February 19th, 2000 will forever be a special night in the world of boxing because of the thrilling battle that was put forth between Mexican legends Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera. The two heated rivals met for the first time inside of the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas and after twelve pulsating rounds Morales walked away with a split decision while Barrera came away having fully rejuvenated his career in the fight of the year. What rarely gets mentioned is the fact that the first Morales-Barrera fight had an extremely noteworthy bout take place on its undercard as Tijuana’s Antonio Margarito won a seventh round stoppage over Argentina’s Sergio Martinez. At the time neither fighter was well known by the mainstream public and the off-TV affair seemed to fly completely under the radar. ...Read More... credits: examiner.com
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