto Maurin	UD	12	1999-08-07	Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	48–2	Paul Lloyd	RTD	1 (12)	1999-04-03	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	47–2	Richie Wenton	TKO	4 (12)	1998-10-31	Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Won vacant WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	46–2	Pedro Javier Torres	TKO	4 (10)	1998-09-26	Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Win	45–2	Geronimo Cardoz	KO	1 (10)	1998-05-16	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	44–2	Angel Rosario	TKO	5 (10)	1998-02-21	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	43–2	Junior Jones	UD	12	1997-04-18	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada	For WBO super bantamweight title.
Loss	43–1	Junior Jones	DQ	5 (12)	1996-11-22	Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida	Lost WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	43–0	Jesse Magana	TKO	10 (12)	1996-09-14	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	42–0	Orlando Fernandez	TKO	7 (12)	1996-07-14	Mammoth Gardens, Denver, Colorado	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	41–0	Jesse Benavides	KO	3 (12)	1996-05-04	Honda Center, Anaheim, California	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	40–0	Kennedy McKinney	TKO	12 (12)	1996-02-03	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	39–0	Eddie Croft	TKO	7 (12)	1995-11-04	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	38–0	Agapito Sánchez	UD	12	1995-08-22	Civic Center, South Padre Island, Texas	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	37–0	Maui Diaz	TKO	1 (12)	1995-07-15	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	36–0	Frank Toledo	TKO	2 (12)	1995-06-02	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut	Retained WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	35–0	Daniel Jiménez	UD	12	1995-03-31	Honda Center, Anaheim, California	Won WBO super bantamweight title.
Win	34–0	Eddie Cook	TKO	8 (12)	1994-12-03	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBA Penta-Continental super bantamweight title.
Win	33–0	Jesus Alberto Sarabia	TKO	3 (12)	1994-10-22	Las Vegas, Nevada	Won vacant WBA Penta-Continental super bantamweight title.
Win	32–0	Israel Gonzalez	TKO	8 (10)	1994-08-15	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win	31–0	Miguel Espinoza	KO	6 (10)	1994-06-24	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win	30–0	Carlos Gabriel Salazar	MD	10	1994-04-13	Estadio F.A.B., Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal	WBC super flyweight eliminator.
Win	29–0	Justo Zuniga	KO	3 (10)	1994-03-01	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win	28–0	Alejandro Sanabria	KO	1 (?)	1993-11-27	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	27–0	Eduardo Ramirez	UD	12	1993-08-28	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	Won vacant NABF super flyweight title.
Win	26–0	Elidio Dominguez	KO	1 (10)	1993-07-12	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win	25–0	Noe Santillana	UD	12	1993-05-22	El Toreo de Cartro Caminos, Naucalpan, México	Retained Mexican super flyweight title.
Win	24–0	Facundo Rodriguez	KO	4 (12)	1993-04-10	Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara, Jalisco	Retained Mexican super flyweight title.
Win	23–0	Ivan Salazar	UD	10	1993-03-01	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Win	22–0	Angel Rosario	TKO	6 (10)	1992-12-05	El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	21–0	Esteban Ayala	KO	4 (12)	1992-11-09	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	Retained Mexican super flyweight title.
Win	20–0	Abner Barajas	PTS	10	1992-10-02	Guadalajara, Jalisco
Win	19–0	Miguel Espinoza	KO	6 (12)	1992-07-11	Mexico City, Distrito Federal	Retained Mexican super flyweight title.
Win	18–0	Jose Felix Montiel	TKO	2 (12)	1992-06-13	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal	Retained Mexican super flyweight title.
Win	17–0	Josefino Suarez	UD	12	1992-04-01	Mexico City, Distrito Federal	Won vacant Mexican super flyweight title.
Win	16–0	Miguel Pina	KO	1 (?)	1991-12-07	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	15–0	Javier Diaz	DQ	7 (10)	1991-11-02	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	14–0	Sergio Aguila	TKO	1 (10)	1991-08-31	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	13–0	Jaime Rojas	TKO	6 (?)	1991-06-29	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	12–0	Juan Facundo Lopez	TKO	1 (10)	1991-04-13	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	11–0	Abel Hinojosa	TKO	5 (?)	1991-03-09	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	10–0	Esteban Rodriguez	TKO	4 (?)	1991-02-09	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	9–0	Ivan Salazar	PTS	8	1990-12-08	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	8–0	Jose Yanez	TKO	2 (6)	1990-10-13	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	7–0	Pedro Martinez	TKO	2 (?)	1990-10-06	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	6–0	Sebastian Amica	TKO	5 (?)	1990-09-14	Acapulco, Guerrero
Win	5–0	Federico Lara	KO	3 (?)	1990-08-04	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	4–0	Oscar Granados	PTS	4	1990-06-09	Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	3–0	Ignacio Jacome	PTS	4	1990-05-18	Salamanca, Guanajuato
Win	2–0	Federico Lara	TKO	3 (?)	1989-12-16	Palacio de Deporte Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	1–0	David Felix	TKO	2 (4)	1989-11-22	Palacio de Deporte Mexico City, Distrito Federal	Professional debut.

