Royston Barney-Smith

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Royston Barney-Smith
Born (2004-01-04) 4 January 2004 (age 20)
Poole, Dorset, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesSugar Boy Roy
Statistics
Weight(s) Super featherweight
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights9
Wins9
Wins by KO5

Royston Barney-Smith is a British professional boxer currently competing in the super featherweight division.

Contents

Early life

Barney-Smith was born in Poole but grew up in Southampton where was he was coached by boxing trainer Wayne Batten. [1]

Amateur career

Barney-Smith had a highly successful amateur career with a record of 45-5 and winning gold at the 2017 and 2018 European championships. [2] . He was expected to compete at the 2024 Olympics but decided to turn pro instead [3] .

Professional career

Barney-Smith made his debut on the undercard of David Avanesyan vs Oskari Metz on March 19, 2022, at the Wembley Arena.. [4]

Professional boxing record

9 fights9 wins0 losses
By knockout50
By decision40
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
9Win9-0Jose Manuel PerezKO4 (8), 1:2022 Mar 2024 York Hall, London, England
8Win8-0Maicol VelazcoTKO3 (6), 1:2401 Dec 2023 York Hall, London, England
7Win7-0Engel GomezPTS12 23 Sep 2023 Wembley Arena, London, England
6Win6-0Christian Lopez FloresPTS609 Jun 2023 York Hall, London, England
5Win5-0Lesther LopezKO1 (4), 1:0717 Feb 2023 York Hall, London, England
4Win4–0Cruz PerezTKO1 (4), 1:07 3 Dec 2022 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
3Win3–0Paul HoltTKO1 (4), 0:3616 Aug 2022 York Hall, London, England
2Win2–0Constantin RadoiPTS4 23 April 2022 Wembley Stadium, London, England
1Win1-0Adan MartinezPTS1 (4)19 Mar 2022 Wembley Arena, London, England

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References

  1. "Ben Davison-trained amateur star Royston Barney-Smith pro debut announced". britishboxingnews.co.uk. 30 March 2024.
  2. "Royston Barney-Smith". queensbury.co.uk. 30 March 2024.
  3. "Royston Barney-Smith hoping to become 'Britain's youngest world champion' boxer". uk.sports.yahoo.com. 30 March 2024.
  4. "Royston Barney-Smith To Make Pro Debut on Avenesyan-Metz Card". boxingscene.com. 30 March 2024.