Pat Barrett (boxer)
# 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 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. Barrett walked into the Collyhurst and Moston Lads Club at the age of sixteen, following his brother Michael who was an amateur boxer.

## Amateur boxing career

Nicknamed 'Black Flash', Barrett was trained by Brian Hughes. 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.

## 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. 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. 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. 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.

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. He served three months in HM Prison Risley followed by 12 months probation. In December 1994, he beat Belgian champion Marino Monteyne in points in what proved to be his final fight, retiring the following year.

## 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. 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. Barrett later described the sentence as "the best thing to happen to me. I got caught and it opened my eyes." On leaving prison, Barrett attempted to obtain a trainer's licence, a process which took him five years. 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. In 2011, Barrett was granted a promoter's licence, initially working with Wally Dixon, and in 2014 formed Black Flash Promotions. 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.

## Personal life

Barrett is the uncle of Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion Lyndon Arthur, and former Commonwealth super-featherweight champion Zelfa Barrett. 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.

## Professional boxing record

| 42 fights | 37 wins | 4 losses |
| - | - | - |
| By knockout | 28 | 0 |
| By decision | 9 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | 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 | |
