Mark Anthony Barriga (born 11 June 1993) is a Filipino professional boxer who challenged for the IBF mini-flyweight title in 2018.
[1] Mark Anthony was born to Edgar and Melita Barriga, the former a printing machine operator for a Korean company in their hometown.
[3] 2013–2014 Season boxing fighting for Italia Thunder He decided to turn pro after Rogen Ladon qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics as a flyweight, which was Barriga's weight class.
[4] Barriga was set to become a professional boxer on June 18, 2016, against Mark Anthony Florida at the Philippine Navy Gym in Taguig in the mini-flyweight division[4] but this match was later cancelled.
[8] On September 9, 2017, Barriga defeated former world title challenger Samartlek Kokietgym, out boxing him en route to a wide unanimous decision win (100–90, 100–90, 100–90).