Pat Barrett (boxer)

Pat Barrett (born 22 July 1967) is a British former professional boxer and now a boxing trainer and promoter. He held the British light welterweight title from 1989 and 1990, and the European champion from 1990 to 1992. He went on to fight for World titles at welterweight and light middleweight.

Pat Barrett
Statistics
Nickname(s)Black Flash
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach68 in (173 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1967-07-22) 22 July 1967
Manchester, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins37
Wins by KO28
Losses4
Draws1

Early life

Pat Barrett was born on a council estate in North Manchester, England.[1] Barrett walked into the Collyhurst and Moston Lads Club at the age of sixteen, following his brother Michael who was an amateur boxer.[1]

Amateur boxing career

Nicknamed 'Black Flash', Barrett was trained by Brian Hughes.[2][3] After joining the Collyhurst and Moston Lads Club, Barrett became an area champion as an amateur, in which he competed in twenty-six amateur fights - winning twenty-four.[4]

Professional boxing career

Barrett made his professional debut at the age on May 1, 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.[5][6] 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.[7] He made three successful defences of the European title, against Salvatore Nardino, Mark McCreath , and Racheed Lawal, 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.[8] 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. He moved up in weight again to light middleweight, and in November 1993 met Patrick Vungbo in Belgium for the vacant World Boxing Federation World title; Vungbo won on a split decision.[9]

Legal problems led Barrett to leave the UK and travel to the United States to work with Lennox Lewis's former trainer John Davenport in the hope of securing a multi-fight contract and a second world title fight, and in March 1994 stopped journeyman Donnie Parker in four rounds. He returned to the UK, however, and shortly afterwards was arrested for failing to pay £6,000 of fines incurred for failing to produce his vehicle details after being repeatedly stopped by the police, and was declared bankrupt.[8] He served three months in HM Prison Risley followed by 12 months probation.[8] In December 1994, he beat Belgian champion Marino Monteyne in points in what proved to be his final fight, retiring the following year.[10]

Later life and career as trainer and promoter

In February 2003, Barrett was arrested after being found with a loaded pistol in a hotel room in Chingford, with small quantities of heroin and cannabis also found.[11] He denied all knowledge of the gun and drugs, claiming that he was set up (he was arrested as a result of an anonymous tip off), but was sentenced to two consecutive three-month terms in prison.[12] Barrett later described the sentence as "the best thing to happen to me. I got caught and it opened my eyes."[5] On leaving prison, Barrett attempted to obtain a trainer's licence, a process which took him five years.[5] Barrett went on to run a security company and work as a trainer at the Moston and Collyhurst Gym, initially under Hughes, but later running the gym with Thomas McDonagh after Hughes retired, working with boxers such as Scott Quigg, Matty Hall, Matty Askin, and Barrett's nephew Zelfa.[13][14] In 2011, Barrett was granted a promoter's licence, initially working with Wally Dixon, and in 2014 formed Black Flash Promotions.[15] On May 2019, it was announced that Frank Warren's for Queensberry Promotions and Barrett's Black Flash Promotions would be entering into a partnership agreement with the aim of developing and showcasing the future young stars of British boxing.[16]

