MANNY PACQUIAO Vs. MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Distributed By Canadastar Boxing
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Three-division world champion MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA, has declared war on his opponent and nemesis,
pound for pound superstar Manny Pacquiao. Barrera, who began his fifth week of secluded high altitude
training in Mexico, is preparing to battle and dethrone the reigning "Fighter of the Year" in a 12-round
super featherweight boxing rumble 2.
Marco Antonio Barrera will fight Manny Pacquiao on October 6th at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, the Pacquiao-Barrera championship rumble will take pace
at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Boxing fans love these matchups
of 'best vs. best' and are in for real treat on October 6.
Pacquiao - has already beaten great world champions like Erik Morales, Naseem Hamed and Johnny Tapia.
Pacquiao, was named "2006 Fighter of the Year" for his two spectacular knockout victories of Mexican icon and
three-division champion Erik Morales and his dominating 12-round unanimous decision over former world champion
and current No. 1 contender Oscar Larios. The hard-hitting southpaw has only lost once in his last 21 bouts, a
close decision in 2005 to Morales in their first encounter.
Known as the "Baby Faced Assassin." Barrera has provided boxing fans with more exciting moments than anyone of his era.
In his own world championship trilogy against Erik Morales, fought in three different weight divisions, Barrera proved
to be the better man twice. Those fights alone garnered him numerous accolades from The Ring, including "Fight of the
Year" (2000, 2004), "Round of the Year" (5th in 2000, 11th in 2004), and "Comeback of the Year" (2004).
Barrera made his professional debut in 1989 and won his first world title in 1995, dethroning WBO jr. featherweight
champion Daniel Jimenez., the beginning of three separate reigns as that champion. In 2001, he tagged the undefeated
IBO featherweight champion Hamed with his only career loss via a dominating unanimous decision.
One year later,
he added Morales' WBC featherweight title to his trophy case, avenging a previous loss while spoiling Morales' perfect
record which had endured nine years and 42 bouts. Barrera would win the rubber match in 2004, while claiming Morales'
WBC super featherweight championship belt.
The Pacquiao-Morales trilogy has produced over one million pay-per-view sales, a record for the lower weight divisions
proving that Pacquiao is a pay-per-view star. The live attendance for their rubber match rumble last November produced
a live gate of 18,276, fifth-best on Las Vegas' all-time list.
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