Barrera ousts Peden to take crown

LAS VEGAS – Mexico’s Marco Antonio Barrera won a unanimous 12-round decision over Australia’s Robbie Peden in a unification clash of super-featherweight champions here Saturday.

Judges gave Barrera the victory over Peden by scores of 118-109, 118-108 and 118-108, the Mexican legend adding Peden’s International Boxing Federation crown to the World Boxing Council title he owned entering the showdown. “I knew he would come out fast but I had good boxing and good movement and I prevailed,” Barrera said.Barrera rose to 60-4 while Peden fell to 25-3.The Aussie had won five fights in a row over the past three years but was picked apart in a tactical performance by the Mexican.”I felt slow and a step behind him the whole night,” Peden said.”I should have been more aggressive and I thought he was going to try to fight me more.I just didn’t fight a great fight.We’ll regroup and decide what to do next.”Peden broke one of Barrera’s ribs when he served as the Mexican’s sparring partner in 2002, but Barrera inflicted more punishment when it mattered most.-Nampa-Reuters”I knew he would come out fast but I had good boxing and good movement and I prevailed,” Barrera said.Barrera rose to 60-4 while Peden fell to 25-3.The Aussie had won five fights in a row over the past three years but was picked apart in a tactical performance by the Mexican.”I felt slow and a step behind him the whole night,” Peden said.”I should have been more aggressive and I thought he was going to try to fight me more.I just didn’t fight a great fight.We’ll regroup and decide what to do next.”Peden broke one of Barrera’s ribs when he served as the Mexican’s sparring partner in 2002, but Barrera inflicted more punishment when it mattered most.-Nampa-Reuters