Khan vs Barrera

Who won Khan vs Barrera?

Amir Khan beat Marco Antonio Barrera by technical decision in their 5 round contest on Saturday, March 14th, 2009, at M.E.N. Arena, Lancashire.

The scorecards were announced as 50-44, 50-45, 50-45 in favor of winner Amir Khan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Khan vs Barrera stats

Back in March 2009, Amir Khan stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marco Antonio Barrera made his way to the ring with a record of 65 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 43 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Khan had an advantage in power over Barrera, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Barrera's 66%.

Amir Khan was the younger man by 12 years, at 23 years old.

Khan had a height advantage of 3 inches over Barrera. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Amir Khan and Marco Antonio Barrera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Khan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 51 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 15 years and 7 months later than Barrera, whose first professional fight was in 1989. He had fought 255 fewer professional rounds, totaling 238 compared to Barrera's 493.

Khan vs Barrera form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Freudis Rojas on January 31, 2009, by in the 3rd round at Auditorio Telmex de UG, Jalisco, Mexico.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been beaten by Manny Pacquiao on November 15, 2003, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Alamodome, San Antonio.

He had won against Erik Morales on June 22, 2002, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Barrera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Khan vs Barrera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at M.E.N. Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Khan vs Barrera?

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