Darren Barker (26-2, 16) was born in Chipping Barnet, London, England on May 19, 1982. At the age of 22 years on September 24, 2004, he made his professional boxing debut against Howard Clarke, winning the fight via 6-round points decision.
On his 24th career fight at 29 years old, Darren Barker got a shot at the The Ring middleweight titles against Sergio MartĂnez on October 1, 2011 but lost the fight via 11th-round KO.
He became a middleweight world champion (IBF) on August 17, 2013 at the age of 31 years old, on his 27th career fight, after defeating Daniel Geale via 12-round split decision.
Barker's last fight was a middleweight (IBF) world-title defense against Felix Sturm on December 7, 2013. He lost the fight via 2nd-round TKO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Darren Barker's best fights have been against Daniel Geale and Felix Sturm.
Barker has 2 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28  | Dec 7, 2013 31 years, 6 months 26-2 (16) | 34 years, 10 months 38-3-2 (17) | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF |
27  | Aug 17, 2013 31 years, 2 months 26-1 (16) | 32 years, 5 months 29-1 (15) | MD | 12 | SD | WIN Won IBF |
26 | Mar 9, 2013 30 years, 9 months 25-1 (16) | Simone Rotolo | MD | 4 | RTD | WIN |
25 | Dec 8, 2012 30 years, 6 months 24-1 (15) | Kerry Hope | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
24  | Oct 1, 2011 29 years, 4 months 23-1 (14) | 36 years, 7 months 47-2-2 (26) | MD | 11 | KO | LOSS For The Ring |
23 | Apr 30, 2011 28 years, 11 months 23-0 (14) | Domenico Spada | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
22 | Apr 9, 2010 27 years, 10 months 22-0 (14) | Affif Belghecham | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
21 | Nov 28, 2009 27 years, 6 months 21-0 (14) | Danny Butler | MD | 7 | TKO | WIN |
20 | May 23, 2009 27 years 20-0 (13) | Darren McDermott | MD | 4 | TKO | WIN |
19 | Dec 13, 2008 26 years, 6 months 19-0 (12) | Jason McKay | MD | 6 | RTD | WIN |
18 | Aug 15, 2008 26 years, 2 months 18-0 (11) | Larry Sharpe | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Feb 22, 2008 25 years, 9 months 17-0 (11) | Steven Bendall | MD | 7 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Nov 14, 2007 25 years, 5 months 16-0 (10) | Ben Crampton | MD | 12 | UD | WIN |
15 | Oct 5, 2007 25 years, 4 months 15-0 (10) | Greg Barton | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Dec 8, 2006 24 years, 6 months 14-0 (9) | Paul Samuels | 1 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Nov 24, 2006 24 years, 6 months 13-0 (8) | Ojay Abrahams | 2 | RTD | WIN | |
12 | Sep 15, 2006 24 years, 3 months 12-0 (7) | Hussain Osman | MD | 10 | PTS | WIN |
11 | Jul 12, 2006 24 years, 1 months 11-0 (7) | Conroy McIntosh | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | May 12, 2006 23 years, 11 months 10-0 (6) | Danny Thornton | 6 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Feb 17, 2006 23 years, 8 months 9-0 (5) | Louis Mimoune | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jan 20, 2006 23 years, 8 months 8-0 (4) | Richard Mazurek | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Dec 2, 2005 23 years, 6 months 7-0 (4) | John Paul Temple | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jul 16, 2005 23 years, 1 months 6-0 (3) | Dean Walker | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Jul 9, 2005 23 years, 1 months 5-0 (3) | Ernie Smith | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Apr 10, 2005 22 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | Andrei Sherel | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 26, 2005 22 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | Leigh Wicks | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
2 | Nov 12, 2004 22 years, 5 months 2-0 (1) | David White | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Sep 24, 2004 22 years, 4 months 1-0 (0) | Howard Clarke | 6 | PTS | WIN |
