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Ryan Barrett

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Ryan Barrett
Born
Ryan Barrett

(1982-12-27) 27 December 1982 (age 41)
Thamesmead, London, England
Nationality Great Britain
Other namesMr Attitude or 666
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight / Super featherweight / Lightweight / Light welterweight / Welterweight
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights44
Wins30
Wins by KO6
Losses11
Draws3
No contests0

Ryan Barrett (born 27 December 1982) is [1] an English retired boxer. He won the English super featherweight title in 2008, and the WBU welterweight title in 2013 before retiring later in 2014. Barrett lost to 2004 Athens Olympics silver medalist Amir Khan via a TKO in 2006; after which, he went on to fight for the British featherweight title in 2007.

Amateur

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Barrett started boxing at the age of seven, with Thamesmead ABC. He moved to Eltham ABC aged 8, where he won schoolboy titles and class B and C NABC titles under the training of his father, Steve Barrett. Ryan finished with a record of 75 fights; 60 wins and 15 losses.

Professional

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Barrett made his pro debut on 13 June 2002. He won the British Masters Featherweight Championship on points against Jamie McKeever. He challenged for the British Featherweight title, but lost against John Simpson in the fifth round. Barrett is an English Superfeatherweight Champion, beating Femi Fehintola in the third round of their fight. He is also an International Masters Lightweight Champion, winning in the first round against Mark Alexander. He challenged for the WBU Lightweight World Title in 2009, but lost on points against Willie Limond. On 7 December 2013 in Neuwied, Germany, Barrett was given a chance to avenge his loss in the Masters to Geoffrey Munika and in doing so took the vacant WBU Welterweight World Title with a 3rd-round TKO.[2][3]

Professional boxing record

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44 fights 30 wins 11 losses
By knockout 7 6
By decision 23 5
Draws 3
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Win 30–11–3 Georgia (country) Jaba Shalutashvili PTS 6 2014-04-11 United Kingdom Camden Centre, Kings Cross
Win 29–11–3 Hungary Gergo Vari TKO 3 (6) 2014-02-21 United Kingdom Camden Centre, Kings Cross
Win 28–11–3 Kenya Geoffrey Munika TKO 3 (12) 2013-12-07 Germany Heimathaus, Neuwied, Germany Won vacant World Boxing Union (German Version) Welterweight Title
Win 27–11–3 Poland Arek Malek PTS 6 2013-09-27 United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green
Win 26–11–3 United Kingdom William Warburton PTS 4 2013-07-27 United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green
Loss 25–11–3 Belgium Jean Pierre Bauwens TKO 1 (12) 2012-04-27 Belgium Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Ghent, Belgium
Loss 25–10–3 Canada Dierry Jean TKO 3 (8) 2012-02-18 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal

References

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  1. ^ "BoxRec: Ryan Barrett".
  2. ^ "Barrett Picks Up WBU Strap". WBU-Boxing.com. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Barrett Picks Up WBU Strap". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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