Darren Barker fact-file

The career of former world middleweight boxing champion Darren Barker in statistics and highlights.

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Professional record: 28 fights, 26 wins (16 KOs) 2 defeats (2 KOs)

August 2002 – Commonwealth Light Welterweight Gold medallist, Manchester

September 2004 – made professional debut vs. Howard Clarke in Nottingham (W 6th rd pts)

September 2006 – wins vacant Southern Area Middleweight title vs. Hussain Osman in London (W 10th rd pts)

November 2007 – wins vacant Commonwealth Middleweight title vs. Ben Crampton in London (W 12 rds pts)

February 2008 – defends Commonwealth Middleweight title vs. Steven Bendall in London (W 7th rd TKO)

May 2009 – defends Commonwealth Middleweight title vs. Darren McDermott in Watford (W 4th rd TKO)

November 2009 – defends Commonwealth Middleweight title and wins vacant British title vs. Danny Butler (W 7th rd TKO)

April 2010 – wins vacant European Middleweight title vs. Affif Belghecham in Essex (W 12 rds pts)

April 2011 – wins vacant European Middleweight title vs. Domenico Spada in London (W 12 rds pts)

October 2011 – challenges Sergio Martinez for the WBC World Middleweight title in Atlantic City (L 11th rd KO)

March 2013 – wins vacant IBF Inter-Continental Middleweight title vs. Simone Rotolo in London (W 4th rd TKO)

August 2013 – wins IBF World Middleweight title vs. Daniel Geale in Atlantic City (W 12 rds pts)

December 2013 – loses IBF World Middleweight title vs. Felix Sturm in Stuttgart (L 2nd rd TKO)

January 15 2014 – announces retirement from boxing