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 | | Saturday, 16 February, 2002, 10:22 GMT Barrera re-match on hold  Barrera (right) in action against Naseem Hamed Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera's grudge re-match with countryman Erik Morales has been put on ice after his freak sparring injury was revealed to be more serious than first thought. The featherweight has been ordered to rest for eight to 10 weeks after a detailed medical examination revealed he had fractured a rib. Barrera sustained the injury against Australian sparring partner Robbie Peden - ranked number three by the International Boxing Federation in the featherweight division. During a clinch, Peden attempted to force Barrera down - but as the Mexican forced him off using his neck as a lever, he felt a sharp pain in his ribcage.
Barrera said: "We are going to have to start again from scratch. "The whole team will regroup and come up with a new working plan, building back up to 100%. "This will include Robbie of course. What occurred was a pure accident and it could just have easily have happened to him. So nothing will change at all." The delay will do nothing to lessen the simmering bad feeling between Barrera and the undefeated Morales, a residue of their extremely close fight in 2000. � Berrara added: "Erik should thank God for this delay in the proceedings because he's going to remain undefeated for just a couple more months before I beat him. "At the moment I think Erik is talking the way he is because he's nervous and scared. When we fight, I'll certainly be looking for a knockout throughout." The new date for the Barrera Morales fight has been set for 22 June at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. | | See also:  Other top Boxing stories:  Links to more Boxing stories are at the foot of the page. | |
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