Robbie Barrett

Robbie Barrett is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2012 to 2018. He held the British lightweight title in 2017.

Robbie Barrett
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach68 in (173 cm) [1]
NationalityBritish
BornEngland
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[2]
Total fights21
Wins18
Wins by KO1
Losses3
Draws1

Professional career

Barrett made his professional debut on 2 March 2012, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Kristian Laight at The Dome Leisure Centre in Doncaster.[3]

In his eleventh fight, with a record of 7–2–1, he fought Brad Botham at The Dome Leisure Centre on 28 February 2015, winning the fight and vacant Central Area lightweight title via PTS over ten rounds.[4]

On 22 October 2016, he defeated Marcus Ffrench at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham[5] by unanimous decision (UD) to win the vacant English lightweight title. Two judges scored the bout 100–91 and the third scored it 98–92.[6]

Two fights later, he challenged Scott Cardle for the British lightweight title on 15 April 2017 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow. Barrett touched the canvas twice during the fight, once in round two and again in the fifth, but won the title via majority decision (MD), with two judges scoring the bout 115–113 and 114–112 in favour of Barrett, while the third scored it a draw with 114–114.[7]

The first defence of his British title came on 7 October 2017 at the Manchester Arena against undefeated prospect Lewis Ritson, losing via seventh-round technical knockout (TKO). Ritson was the aggressor from the opening bell, backing Barrett up with combination punches. 13 seconds into round two, the champion was dropped heavily from a left hook and straight right hand. Barrett made it back to his feet and entered defensive mode as spent the rest of the round on the back foot while under constant pressure from Ritson's combination punches to the head and body. The next few rounds saw Ritson staying on the front foot, attacking in combinations, with Barrett having minimal success with the jab and straight right hands. In the first minute of the sixth, Barrett was dropped with a left hook to the body. After beating the count, he was dropped again just 7 seconds later from another body shot, this time a right hand. After rising to his feet for the referee's count of 8, Barrett had Ritson backed up against the ropes nearing the halfway point of the round, only for Ritson to spin the champion and turn the tables, unleashing heavy shots as Barrett's back was now against the ropes. In the final 30 seconds of the round, Barrett had some success with straight right hands as Ritson appeared to tire from the earlier onslaught. The first half of the seventh round was evenly contested with both fighters having success. In the second half, Ritson began landing clean punches to the head of Barrett. Ritson landed a left hook to the body of Barrett in the final minute and dropped the champion for the fourth time, causing referee Steve Gray to wave off the fight with 40 seconds remaining.[8]

In his final professional fight, he fought Matty Fagan for the vacant IBF European lightweight title on 5 October 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley. Barrett won via unanimous decision over ten rounds, with two judges scoring the bout 96–93 and the third scoring it 99–91.[9][10]

On 5 March 2019, Barrett announced his retirement from boxing.[11]

Professional boxing record

21 fights 17 wins 3 losses
By knockout 1 1
By decision 16 2
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Win 17–3–1 Matty Fagan UD 10 5 Oct 2018 Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England Won vacant IBF European lightweight title
20 Win 16–3–1 Jordan Ellison PTS 8 13 Apr 2018 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
19 Loss 15–3–1 Lewis Ritson TKO 8 (12), 2:27 7 Oct 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Lost British lightweight title
18 Win 15–2–1 Scott Cardle MD 12 15 Apr 2017 The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, England Won British lightweight title
17 Win 14–2–1 Kevin Hooper UD 10 4 Mar 2017 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England Retained English lightweight title
16 Win 13–2–1 Marcus Ffrench UD 10 22 Oct 2016 Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England Won vacant English lightweight title
15 Win 12–2–1 Adam Kettleborough TKO 6 (8), 0:45 14 May 2016 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
14 Win 11–2–1 Sylwester Walczak PTS 4 13 Feb 2016 Dearne Valley Leisure Centre, Denaby Main, England
13 Win 10–2–1 Fonz Alexander PTS 4 20 Nov 2015 Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
12 Win 9–2–1 Ismail Anwar PTS 10 26 Jun 2015 Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England Retained Central Area lightweight title
11 Win 8–2–1 Brad Botham PTS 10 28 Feb 2015 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England Won vacant Central Area lightweight title
10 Win 7–2–1 Matt Seawright PTS 6 29 Nov 2014 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
9 Win 6–2–1 Jamie Zaszlos PTS 4 6 Sep 2014 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
8 Win 5–2–1 Graham Fearn PTS 4 8 Mar 2014 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
7 Loss 4–2–1 Andy Harris PTS 8 20 Sep 2013 Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
6 Win 4–1–1 Billy Smith PTS 6 6 Jul 2013 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
5 Loss 3–1–1 Ismail Anwar PTS 6 19 Apr 2013 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
4 Draw 3–0–1 Jamie Robinson PTS 4 1 Dec 2012 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
3 Win 3–0 Sid Razak PTS 4 1 Sep 2012 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
2 Win 2–0 Steve Martin PTS 4 27 Apr 2012 Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
1 Win 1–0 Kristian Laight PTS 4 2 Mar 2012 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England

References

  1. FULL FIGHT: Lewis Ritson vs Robbie Barrett | 7th October 2017, retrieved 3 November 2019
  2. "Boxing record for Robbie Barrett". BoxRec.
  3. "BoxRec: Robbie Barrett vs. Kristian Laight". boxrec.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. "BoxRec: Robbie Barrett vs. Brad Botham". boxrec.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. "BoxRec: Robbie Barrett vs. Marcus Ffrench". boxrec.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. "Robbie Barrett targeting British crown after claiming English title". www.southyorkshiretimes.co.uk. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. "Robbie Barrett wins British lightweight title by out-pointing Scott Cardle". Sky Sports. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. Horan, Matt (8 October 2017). "Crolla vs Burns: Lewis Ritson destroys Robbie Barrett to claim the British lightweight title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. Foster, Elliot (8 October 2018). "Matty Fagan beaten by Barrett". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  10. "BoxRec: Robbie Barrett vs. Matty Fagan". boxrec.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  11. "Stefy Bull Promotions". Facebook. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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