Barrera vs Arias

Who won Barrera vs Arias?

Marco Antonio Barrera beat Jose Arias by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, February 12th, 2011, at Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Jalisco.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Barrera vs Arias stats

Back in February 2011, Marco Antonio Barrera stepped into the ring with a record of 66 wins, 7 losses, and 0 draws, 43 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Arias made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested that Barrera and Arias have similar power, both with a 65% knockout percentage.

Marco Antonio Barrera was the older man by 51 years, at 37 years old.

Both Marco Antonio Barrera and Jose Arias fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barrera was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 55 more fights, and made his debut in 1989, 4 months later than Arias, whose first professional fight was in 1989. He had fought 445 more professional rounds, totaling 493 compared to Arias' 48.

Barrera vs Arias form

Barrera had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Adailton De Jesus on June 26, 2010, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Amir Khan on March 14, 2009, by technical decision in their 5 round contest at M.E.N. Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Freudis Rojas on January 31, 2009, by technical decision in the 3rd round at Auditorio Telmex de UG, Jalisco, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Sammy Ventura on November 7, 2008, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China.

He had beaten Erik Morales on November 27, 2004, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Barrera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Barrera vs Arias start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Jalisco, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Barrera vs Arias?

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