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Darren Barker

2616 KOs

22 KOs

0Draws

Last six: W-L-W-W-W-L

Career

division

Middleweight

status

inactive

bouts

28

rounds

174

KO %

61.5%

KO wins

16

KO losses

2

career

2004–2013

debut

2004-09-24

last fight

2013-12-07

Profile

alias

Dazzling

manager

trainer

promoter

Matchroom Boxing (2013-12-07–2013-12-07)Gary Shaw Promotions (2013-08-17–2013-08-17)DiBella Entertainment (2011-10-01–2011-10-01)

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

6′ 1″ / 185cm

reach

73″ / 185cm

nationality

United Kingdom

origin

Barnet London United Kingdom

city / state / zip

Barnet, London

dob

1982-05-19

age

44

Latest news

Get Up, Stand Up: When Darren Barker beat the count...

2023-08-17 · Boxing News Online

Chisora As Joshua's Next Opponent? "Absolutely Not" - Darren Barker

2023-08-06 · Boxing News 24

Boxing: Joe Calzaghe and Darren Barker start management group

2022-01-19 · BBC Sport

Getting Up (For Gary): Darren Barker Looks Back

2019-02-11 · Hannibal Boxing

Ringside Rewind: Darren Barker bids farewell to boxing after a career of ups and downs

2017-01-19 · SkySports

Three years on from his retirement, Ringside Rewind looks back at the dazzling career of Darren Barker. Barker won titles at every level as he rose up the rankings before he finally achieved his dream of becoming a world champion in August 2013 by …

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

38 3 2

L-TKO

Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

IBF

2 of 12 · 159 / 160 lbs · 2:09

Judges: John Madfis | Mike Fitzgerald | Manuel Oliver Palomo

Referee: Mark Nelson

Promoter: Matchroom Boxing

29 1 0

W-SD

Revel Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

IBF

12 of 12 · 160 / 160 lbs

Judges: Alan Rubenstein | Barbara Perez | Carlos Ortiz, Jr.

Referee: Eddie Cotton

Promoter: Gary Shaw Promotions

35 3 0

W-RTD

Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

vacant IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title

4 of 12x3 · 159 / 160 lbs · 3:00

Judges: Massimiliano Bianco | Mike Fitzgerald | Marcus McDonnell

Referee: Steve Gray

18 4 0

W-TKO

Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

4 of 12 · 163 / 162 lbs · 1:03

Judges: Howard John Foster | Andre Pasquier | Robin Taylor

Referee: Marcus McDonnell

Sergio Gabriel Martinez

47 2 2

L-KO

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

WBC

11 of 12 · 160 / 158 lbs · 1:29

Judges: Alejandro Rochin | Lynne Carter | Victor Loughlin

Referee: Eddie Cotton

Promoter: DiBella Entertainment

32 3 0

W-UD

Olympia, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

12 of 12x3 · 160 / 159 lbs

Judges: Esa Lehtosaari 113-116 | Francisco Vazquez Marcos 113-115 | Francisco Alloza Rosa 113-116

Referee: Daniel Van de Wiele

Affif Belghecham

19 4 1

W-UD

Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, United Kingdom

12 of 12 · 160 / 160 lbs

Judges: Luca Montella 112-116 | Ventsislav Nikolov 110-119 | Raiko Djajic 114-116

Referee: Massimo Barrovecchio

18 2 0

W-TKO

Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

Vacant BBBofC British Middleweight Title

7 of 12x3 · 160 / 160 lbs · 0:47

Judges: Mark Green | Ian John-Lewis | Marcus McDonnell

Referee: Richard James Davies

Darren McDermott

16 1 1

W-TKO

Colosseum, Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

4 of 12x3 · 160 / 160 lbs · 2:30

Judges: Richard James Davies | Mark Green | Terry O'Connor

Referee: Dave Parris

20 2 0

W-RTD

International Centre, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

6 of 12x3 · 160 / 160 lbs · 3:00

Referee: Mickey Vann

22 4 0

W-UD

The Venue at River Cree, Enoch, Alberta, Canada

10 of 10 · 161 / 160 lbs

Judges: William Warwick Jr. 97-93 | Ken Rudd 97-93 | Chris Loblick 97-93

Referee: John Braak

28 3 0

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

7 of 12x3 · 159 / 160 lbs · 1:54

Judges: Ian John-Lewis | Terry O'Connor | Dave Parris

Referee: Richard James Davies

20 0 1

W-UD

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

12 of 12x3 · 159 / 159 lbs

Judges: Richard James Davies 120-108 | Phil Edwards 120-108 | Dave Parris 119-110

Referee: Ian John-Lewis

2 3 0

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

3 of 4x3 · 166 / 164 lbs · 1:14

Referee: Mark Green

17 2 2

W-KO

Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom

1 of 8x3 · 162 / 164 lbs · 1:58

Referee: Dave Parris

20 73 4

W-RTD

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

1 of 4x3 · 163 / 173 lbs

Referee: Terry O'Connor

13 12 0

W-PTS

Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, United Kingdom

BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight Title

10 of 10x3 · 160 / 160 lbs

Referee: Ken Curtis (98-93)

Conroy McIntosh

6 16 3

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

7 of 8x3 · 164 / 165 lbs

Referee: Mark Green

20 11 3

W-KO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

6 of 8x3 · 160 / 163 lbs · 1:26

Referee: Robert Williams

20 32 0

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

2 of 8x3 · 157 / 152 lbs · 2:51

Referee: Lee Cook

Richard Mazurek

6 4 1

W-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 158 / 157 lbs

Referee: Robert Williams (73-79)

John Paul Temple

4 9 1

W-TKO

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 157 / 157 lbs · 0:31

Referee: Paul Thomas

11 5 1

W-PTS

Prince Regent Hotel, Chigwell, Essex, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 161 / 162 lbs

Referee: Mark Green (60-55)

12 83 4

W-PTS

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 159 / 156 lbs

Referee: Paul Thomas (54-60)

1 1 0

W-TKO

Leisure Centre, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

3 of 6x3 · 156 / 157 lbs · 0:47

Referee: Robert Williams

17 67 4

W-RTD

Empire Theatre, Hackney, London, United Kingdom

4 of 6x2 · 162 / 170 lbs · 2:00

Referee: Robert Williams

0 10 2

W-TKO

Conference Centre, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

2 of 4x3 · 156 / 160 lbs · 2:37

Referee: Seamus Dunne

27 47 2

W-PTS

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 159 / 166 lbs

Referee: Paul Thomas (60-54)