Hamed set to face Barrera in April

Prince Naseem Hamed's Las Vegas debut was confirmed

Prince Naseem Hamed's Las Vegas debut was confirmed

in London today.

Hamed will meet Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera at the MGM Grand on April 7th, his fifth fight in America.

The former WBO featherweight champion said: "This is the fight that is going to make me, just like Sugar Ray Leonard and Marvin Hagler made each other.

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"This is a real fight that is going to stick in people's minds - that I boxed Barrera in his prime and he boxed me in my prime."

Barrera has fought 56 times, losing only three, piling up 37 stoppages in his career.

The Hamed-Barrera bout will be shown live in Britain on Sky television, with a supporting bill and UK undercard. PA