Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera, who Boxingtalk recognizes as a four-division champion, will appear at the Ninth Annual Box Fan Expo on Saturday May 2nd at the Las Vegas Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Expo will coincide with the big cruiserweight fight between Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez and David Benavidez that will take place later that evening at the T-Mobile Arena. Barrera will hold a meet and greet  at his booth during the fan event held over the Cinco De Mayo weekend

 

Barrera will be making his seventh appearance at this years’ Expo and will be signing gloves, photos, personal items and memorabilia. Barrera will also have merchandise to sell. Boxing Fans will also have an opportunity to take pictures with this boxing legend also known as the “Baby Faced Assassin”. 

 

Barrera is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2011. He held multiple world championships, including the WBO super bantamweight title three times from 1995 to 2001; the WBC junior lightweight title from 2004 to 2007; and the IBF super featherweight title from 2005 to 2006. Additionally, he held the IBO featherweight title in 2001; and the lineal and Ring featherweight championships 2001 to 2003. Barrera is well known for his trilogy with fellow Mexican legend Erik Morales, as well as his duology with Manny Pacquiao, and rivalry with Juan Manuel Marquez. ESPN ranked Barrera as number 43 on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time. Barrera was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017.

 

Tickets to the Box Fan Expo are available online.