According various reports, former multi divisional world champion Marco Antonio Barrera was booed at the conclusion of his much anticipated return to his adopted home town of Guadalajara, MX.
Originally from Mexico City, Barrera had not fought in the city where he makes his home in seventeen years. After his original opponent Johnny Nolasco did not make it to the weigh in, the night’s promoters had to scramble to find a last minute replacement in the cuban Freudis Rojas.
After a couple of rounds were both boxers were hesitant in engaging, Barrera landed a telling left hook to end the second stanza. In the third, Rojas connected with his head which opened a gash in Barrera’s head that required fourteen stitches according to Jorge Barrera, the former champion’s brother and corner man.
Barrera made his way out of the ring among chants of “fraud, fraud” much to his understanding.
“I was upset at the type of opponent that he was. I respect the crowd’s decision to yell what they did. There is really not much I can say.”
Barrera was scheduled to meet Britain’s Amir Khan in a much anticipated clash mid March but now those plans might be in the air.