Barrington Francis

Barrington Francis (born 12 August 1965 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-Canadian professional feather/super feather/lightweight boxer of the 1980s and 1990s who won the Canada featherweight title, World Boxing Federation (WBF) featherweight title, Commonwealth featherweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 123 lb (56 kg; 8 st 11 lb), i.e. Featherweight to 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb), i.e. lightweight.[1]

Barrington Francis
Statistics
Weight(s)feather/super feather/lightweight
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
NationalityJamaican/Canadian
Born (1965-08-12) 12 August 1965
Jamaica
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights36
Wins23 (KO 14)
Losses9 (KO 3)
Draws4

Biography

Barrington Francis was born 12 August 1965 in Kingston, Jamaica. He came to Canada in 1972 at the age of 7 and as a citizen for many years turned professional at the age of 19 in Montreal, Canada. As a professional fighter in Montreal, he won Eastern Canadian and Canadian national (CPBF) titles in 1986 and 1988. He moved to Toronto in 1990 and in the process won NABC, Commonwealth and relinquished all other titles to become WBF world Champion in 1991. He was fighter of the year in 1988 for the Canadian professional boxing federation, Fighter of the year in 1992 for the WBF world title and the last Canadian official CPBF champion ever.

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References
  1. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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