Sullivan Barrera was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on February 25, 1982. He made his professional debut at the age of 27 years on August 21, 2009 against Anthony Adorno. Barrera defeated Adorno via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Barrera got his first shot at a world title at the age of 36 after 22 professional fights. On March 3, 2018 Barrera challenged Dmitry Bivol's WBA light-heavyweight title but lost via 12th round TKO. He is yet to get another shot at a world title.
Barrera's latest fight was a 10th-round KO loss to Radivoje Kalajdzic at age 42, on March 13, 2024.
Some of Sullivan Barrera's best fights so far have been against Joe Smith Jr., Karo Murat, Vyacheslav Shabranskyy, Sean Monaghan, and Jeff Lacy. For a complete list of Barrera's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Sullivan Barrera".
Barrera has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Sullivan Barrera Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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27 | Mar 13, 2024 | 42 |
Radivoje Kalajdzic 32 28-2 | loss | KO 10 |
26 | Jul 09, 2021 | 39 |
Gilberto Ramírez 30 41-0 | loss | KO 4 |
25 | Jun 15, 2019 | 37 |
Jesse Hart 29 25-2 | loss | UD 10 |
24 | Nov 03, 2018 | 36 |
Sean Monaghan 37 29-1 | win | UD 10 |
23 | Mar 03, 2018 | 36 |
Dmitry Bivol 27 12-0 | loss | TKO 12 |
22 | Nov 25, 2017 | 35 | Felix Valera | win | UD 10 |
21 | Jul 15, 2017 | 35 |
Joe Smith Jr. 27 23-1 | win | UD 10 |
20 | Apr 15, 2017 | 35 | Paul Parker | win | TKO 5 |
19 | Dec 16, 2016 | 34 |
Vyacheslav Shabranskyy 29 17-0 | win | TKO 7 |
18 | Mar 26, 2016 | 34 |
Andre Ward 32 28-0 | loss | UD 12 |
17 | Dec 12, 2015 | 33 |
Karo Murat 32 27-2-1 | win | KO 5 |
16 | Jul 25, 2015 | 33 | Hakim Zoulikha | win | TKO 8 |
15 | Jan 30, 2015 | 32 |
Jeff Lacy 37 27-5 | win | TKO 4 |
14 | Nov 08, 2014 | 32 | Rowland Bryant | win | RTD 4 |
13 | Sep 20, 2014 | 32 | Eric Watkins | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Jun 21, 2014 | 32 | Lee Campbell | win | KO 6 |
11 | Apr 04, 2014 | 32 | Larry Pryor | win | UD 6 |
10 | Dec 14, 2013 | 31 | Joell Godfrey | win | UD 6 |
9 | Jan 21, 2012 | 29 | Damar Singleton | win | UD 6 |
8 | Jun 24, 2011 | 29 | Frank Paines | win | KO 2 |
7 | Apr 16, 2011 | 29 | Epifanio Mendoza | win | UD 4 |
6 | Oct 22, 2010 | 28 | Willie Herring | win | UD 6 |
5 | Aug 13, 2010 | 28 | Tay Bledsoe | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Apr 30, 2010 | 28 | DeLeon Tinsley | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Mar 12, 2010 | 28 | Reggie Pena | win | KO 2 |
2 | Feb 27, 2010 | 28 | Alex Rivera | win | KO 1 |
1 | Aug 21, 2009 | 27 | Anthony Adorno | win | TKO 1 |