Personal life

Barrett is the uncle of Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion Lyndon Arthur,[17] and former Commonwealth super-featherweight champion Zelfa Barrett.[18] On December 25, 2011, Barrett's nephew, John Lee Barrett, was attacked at a private party held at Sinclair's Bar in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, in which he later died from a single stab wound to the back.[19]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
42 fights 37 wins 4 losses
By knockout 28 0
By decision 9 4
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
42 Win 38–3–1 Marino Monteyne PTS 8 12 Dec 1994 Izegem, Belgium
41 Win 37–3–1 Donnie Parker TKO 4 (8) 11 Mar 1994 Sharon, U.S.
40 Loss 36–3–1 Patrick Vungbo SD 12 1 Nov 1993 York Hall, London, England For vacant WBF welterweight title
39 Loss 35–3–1 Del Bryan PTS 12 22 Sep 1993 York Hall, London, England For vacant British welterweight title
38 Win 35–2–1 Juan Carlos Gonzalez Borquez PTS 8 13 Feb 1993 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England
37 Win 34–2–1 Sam Gervins TKO 1 (10) 19 Dec 1992 Palazzetto dello Sport, San Severo, Italy
36 Win 33–2–1 Tomas Quinones TKO 1 (8) 20 Nov 1992 Cassino, Italy
35 Loss 32–2–1 Manning Galloway UD 12 25 Jul 1992 G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England For WBO welterweight title
34 Win 32–1–1 Mike Johnson TKO 2 (10) 19 Dec 1991 Sports Centre, Oldham, England
33 Win 31–1–1 Racheed Lawal TKO 4 (12) 9 Oct 1991 G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England Retained European light-welterweight title
32 Win 30–1–1 Mark McCreath TKO 6 (12) 17 Apr 1991 Royal Albert Hall, London, England Retained European light-welterweight title
31 Win 29–1–1 Salvatore Nardino KO 6 (12) 13 Feb 1991 Grand Hall, London, England Retained European light-welterweight title
30 Win 28–1–1 Jimmy Harrison RTD 1 (6), 3:00 16 Jan 1991 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
29 Win 27–1–1 Eduardo Jaquez TKO 1 (10) 15 Nov 1990 Sports Centre, Oldham, England
28 Win 26–1–1 Dwayne Swift PTS 10 4 Oct 1990 York Hall, London, England
27 Win 25–1–1 Efrem Calamati KO 4 (12) 24 Aug 1990 Salerno, Italy Won European light-welterweight title
26 Win 24–1–1 Juan Carlos Nunez TKO 1 (8), 2:51 2 Jun 1990 G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England
25 Win 23–1–1 Joey Ferrell TKO 6 (10) 21 Nov 1989 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
24 Win 22–1–1 Robert Harkin PTS 12 24 Oct 1989 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England Retained British light-welterweight title
23 Win 21–1–1 Dana Roston TKO 4 (8) 19 Sep 1989 London Arena, London, England
22 Win 20–1–1 Robert Trevino KO 2 (8), 1:46 27 Jun 1989 Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
21 Win 19–1–1 John Rafuse KO 6 (8), 1:46 7 Jun 1989 Wembley Arena, London, England
20 Win 18–1–1 Tony Willis KO 8 (10) 9 May 1989 St Albans City Hall, St Albans, England Won vacant British light-welterweight title
19 Win 17–1–1 Sugar Gibiliru KO 8 (10) 11 Apr 1989 Sports Centre, Oldham, England Retained Central Area light-welterweight title
18 Win 16–1–1 Marc Delfosse KO 1 (8), 1:34 28 Mar 1989 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
17 Win 15–1–1 Dean Bramhald TKO 7 (8), 0:45 6 Mar 1989 Edmiston Club, Glasgow, Scotland
16 Win 14–1–1 Kevin Plant PTS 10 29 Nov 1988 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England Won vacant Central Area light-welterweight title
15 Win 13–1–1 Jeff Connors TKO 5 (8), 2:58 1 Nov 1988 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
14 Win 12–1–1 Dave Haggerty TKO 7 (8) 10 Oct 1988 Edmiston Club, Glasgow, Scotland
13 Win 11–1–1 Dave McCabe TKO 2 (8) 8 Jun 1988 Edmiston Club, Glasgow, Scotland
12 Win 10–1–1 Lenny Gloster PTS 8 4 May 1988 Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull, England
11 Win 9–1–1 Stanley Jones TKO 2 (6) 12 Apr 1988 National Sports Centre, Cardiff, Wales
10 Win 8–1–1 Donnie Parker PTS 6 22 Mar 1988 Teamsters Local 557 Hall, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
9 Draw 7–1–1 Sugar Gibiliru PTS 8 1 Mar 1988 Midland Hotel, Manchester, England
8 Win 7–1 Oliver Henry TKO 2 (8), 1:04 8 Feb 1988 Anglo American Sporting Club, Manchester, England
7 Win 6–1 Michael Howell PTS 4 20 Oct 1987 European Sporting Club, Stoke-on-Trent, England
6 Win 5–1 Mike Russell PTS 6 3 Aug 1987 European Sporting Club, Stoke-on-Trent, England
5 Win 4–1 Iskender Savas TKO 1 (8), 0:43 1 Jul 1987 Interlaken, Switzerland
4 Win 3–1 Eamon Payne TKO 3 (8), 1:35 13 Jun 1987 Great Yarmouth Hippodrome, Norfolk, England
3 Loss 2–1 Paul Burke PTS 6 1 Jun 1987 Yorkshire Executive Sporting Club, Bradford, England
2 Win 2–0 Jim Moffat RTD 1 (6) 18 May 1987 Hospitality Inn, Glasgow, Scotland
1 Win 1–0 Gary Barron TKO 6 (6) 1 May 1987 Wirrina Stadium, Peterborough, England


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