Pat Barrett (boxer)
| Pat Barrett | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Black Flash |
| Weight(s) | Light welterweight, welterweight, light middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
22 July 1967 Manchester, England |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 42 |
| Wins | 37 |
| Wins by KO | 28 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
Pat Barrett (born 22 July 1967) is a British former boxer and now a boxing trainer and promoter. He was British light welterweight champion between 1989 and 1990 and European champion from 1990 to 1992. He went on to fight for World titles at welterweight and light middleweight.
Nicknamed 'Black Flash' and trained by Brian Hughes, Barrett took up boxing at the age of 16 and was an area champion as an amateur before making his professional debut in May 1987 with a win over Gary Barron. He won 13 of his first 15 fights, including a win over Dave McCabe, with a draw against Sugar Gibiliru, and the only defeat to Paul Burke.
In November 1988 he Kevin Plant on points in his home city to win the vacant BBBofC Central Area light welterweight title. He successfully defended this title against Gibiliru in April 1989, and Tony Willis four weeks later, and in October that year beat Robert Harkin on points at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall to take the British title.
He relinquished the British title in 1990 to pursue higher honours. In August 1990 he challenged for Efrem Calamati's European title in Salerno, Italy, knocking the defending champion out in the fourth round to take the title. He made three successful defences of the European title, against Salvatore Nardino in February 1991, Mark McCreath (April 1991), and Racheed Lawal (October 1991), stopping all three challengers.
He relinquished the European title and moved up to welterweight. In July 1992 he challenged for Manning Galloway's WBO World welterweight title at the G-Mex Centre, losing a unanimous decision, after the fight had been postponed several times, a situation that led him to leave promoter Mickey Duff to join Frank Warren's stable. In September 1993 he faced Del Bryan for the vacant British welterweight title at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, Bryan taking the title on points.
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