Monte Barrett was born in Greenville, North Carolina, U.S. on May 26, 1971. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on August 16, 1996 against Jamal Edwards. Barrett defeated Edwards via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Barrett got his first shot at a world title at the age of 35 after 35 professional fights. On October 7, 2006 Barrett challenged Nikolai Valuev's WBA heavyweight title but lost via 11th round TKO. Barrett never got a world-title shot again.
Barrett's last fight was a 4th-round KO loss to Luis Ortiz at age 42, on April 3, 2014.
Some of Monte Barrett's best fights have been against David Tua, Tim Witherspoon, and Greg Page. For a complete list of Barrett's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Monte Barrett".
Barrett has 11 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Monte Barrett Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Apr 03, 2014 | 42 |
Luis Ortiz 35 20-0 | loss | KO 4 |
47 | Jul 05, 2012 | 41 |
Shane Cameron 34 28-2 | loss | KO 4 |
46 | Aug 13, 2011 | 40 |
David Tua 38 52-3-2 | win | UD 12 |
45 | Jan 22, 2011 | 39 | Charles Davis | draw | MD 8 |
44 | Jul 17, 2010 | 39 |
David Tua 37 51-3-1 | draw | MD 12 |
43 | Dec 12, 2009 | 38 | Alexander Ustinov | loss | UD 12 |
42 | Oct 10, 2009 | 38 | Odlanier Solís | loss | TKO 2 |
41 | Nov 15, 2008 | 37 |
David Haye 28 21-1 | loss | TKO 5 |
40 | Jun 28, 2008 | 37 | Tye Fields | win | KO 1 |
39 | Feb 02, 2008 | 36 | Damon Reed | win | KO 2 |
38 | Dec 06, 2007 | 36 | Cliff Couser | win | TKO 2 |
37 | Jul 07, 2007 | 36 | Cliff Couser | loss | TKO 2 |
36 | Oct 07, 2006 | 35 |
Nikolai Valuev 33 44-0 | loss | TKO 11 |
35 | Aug 13, 2005 | 34 |
Hasim Rahman 32 40-5-1 | loss | UD 12 |
34 | Feb 05, 2005 | 33 | Owen Beck | win | TKO 9 |
33 | Mar 27, 2004 | 32 | Dominick Guinn | win | SD 10 |
32 | Dec 06, 2003 | 32 | Joe Mesi | loss | MD 10 |
31 | Oct 03, 2003 | 32 | Eric Kirkland | win | TKO 10 |
30 | Mar 08, 2003 | 31 | Robert Wiggins | win | SD 10 |
29 | Mar 08, 2003 | 31 | Terry Porter | win | UD 6 |
28 | Sep 28, 2001 | 30 | Robert Davis | win | UD 10 |
27 | Jun 08, 2001 | 30 |
Tim Witherspoon 43 51-10-1 | win | SD 10 |
26 | Jan 07, 2001 | 29 | Mario Cawley | win | TKO 9 |
25 | Jul 15, 2000 | 29 |
Wladimir Klitschko 24 33-1 | loss | TKO 7 |
24 | Feb 24, 2000 | 28 | Jimmy Thunder | win | TKO 7 |
23 | Jan 27, 2000 | 28 | Derrick Banks | win | UD 10 |
22 | Aug 28, 1999 | 28 |
Lance Whitaker 27 19-1 | loss | SD 12 |
21 | Jul 25, 1999 | 28 | Tim Ray | win | KO 1 |
20 | Apr 03, 1999 | 27 | Phil Jackson | win | UD 12 |
19 | Oct 23, 1998 | 27 |
Greg Page 39 54-12-1 | win | UD 10 |
18 | Sep 11, 1998 | 27 | Bryant Smith | win | UD 10 |
17 | Jun 19, 1998 | 27 | Derek Amos | win | TKO 8 |
16 | May 09, 1998 | 26 | Louis Monaco | win | UD 6 |
15 | Mar 27, 1998 | 26 | Jeff Pegues | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Jan 16, 1998 | 26 | Guy Sonnenberg | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Nov 21, 1997 | 26 | Santiago De Paula | win | TKO 3 |
12 | Nov 01, 1997 | 26 | Val Smith | win | TKO 6 |
11 | Oct 02, 1997 | 26 | Billy Lewis | win | KO 1 |
10 | Jul 13, 1997 | 26 | Kevin Brister | win | TKO 1 |
9 | May 17, 1997 | 25 | Juan Quintana | win | PTS 6 |
8 | May 01, 1997 | 25 | Lee Alhassan | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Mar 14, 1997 | 25 | Ron McCarthy | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Jan 31, 1997 | 25 | Russell Perry | win | KO 1 |
5 | Jan 21, 1997 | 25 | Frank Grazier | win | KO 1 |
4 | Nov 08, 1996 | 25 | Mitchell Rose | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Oct 05, 1996 | 25 | Andre Horne | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Sep 18, 1996 | 25 | Scott Marcantonio | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Aug 16, 1996 | 25 | Jamal Edwards | win | TKO 1 |