Ryan Barrett (born 27 December 1982) is an English retired
boxer. He won the English
super featherweight
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The super featherweight division was established by the New York Walker Law in 1920, although firs ...
title in 2008, and the WBU
welterweight title in 2013 before retiring later in 2014. Barrett lost to
2004 Athens Olympics
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silver medalist
Amir Khan via a
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Sports
* Technical knockout, a professional fighting term
* Total Knock Out, a professional wrestling move
Music Artists
* TKO (band), a rock band from Seattle, Washington
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Albums
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in 2006; after which, he went on to fight for the British
featherweight title in 2007.
Amateur
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
Barrett made his pro debut on 13 June 2002. He won the British Masters Featherweight Championship on points against
Jamie McKeever
Jamie McKeever (born 7 July 1979) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2010. He held the British featherweight title in 2003 and challenged once for the Commonwealth featherweight title in 2006.
Career
Born in Birkenh ...
. 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.
Professional boxing record
References
External links
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English male boxers
Featherweight boxers
Living people
1982 births
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