Darren Barker
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Darren Barker is an English middleweight boxer. He is a former holder of the British and European middleweight titles and a former holder of the Commonwealth title. As an amateur he won gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
in Manchester.
where he was trained by Jimmy Oliver (father of former European Champion Spencer Oliver) amongst others. After a successful and long period at the club, Barker decided to move on to further his boxing skills and begun training at the Repton Boys Club in Bethnal Green
, there he was trained by the highly regarded boxing coach, Tony Burns. Darren's father, Terry, was also a successful amateur boxer at Repton, winning the ABA Championships
in 1981. In 2002 Barker won the Commonwealth Games Gold medal at the championships held in Manchester
. He also became a Multi nations Champion and Class C NABC Champion. Prior to the decision to turn professional Barker's amateur record stood at 68 fights, 55 wins and 13 losses.
defeating journeyman
Howard Clarke. He next fought on 12 November 2004 at the Conference center in Wembley stopping David White in the 2nd round ensuring that his debut year as a professional was an unbeaten one.
Throughout 2005 Barker fought on five more occasions winning each time and then kept busy in 2006 with another seven contests winning all of them. One notable contest during that year took place on 15 September 2006 and was for the Southern Area Middleweight title with Barker beating Hussein Osman at the Alexandra Palace
in Wood Green
. Other notable victories that year included wins over Danny Thornton in May and Paul Samuels in December. A successful start to his career was then violently curtailed when on 10 December 2006 Barker received the news that his brother Gary, also a boxer, had been killed in a car accident. Following the accident Darren decided to take a break from boxing eventually returning to the ring on 5 October 2007 with a win over Greg Barton at the York Hall
.
with a seventh round stoppage. Barker then travelled to Canada
in August 2008 and beat local man Larry Sharpe
, a former Canadian champion and Commonwealth challenger, in a non-title fight over 10 rounds. On 13 December 2008, Barker defended his title for the second time against Northern Ireland's
Jason McKay
forcing him to retire at the end of round six. Barker's third defence of the title took place on 23 May 2009 against Dudley's
Darren McDermott
in a fight which was also billed as a British title eliminator. The fight which was held at the Watford Colosseum
ended with a fourth round stoppage for the champion.
to lift the vacant British Middleweight title with the fight also doubling as a fourth defence of his Commonwealth crown. The original opponent for the fight Wayne Elcock
, a former champion, had withdrawn due to a stomach virus meaning that Butler had come into the contest at short notice. Barker's class showed, and the referee called a stop to the fight in round 7 deciding that Butler, who had recently lost to Darren McDermott
in a challenge for the English title, was in no position to continue.
. The shot at the European belt was unexpected following the surprise vacating of the title by previous holder Matthew Macklin
who had hopes of pursuing World title ambitions. The fight against Belghecham, the reigning French and EU champion, proved to be the toughest of his career so far with the Frenchman pushing Barker all the way. Barker, now the holder of three championship belts, decided to vacate the Commonwealth title and set his sights upon defending the British and European belts against Matthew Macklin
, whose world title ambitions did not materialise, later in the year in an eagerly anticipated fight dubbed the 'Battle of Britain'. The fight was to be one of the showcases of Frank Warrens 'Magnificent Seven' boxing event to be shown live on SKY PPV on 18 September 2010. The fight however had to be called off following the re-occurrence of a hip injury whilst sparring for the contest meaning that Barker had to pull out of the contest and relinquish the title. Barkers trainer Tony Sims said of the decision to pull him out of the fight "Everyone knows he had a hip operation a few months back and the day before yesterday (31 August 2010) he broke down for a second time. A few weeks ago is when it first happened I gave him five days off, but it went again this week midway through when he was sparring Danny Cadman...He asked for a few more days off but how long do you keep doing that for?." Barker's would be opponent Matthew Macklin
eventually won the now vacant title fight following a 6th round win over Georgia's late replacement Shalva Jomardashvili.
after over 12 months away from the ring. The Londoner was declared the winner after the judges scored the contest 115-113 and 116-113 after 12 rounds. Prior to the fight Barker spoke of his excitement at returning to the ring following his hip injury saying "I'm really excited about it and eager to show the general public what I'm made of" he added "training has gone well. [I've] been out for a year now, and I'm really looking forward to getting back in there." The fight also represented Barker's first outing with his new representatives Matchroom Sport
after splitting from long time promoter Mick Hennessey, Barker described teaming up with Barry and Eddie Hearn at Matchroom as the "best thing to do" and said that he felt moving promoters would "benefit my career."
for the WBC Diamond Middleweight title at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Martinez, in his previous encounters, had worked his way up to third in the pound for pound world rankings with victories over the likes of Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams and Sergiy Dzinziruk. The fight resulted in another successful defence for Martinez as Barker suffered a first career defeat with an 11th round knockout.