Titles in boxing

Major world titles:

• WBO super bantamweight champion (122 lbs)
• (2) WBO super bantamweight champion (122 lbs)
• (3) WBO super bantamweight champion (122 lbs)
• WBC super featherweight champion (130 lbs)
• IBF super featherweight champion (130 lbs)

Minor world titles:

• IBO featherweight champion (126 lbs)

The Ring/lineal titles:

• Lineal featherweight champion (126 lbs)
• The Ring featherweight champion (126 lbs)

Regional/international titles:

• Mexican super flyweight champion (115 lbs)
• NABF super flyweight champion (115 lbs)
• WBA Penta-Continental super bantamweight champion (118 lbs)

Outside of boxing

Barrera's fights were promoted by Oscar De La Hoya under the organization of Golden Boy Promotions. He trained at De La Hoya's training facility in Big Bear, California.

He is currently promoted by Ryan Jenkins.

Since January 2009, Barrera has been a commentator for ESPN Deportes' weekly boxing show Golpe a Golpe ("Blow by Blow") which airs live on Friday nights on the network. Barrera's co-host is SportsCenter anchor Jorge Eduardo Sanchez. Golpe a Golpe is the lead-in show to ESPN Deportes' popular Viernes de Combates ("Friday Night Fights") boxing series and is the first ESPN Deportes show dedicated solely to boxing.

External links

• boxen-artur.de – Encyclopedia
• Marco Antonio Barrera Fight-by-Fight Career Record
• HBO: Fighters: Marco Antonio Barrera Article
• Official website
• Marco Antonio Barrera at the Internet Movie Database
• Professional boxing record for Marco Antonio Barrera from BoxRec

Preceded by Daniel Jiménez	WBO super bantamweight champion March 31, 1995 – November 11, 1996	Succeeded by Junior Jones
Vacant Title last held by Kennedy McKinney	WBO super bantamweight champion October 31, 1998 – February 19, 2000	Succeeded by Érik Morales
Vacant Title last held by Érik Morales	WBO super bantamweight champion June 17, 2000 – April 7, 2001 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Agapito Sánchez
Vacant Title last held by Junior Jones	IBO featherweight champion April 7, 2001–2002 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Naseem Hamed
Preceded by Naseem Hamed	Lineal featherweight champion April 7, 2001 – November 16, 2003	Succeeded by Manny Pacquiao
Vacant Title last held by Antonio Esparragoza	The Ring featherweight champion June 22, 2002 – November 16, 2003
Preceded by Érik Morales	WBC super featherweight champion November 27, 2004 – March 17, 2007	Succeeded by Juan Manuel Márquez
Preceded by Robbie Peden	IBF junior lightweight champion September 17, 2005 – May 31, 2006 Stripped	Vacant Title next held by Cassius Baloyi