Barrera wins WBC featherweight title

Marco Antonio Barrera has claimed the WBC featherweight title with a unanimous points win over fellow Mexican Erik Morales in Las Vegas.

Sun, 23 Jun, 2002 - 12:38

Marco Antonio Barrera has claimed the WBC featherweight title with a unanimous points win over fellow Mexican Erik Morales in Las Vegas.

It was a case of revenge is sweet for Barrera, who lost a controversial decision to Morales in February 2000, when the pair were WBO and WBC super-bantamweight champions respectively.

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Courts boxing Heathrow Place: Las Vegas Place: Britain Person: Barrera Person: Marco Antonio Barrera Person: Erik Morales Person: Morales Person: Prince Naseem Hamed Event: WBC Event: WBO Event: WBC super

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