Miguel Angel Barrera Estrada (born 15 November 1978 in San Jose de Canalete) is a former Colombian strawweight boxer, who once held the International Boxing Federation version of the Minimumweight 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 Edgar Cardenas. 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 Tijuana.Miguel Barrera Saved By The ‘Golden Hour’ Barrera retired after the loss.Miguel Barrera - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia

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

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes26Loss23–1–2 Edgar CárdenasKO10 (12), 31 May 2003 25Win23–0–2 Roberto Carlos LeyvaKO3 (12), 22 Mar 2003 24Win22–0–2 Roberto Carlos Leyva129 Aug 2002 23Win21–0–2 Pedro RodriguezTKO4 (?)19 Jan 2002 22Draw Roberto Carlos Leyva3 (12)28 Sep 2001 21Win20–0–1 Farid CassianiPTS827 Jul 2001 20Win19–0–1 Carlos GuerreroKO2 (?)29 Jun 2001 19Win18–0–1 Pedro RodriguezTKO2 (8)27 Apr 2001 18Win17–0–1 Felipe AlmanzaTKO6 (8)11 Feb 2001 17Win16–0–1 Jhon Alberto MolinaPTS1023 Dec 2000 16Win15–0–1 Sofanor RecueroTKO3 (?)1 Dec 2000 15Win14–0–1 Farid CassianiKO4 (?)3 Nov 2000 14Win13–0–1 Ilson DiazKO2 (?)6 Oct 2000 13Win12–0–1 Edwin BarriosKO1 (6)23 Sep 2000 12Win11–0–1 Alfredo ToroPTS626 Aug 2000 11Win10–0–1 Jose Humberto CaraballoPTS629 Jul 2000 10Win9–0–1 Juan Jose LandaetaPTS61 Jul 2000 9Win8–0–1 Luis BlancoPTS631 Mar 2000 8Win7–0–1 Alejandro MartinezTKO4 (4)17 Mar 2000 7Win6–0–1 Felix FontalvoPTS619 Dec 1999 6Win5–0–1 Roberto HerreraPTS616 Oct 1999 5Win4–0–1 Francisco Bolanos2 (?)14 Aug 1999 4Draw3–0–1 Ricardo OrozcoPTS411 Jul 1999 3Win3–0 Lorenzo Barrios413 May 1999 2Win2–0 Never AltahonaKO3 (?)22 Dec 1998 1Win1–0 Jose Vasquez3 (?)15 Nov 1998

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