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|23-1
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Argentina Sergio Martinez
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|11 (12)
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Boardwalk Hall
, Atlantic City
, New Jersey
|align=left|The Ring
Middleweight title on the line.
|- align=center
|Win
|23–0
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Italy Domenico Spada
||UD
|12 (12)
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Kingdom of England Olympia, London, UK
|align=left|For the vacant EBU (European) Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|22–0
|align=left|
France Affif Belghecham
||UD
|12 (12)
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|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandAlexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, UK
|align=left|For the vacant EBU (European) Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|21–0
|align=left|
England Danny Butler
||TKO
|7 (12)
|
|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandBrentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, UK
|align=left|Retained Commonwealth & won vacant BBBofC Middleweight titles.
|- align=center
|Win
|20–0
|align=left| England Darren McDermott
||TKO
|4 (12)
|
|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandBrentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, UK
|align=left|Retained Commonwealth Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|19-0
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Republic of IrelandJason McKay
||RTD
|6 (12)
|
|align=left| Kingdom of England International Centre, Brentwood, Essex
, UK
|align=left|Retained Commonwealth Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|18-0
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CanadaLarry Sharpe
||UD
|10 (10)
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|align=left| Canada The Venue at River Cree, Enoch, Alberta
|align=left|Retained Commonwealth Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|17-0
|align=left| EnglandSteven Bendall
||TKO
|7 (12)
|
|align=left| Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK
|align=left|Retained Commonwealth Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|16-0
|align=left|
AustraliaBen Crampton
||TKO
|7 (12)
|
|align=left| Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK
|align=left|Won vacant Commonwealth Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|15-0
|align=left| EnglandGreg Barton
||TKO
|3 (10)
|
|align=left| Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK
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|- align=center
|Win
|14-0
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WalesPaul Samuels
||KO
|1 (10)
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|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandGoresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex, UK
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|13-0
|align=left| EnglandOjay Abrahams
||RTD
|1 (10)
|
|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandIce Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|12-0
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SyriaHussain Osman
||UD
|10 (10)
|
|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandAlexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, UK
|align=left|Won BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight title.
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|Win
|11-0
|align=left| EnglandConroy McIntosh
||TKO
|7 (8)
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|align=left| Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK
|align=left|
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|Win
|10-0
|align=left| EnglandDanny Thornton
||KO
|6 (8)
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|align=left| Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK
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|Win
|9-0
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Early Modern FranceLouis Mimoune
||TKO
|2 (8)
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|align=left| Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK
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|- align=center
|Win
|8-0
|align=left| EnglandRichard Mazurek
||UD
|8 (8)
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|align=left| Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK
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|Win
|7-0
|align=left| EnglandJohn Paul Temple
||TKO
|6 (6)
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|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandIce Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|6-0
|align=left| EnglandDean Walker
||UD
|6 (6)
|
|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandPrince Regent Hotel, Chigwell, Essex, UK
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|5-0
|align=left| EnglandErnie Smith
||UD
|6 (6)
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|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandIce Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK
|align=left|
|- align=center
|Win
|4-0
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BelarusAndrei Sherel
||TKO
|3 (6)
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|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandLeisure Centre, Brentwood, Essex, UK
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|Win
|3-0
|align=left| EnglandLeigh Wicks
||TKO
|4 (6)
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|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandEmpire Theatre, Hackney, London, UK
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|Win
|2-0
|align=left| WalesDavid White
||TKO
|2 (4)
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|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandConference Centre, Wembley, London, UK
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|Win
|1-0
|align=left| EnglandHoward Clarke
||UD
|6 (6)
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|align=left| Kingdom of EnglandIce Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK
|align=left|Barker's professional debut.
|- align=center
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
in Manchester.
Amateur career
Barker started his boxing career at a young age, he trained at Finchley and District Amateur Boxing club in New BarnetNew Barnet
New Barnet is an area within the London Borough of Barnet. It is a largely residential North London suburb, close to the M25, A1 and M1.-History:...
where he was trained by Jimmy Oliver (father of former European Champion Spencer Oliver) amongst others. After a successful and long period at the club, Barker decided to move on to further his boxing skills and begun training at the Repton Boys Club in Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,...
