Naseem Hamed vs. Marco Antonio Barrera

Playing with Fire

Date	April 7, 2001
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line	vacant IBO featherweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Naseem Hamed Marco Antonio Barrera Nickname Prince The Baby-Faced Assassin Hometown Sheffield, England Mexico City, Mexico Pre-fight record 35–0 (31 KO) 52–3 (40 KO) Height 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Weight 126 lb (57 kg) 125+1⁄2 lb (57 kg) Style Southpaw Orthodox Recognition Former unified featherweight champion The Ring No. 6 ranked pound-for-pound fighter WBO super bantamweight champion
Result
Barrera wins via 12-round unanimous decision (115-112, 116-111, 115-112)

Naseem Hamed vs. Marco Antonio Barrera, billed as Playing with Fire, was a professional boxing match contested on April 7, 2001, for the vacant IBO title and Hamed's lineal featherweight championship.