By Lee Bates: Ring legend Marco Antonio Barrera (65-6, 43 KOs) won by third round disqualification over emergency replacement Freudis Rojas (1-8-1) on Saturday night at the Auditorio Telmex de la UG in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico. Rojas was DQ’d for a headbutt, which left Barrera with a bad gash over his left eye. The cut could jeopardize Barrera’s scheduled March 14 clash against Amir Khan in Manchester, England. Barrera was originally slated to face John Nolasco on Saturday night, but Nolasco didn’t show up at the weigh-in, so Marco Antonio was pressed into facing Rojas, whom he knew absolutely nothing about.
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Former world title challenger Ricardo “Piolo” Castillo (36-7, 25 KOs) scored a tenth round TKO over Marvin Rodríguez (14-6-2, 7 KOs) to claim the vacant NABF featherweight title on Saturday night at the Palenque del FEX in Mexicali, BC, Mexico. In the co-feature, super featherweight David Rodela (12-1-2, 6 KOs), coming a career-best win over Kevin Kelly, claimed a ten round split decision over Marlon “Rata” Aguilar (19-6-1, 14 KOs).