, there he was trained by the highly regarded boxing coach, Tony Burns. Darren's father, Terry, was also a successful amateur boxer at Repton, winning the ABA Championships
ABA Championships
The ABA Championships is the premier tournament hosted annually by the Amateur Boxing Association of England. The Championships are 'open' class: any boxer who is registered with a club of the ABA of England can enter....
in 1981. In 2002 Barker won the Commonwealth Games Gold medal at the championships held in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. He also became a Multi nations Champion and Class C NABC Champion. Prior to the decision to turn professional Barker's amateur record stood at 68 fights, 55 wins and 13 losses.
Professional career
Barker's first outing as a professional took place on 24 September 2004 with a fight at the Ice Arena in NottinghamNottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
defeating journeyman
Journeyman (boxing)
A journeyman boxer is defined as a fighter who has adequate boxing skill, but does not have the caliber of a contender or gatekeeper. Outside of boxing, a "journeyman" is a trader or crafter who has completed an apprenticeship, but is not at the level of a master craftsman...
Howard Clarke. He next fought on 12 November 2004 at the Conference center in Wembley stopping David White in the 2nd round ensuring that his debut year as a professional was an unbeaten one.
Throughout 2005 Barker fought on five more occasions winning each time and then kept busy in 2006 with another seven contests winning all of them. One notable contest during that year took place on 15 September 2006 and was for the Southern Area Middleweight title with Barker beating Hussein Osman at the Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is a building in North London, England. It stands in Alexandra Park, in an area between Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green...
in Wood Green
Wood Green
Wood Green is a district in north London, England, located in the London Borough of Haringey. It is situated north of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of the metropolitan centres in Greater London.-History:...
. Other notable victories that year included wins over Danny Thornton in May and Paul Samuels in December. A successful start to his career was then violently curtailed when on 10 December 2006 Barker received the news that his brother Gary, also a boxer, had been killed in a car accident. Following the accident Darren decided to take a break from boxing eventually returning to the ring on 5 October 2007 with a win over Greg Barton at the York Hall
York Hall
The York Hall is a health and leisure centre and one of Britain's best known boxing venues.The venue is situated on Old Ford Road in Bethnal Green, London, England. The hall, opened in 1929 with a capacity of 1,200, stages boxing as well as providing a gymnasium and swimming pool.The hall is owned...
.
Commonwealth champion
On 14 November 2007 Barker fought for his first major title, the vacant Commonwealth Middleweight belt. His opponent, the undefeated Australian Ben Crampton had won 20 fights to date with only one draw. Barker won the fight at the York Hall by unanimous decision over 12 rounds to lift the title. His first defence saw him beat former British & European title challenger Steve BendallSteve Bendall
Steven Bendall or Steve Bendall born in Coventry, England is a self managed professional boxer. Bendall usually fights at Middleweight and is a two-time English Middleweight champion....
with a seventh round stoppage. Barker then travelled to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in August 2008 and beat local man Larry Sharpe
Larry Sharpe
Larry Weil is an American retired professional wrestler, manager and trainer better known under his ring name, "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe. He currently runs the Monster Factory professional wrestling school...
, a former Canadian champion and Commonwealth challenger, in a non-title fight over 10 rounds. On 13 December 2008, Barker defended his title for the second time against Northern Ireland's
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
Jason McKay
Jason McKay
Jason McKay is an Irish professional boxer from Banbridge, County Down, fighting out of Belfast...
forcing him to retire at the end of round six. Barker's third defence of the title took place on 23 May 2009 against Dudley's
Dudley
Dudley is a large town in the West Midlands county of England. At the 2001 census , the Dudley Urban Sub Area had a population of 194,919, making it the 26th largest settlement in England, the second largest town in the United Kingdom behind Reading, and the largest settlement in the UK without...
Darren McDermott
Darren McDermott
Darren McDermott is an English middleweight boxer. He is the current holder of the English middleweight title and has previously held the Midlands Area title at the same weight...
in a fight which was also billed as a British title eliminator. The fight which was held at the Watford Colosseum
Watford
Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District.Watford was created as an urban...
ended with a fourth round stoppage for the champion.
