Pat Barrett (boxer)

Pat Barrett

Personal information
Nickname	Black Flash
Nationality	British
Born	(1967-07-22) 22 July 1967 (age 58) Manchester, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	Light welterweight Welterweight Light middleweight
Boxing career
Reach	68 in (173 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	42
Wins	37
Win by KO	28
Losses	4
Draws	1

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 was the European champion from 1990 to 1992. He went on to fight for the WBO Welterweight World title.

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 1 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 beat 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] In 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 25 December 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

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

References

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External links

• Boxing record for Pat Barrett from BoxRec (registration required)
• Black Flash Promotions