Antonio barrera biography

Marco Antonio Barrera Biography

Barrera, whose brother Jorge Barrera is also a boxer, had a successful amateur boxing career where he won 55 out of 58 bouts, and then he turned professional.

Antonio barrera biography

He is a member of an affluent Mexico City family.

He was only 15 when he did so, beating David Felix by a knockout in round two on November 22, 1989. That marked the beginning of a 39 fight win streak.

In 1990, Barrera had seven fights, including his first rise in quality opposition, when he beat veteran Ivan Salazar, by a decision in eight rounds.

In 1991, he had seven more fights, beating the likes of Abel Hinojosa and Javier Susuki Diaz, among others.

Barrera began 1992 by winning his first professional title, beating Justino Suarez by a decision in 12 rounds on April 1 to win the Mexican national Jr.

Bantamweight championship. Locally, he retained the title three times before the