British champion
On November 28, 2009 Barker defeated Danny Butler, at the Brentwood Centre in BrentwoodBrentwood, Essex
Brentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the east of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, 20 miles east north-east of Charing Cross in London, and near the M25 motorway....
to lift the vacant British Middleweight title with the fight also doubling as a fourth defence of his Commonwealth crown. The original opponent for the fight Wayne Elcock
Wayne Elcock
Wayne Elcock is an English boxer. He is the current British Middleweight champion, having won the title from Howard Eastman in September 2007. Elcock has also held the lightly regarded WBU middleweight title. As of December 2007, he has had 21 professional fights, with 18 wins and three losses...
, a former champion, had withdrawn due to a stomach virus meaning that Butler had come into the contest at short notice. Barker's class showed, and the referee called a stop to the fight in round 7 deciding that Butler, who had recently lost to Darren McDermott
Darren McDermott
Darren McDermott is an English middleweight boxer. He is the current holder of the English middleweight title and has previously held the Midlands Area title at the same weight...
in a challenge for the English title, was in no position to continue.
European champion
On 9 April 2010 Barker claimed the European title with a unanimous points victory over Affif Belghecham of FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The shot at the European belt was unexpected following the surprise vacating of the title by previous holder Matthew Macklin
Matthew Macklin
Matthew Macklin , known as "The Tipperary Tornado", is a British-Irish professional boxer who fights at middleweight or the divisions either side.He is the former Irish, British and European middleweight champion....
who had hopes of pursuing World title ambitions. The fight against Belghecham, the reigning French and EU champion, proved to be the toughest of his career so far with the Frenchman pushing Barker all the way. Barker, now the holder of three championship belts, decided to vacate the Commonwealth title and set his sights upon defending the British and European belts against Matthew Macklin
Matthew Macklin
Matthew Macklin , known as "The Tipperary Tornado", is a British-Irish professional boxer who fights at middleweight or the divisions either side.He is the former Irish, British and European middleweight champion....
, whose world title ambitions did not materialise, later in the year in an eagerly anticipated fight dubbed the 'Battle of Britain'. The fight was to be one of the showcases of Frank Warrens 'Magnificent Seven' boxing event to be shown live on SKY PPV on 18 September 2010. The fight however had to be called off following the re-occurrence of a hip injury whilst sparring for the contest meaning that Barker had to pull out of the contest and relinquish the title. Barkers trainer Tony Sims said of the decision to pull him out of the fight "Everyone knows he had a hip operation a few months back and the day before yesterday (31 August 2010) he broke down for a second time. A few weeks ago is when it first happened I gave him five days off, but it went again this week midway through when he was sparring Danny Cadman...He asked for a few more days off but how long do you keep doing that for?." Barker's would be opponent Matthew Macklin
Matthew Macklin
Matthew Macklin , known as "The Tipperary Tornado", is a British-Irish professional boxer who fights at middleweight or the divisions either side.He is the former Irish, British and European middleweight champion....
eventually won the now vacant title fight following a 6th round win over Georgia's late replacement Shalva Jomardashvili.
Two time champion
On 1 May 2011 Barker regained the now vacant European middleweight title with a points win over Italy's Domenico Spada at the Olympia in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
after over 12 months away from the ring. The Londoner was declared the winner after the judges scored the contest 115-113 and 116-113 after 12 rounds. Prior to the fight Barker spoke of his excitement at returning to the ring following his hip injury saying "I'm really excited about it and eager to show the general public what I'm made of" he added "training has gone well. [I've] been out for a year now, and I'm really looking forward to getting back in there." The fight also represented Barker's first outing with his new representatives Matchroom Sport
Matchroom Sport
Matchroom Sport is a sport event promotions company founded by the English entrepreneur Barry Hearn. It first came to attention in the sports of snooker and boxing and is also involved in pool, bowling, golf , fishing, darts and poker...
after splitting from long time promoter Mick Hennessey, Barker described teaming up with Barry and Eddie Hearn at Matchroom as the "best thing to do" and said that he felt moving promoters would "benefit my career."
Middleweight World Title
On 1 October 2011 Barker fought Argentinian Sergio MartinezSergio Gabriel Martínez
Sergio Gabriel Martínez is an Argentine professional boxer and the current The Ring middleweight champion....
for the WBC Diamond Middleweight title at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Martinez, in his previous encounters, had worked his way up to third in the pound for pound world rankings with victories over the likes of Kelly Pavlik, Paul Williams and Sergiy Dzinziruk. The fight resulted in another successful defence for Martinez as Barker suffered a first career defeat with an 11th round knockout.
