Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (1st meeting)
2003-11-15 : Manny Pacquiao 125 lbs beat Marco Antonio Barrera 126 lbs by TKO at 2:56 in round 11 of 12
- Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Referee: Laurence Cole
- Judge: Ray Hawkins 97-90
- Judge: Gale E. Van Hoy 97-89
- Judge: Glen Rick Crocker 97-90
- Time: 2:56
- Weights: Pacquiao 125 lbs, Barrera 126 lbs
Comments
- Referee waved off the fight when Trainer Rudy Perez stepped onto the ring apron.
- Pacquiao down in 1st.
- Barrera down in 3rd & 11th & penalized one point in 9th for hitting on the break.
- Manny Pacquiao wins The Ring Magazine Featherweight championship of the world.
- See also: Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (2nd meeting)