Marco A. Barrera is fighting today

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Barrera wins, suffers cut!
Solis TKOs Meza-Clay in eliminator
By Lee Bates

Ring legend Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) won by third round disqualification over emergency replacement Freudis Rojas (1-8-1) on Saturday night at the Auditorio Telmex de la UG in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. Rojas was DQ’d for a headbutt which left Barrera with a bad gash over his left eye. The cut could jeopardize Barrera’s scheduled March 14 clash against Amir Khan in Manchester, England. Barrera was originally slated to face John Nolasco on Saturday night, but Nolasco didn’t show up at the weigh-in, so Marco Antonio was pressed into facing Rojas, whom he knew absolutely nothing about.
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In the co-feature, featherweight Jorge Solis (37-1-2, 27 KOs) scored a fifth round stoppage of Monty Meza Clay (28-2, 19 KOs) in an IBF eliminator.

http://www.fightnews.com/?p=2893

Had a feeling something like this would happen do you think Frank paid the original guy not to fight haha

[ross]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8HQcdyVY4g

[GAME]

Its the only thing that could have gone wrong and it did !

[Boom Boom]

Wow, youd think Rojas won the fight by his reaction. I dont think hell be televised again anytime soon. I doubt mar. 14 will happen now.

[ross]

You could almost hear his frustration when he clapped his gloves.

"Fuck!! There goes that easy payday!!"

[Lance Uppercut]

Why did Barrera win? Should have been a no contest.

[GAME]

Why did Barrera win? Should have been a no contest.

It was a blatant headbutt so Rojas was disqualified

It also looked like to me he didnt' do a particularly good job of closing the distance.. the other guy ran alot and barrera pretty much let him side step him and back off again when he did close the distance... this is exactly how Khan fights, only he throws a lighting fast 4-5 punch combination then backs off before people can fight back.. and rinse and repeats.

Although I have to say Barrera looked a lot sharper than I expected him to be.. I'm looking forward to this fight alot. But I'm sticking to my original prediction, Khan by UD.

joey uk - Khan does run like Rojas you are right but this guy was in survival mode from the opening seconds. Khan can do the same but he wont win any rounds. If he wants to win he has to fight. You also have to remember Barrera only has to hit as hard as Limond and Gomez and Khan is on the deck. Plus who has Khan ever faced who has Barreras speed.

[Hulk]

Barrera wins, suffers cut!
Solis TKOs Meza-Clay in eliminator
By Lee Bates

Ring legend Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) won by third round disqualification over emergency replacement Freudis Rojas (1-8-1) on Saturday night at the Auditorio Telmex de la UG in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. Rojas was DQ’d for a headbutt which left Barrera with a bad gash over his left eye. The cut could jeopardize Barrera’s scheduled March 14 clash against Amir Khan in Manchester, England. Barrera was originally slated to face John Nolasco on Saturday night, but Nolasco didn’t show up at the weigh-in, so Marco Antonio was pressed into facing Rojas, whom he knew absolutely nothing about.
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In the co-feature, featherweight Jorge Solis (37-1-2, 27 KOs) scored a fifth round stoppage of Monty Meza Clay (28-2, 19 KOs) in an IBF eliminator.

http://www.fightnews.com/?p=2893

Had a feeling something like this would happen do you think Frank paid the original guy not to fight haha

Jesus. Barrera had to fight a 1-8 guy?! And he didn't just blow him out in a round or two.

Weird.

[Spicoli]

I dont know the exact protocal in a last minute situation,and this might be easier said than done but it should have been scratched altogether.Barrera tells them,forget it.

He has absolutely ZERO to gain going through against a 1-8 (??) unknown and everything to loss...and he did.Holding up an obligation to local promotion is nice but at this point in his career,he needs to think about himself and immediate future.....looking for one last hurrah.

Surely he faced very little 'boxing' risk from this guy but if he was last minute with a record like that, his sloppy skills and lack of technique ? had to be much more of a threat,if that makes sence?? Watched it just now....that looked intentional as hell.

[ross]

The full fight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF9SRguICsA

Barrera looks a tad slower and his power didnt really bother his opponent who has been stopped before.

[DatsiK]

It also looked like to me he didnt' do a particularly good job of closing the distance.. the other guy ran alot and barrera pretty much let him side step him and back off again when he did close the distance... this is exactly how Khan fights, only he throws a lighting fast 4-5 punch combination then backs off before people can fight back.. and rinse and repeats.

Although I have to say Barrera looked a lot sharper than I expected him to be.. I'm looking forward to this fight alot. But I'm sticking to my original prediction, Khan by UD.