Professional boxing record
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|23 Wins (14 knockouts), 1 Defeat, 0 Draws|- style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;"
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|23-1
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Argentina Sergio MartinezSergio Gabriel Martínez
Sergio Gabriel Martínez is an Argentine professional boxer and the current The Ring middleweight champion....
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|11 (12)
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Boardwalk HallBoardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall, formally known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is an arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States...
, Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
|align=left|The Ring
The Ring (magazine)
The Ring is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into question, The Ring shifted to becoming exclusively a boxing oriented publication...
Middleweight title on the line.
|- align=center
|Win
|23–0
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Italy Domenico Spada||UD
|12 (12)
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Kingdom of England Olympia, London, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
|align=left|For the vacant EBU (European) Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|22–0
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France Affif Belghecham||UD
|12 (12)
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Kingdom of EnglandAlexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
|align=left|For the vacant EBU (European) Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|21–0
|align=left|
England Danny Butler||TKO
|7 (12)
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Kingdom of EnglandBrentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
|align=left|Retained Commonwealth & won vacant BBBofC Middleweight titles.
|- align=center
|Win
|20–0
|align=left|
England Darren McDermottDarren McDermott
Darren McDermott is an English middleweight boxer. He is the current holder of the English middleweight title and has previously held the Midlands Area title at the same weight...
||TKO
|4 (12)
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Kingdom of EnglandBrentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
|align=left|Retained Commonwealth Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|19-0
|align=left|
Republic of IrelandJason McKayJason McKay
Jason McKay is an Irish professional boxer from Banbridge, County Down, fighting out of Belfast...
||RTD
|6 (12)
|
|align=left|
Kingdom of England International Centre, Brentwood, EssexBrentwood, Essex
Brentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, in the county of Essex in the east of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, 20 miles east north-east of Charing Cross in London, and near the M25 motorway....
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
|align=left|Retained Commonwealth Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|18-0
|align=left|
CanadaLarry SharpeLarry Sharpe
Larry Weil is an American retired professional wrestler, manager and trainer better known under his ring name, "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe. He currently runs the Monster Factory professional wrestling school...
||UD
|10 (10)
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Canada The Venue at River Cree, Enoch, Alberta|align=left|Retained Commonwealth Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|17-0
|align=left|
EnglandSteven Bendall||TKO
|7 (12)
|
|align=left|
Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
|align=left|Retained Commonwealth Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|16-0
|align=left|
AustraliaBen Crampton||TKO
|7 (12)
|
|align=left|
Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
|align=left|Won vacant Commonwealth Middleweight title.
|- align=center
|Win
|15-0
|align=left|
EnglandGreg BartonGreg Barton
Greg Barton is an American sprint kayaker who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s....
||TKO
|3 (10)
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|align=left|
Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|- align=center
|Win
|14-0
|align=left|
WalesPaul Samuels||KO
|1 (10)
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Kingdom of EnglandGoresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|Win
|13-0
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EnglandOjay Abrahams||RTD
|1 (10)
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Kingdom of EnglandIce Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|Win
|12-0
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SyriaHussain Osman||UD
|10 (10)
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Kingdom of EnglandAlexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
|align=left|Won BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight title.
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|Win
|11-0
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EnglandConroy McIntosh||TKO
|7 (8)
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Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|Win
|10-0
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EnglandDanny Thornton||KO
|6 (8)
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Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|Win
|9-0
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Early Modern FranceLouis Mimoune||TKO
|2 (8)
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Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|Win
|8-0
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EnglandRichard Mazurek||UD
|8 (8)
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Kingdom of England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|Win
|7-0
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EnglandJohn Paul Temple||TKO
|6 (6)
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Kingdom of EnglandIce Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|Win
|6-0
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EnglandDean Walker||UD
|6 (6)
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Kingdom of EnglandPrince Regent Hotel, Chigwell, Essex, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|Win
|5-0
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EnglandErnie Smith||UD
|6 (6)
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Kingdom of EnglandIce Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|Win
|4-0
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BelarusAndrei Sherel||TKO
|3 (6)
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Kingdom of EnglandLeisure Centre, Brentwood, Essex, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|Win
|3-0
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EnglandLeigh Wicks||TKO
|4 (6)
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Kingdom of EnglandEmpire Theatre, Hackney, London, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|Win
|2-0
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WalesDavid White||TKO
|2 (4)
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Kingdom of EnglandConference Centre, Wembley, London, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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|Win
|1-0
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EnglandHoward Clarke||UD
|6 (6)
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Kingdom of EnglandIce Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UKUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
|align=left|Barker's professional debut.
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