Miguel Angel Barrera Estrada (born 15 November 1978 in San Jose de Canalete) is a former Colombian

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, who once held the

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version of the

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world title.

Pro career

Known as "El Huracan", Barrera made his debut as a professional boxer in 1998 and was undefeated in his first 23 bouts as a pro before capturing the IBF minimumweight title by defeating Roberto Carlos Leyva by decision in 2002. The following year he knocked out Leyva in a rematch. In his next defense later in 2003, he lost via TKO to

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. After being dropped by Cardenas, the champion tried to rise but collapsed back to the canvas. Following the loss, Barrera had surgery the following day to remove a cerebral blood cut suffered from the knockout at the Hospital Del Prado of

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/ref> Barrera's career record was 23 wins (13 by KO), 1 losses, 2 draws.

Professional boxing record

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* 1978 births Living people Mini-flyweight boxers World mini-flyweight boxing champions International Boxing Federation champions Colombian male boxers Sportspeople from Córdoba Department {{Colombia-boxing-bio-stub