Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (1st meeting)

Manny Pacquiao 125 lbs beat Marco Antonio Barrera 126 lbs by TKO at 2:56 in round 11 of 12

• Date: 2003-11-15
• Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, USA
• Referee: Laurence Cole
• Judge: Ray Hawkins 97-90
• Judge: Gale Van Hoy 97-89
• Judge: Glen Rick Crocker 97-90

Notes

• Referee waved off the fight when trainer Rudy Perez stepped onto the ring apron.
• Pacquiao down in 1st in what was actually a slip after landing a left hand.
• 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)