Barker vs. Martinez

New York, NY – (10/5/2011) – This Friday, ESPN The Magazine’s third annual “Body Issue” will hit newsstands around the world. One of the featured athletes in the edition is the number one middleweight, and top three pound-for-pound fighter in the world, World Boxing Council (WBC) Diamond belt Middleweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez. Martinez is [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn, the promoter for Darren Barker (23-1, 14 KO’s), says he’s going to try and get the 29-year-old Barker another title shot in the near future, hopefully in 2012. Hearn believes that he can take advantage of Barker’s good showing in his 11th round TKO loss to WBC Diamond middleweight champion [...]

Darren Barker has thanked fight fans for the ‘overwhelming response’ after his fantastic performance in his fight with middleweight king Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City on Saturday night. The 29 year-old returned to England on Monday after he announced his arrival at World class Middleweight level by taking the fight to the Argentine and answering [...]

By Chris Williams: WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has a lot of respect for Darren Barker for the effort he put in last Saturday night in fighting tooth and nail until eventually losing by an 11th round TKO. Martinez noted how well Barker fought in the early rounds of the fight when Barker got [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Middleweight contender Andy Lee (27-1, 19 KO’s) thinks former world champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 28 KO’s) can beaten by “Basic boxing”, according to an interview at fighthype.com. Although Lee didn’t see Martinez’s win over Darren Barker last weekend, Lee sees Martinez as having problems with a fighter that stays back and boxes [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) defeated Darren Barker (23-1, 14 KO’s) Saturday night, knocking out the Brit in the 11th round at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ.

By William Mackay: WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 28 KO’s) took care of business last Saturday night in defeating challenger Darren Barker (23-1, 14 KO’s) by an 11th round TKO to retain his World Boxing Council title at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Allan Fox: Darren Barker (23-1, 14 KO’s) gave it his best shot last night against WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 28 KO’s) but in the end Barker didn’t have the power, the workrate or the defense to win the fight and was taken out by a rather soft-looking right hand to the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In taking a close look at last night’s fight between WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 28 KO’s) and his British challenger Darren Barker (23-1, 14 KO’s), I really wasn’t too impressed with the finishing right hand that Martinez landed in the 11th to put Barker down face first on the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Council Diamond middleweight champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KOs) handed Darren Barker (23-1, 14 KOs) his first defeat of his career on Saturday night in stopping the Brit in the 11th round at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Dan Ambrose: Promoter Lou Dibella reportedly is willing to let Top Rank promoter Bob Arum co-promote WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez if it leads to Martinez getting fights against Arum’s money fighters Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao.

By Scott Gilfoid: Having failed in his last fight against WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm last June, middleweight contender Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO’s) is hoping to take on the winner of tonight’s fight between the fighter considered to be the best of the middleweights, WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, in his [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I had a laugh reading one of Darren Barker’s recent self-promoting quotes about himself at thesun.co.uk this morning where Barker describes his talents as such: “My hands are as quick as his [Sergio Martinez], I am more elusive and bigger in stature than him. I will exploit his weaknesses with my size [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s going to be a long sad plane flight back home for London for Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KO’s) tonight after he gets whipped by WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) on HBO in front of what will hopefully be a large viewing audience.

By Dallan O’ Donnell: WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, largely considered the most dangerous star in boxing today, steps back in the ring tonight to take on England’s undefeated star Darren Barker.

By Scott Gilfoid: Lou Dibella, the promoter for WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, thinks the media has it wrong to see this Saturday night’s fight between the powerful Martinez vs. the little known European fighter Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KO’s) as a horrible mismatch that’s not worthy of being shown on HBO.

By Dan Ambrose: World Boxing Council (WBC) Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is hoping that Antonio Margarito beats WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto on December 3rd in their title fight at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Martinez thinks Cotto is to scared to fight him, but believes that Margarito has the courage to take [...]

New York, NY – (9/28/2011) – Earlier this afternoon, Lou DiBella, of DiBella Entertainment, hosted the final press conference for “Noche De ‘Maravilla’” featuring WBC Diamond belt Middleweight Champion, and top three pound-for-pound fighter, Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (47-2-2, 26KO’s), who will be taking on undefeated European Champion “Dazzling” Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KOs), this Saturday, [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) is battling what could be the toughest fight of all in just trying to keep motivated for his mismatch bout against number #3 WBC middleweight challenger Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s academic that former EBU middleweight champion Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KO’s) is getting destroyed this Saturday night against WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) when the two battle it out at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

New York, NY – (9/23/2011) – There are few things in life that Sergio Martinez takes as serious as his boxing. His work with the anti-bullying “It Gets Better Campaign” Sergio Martinez is one of them. The middleweight champion, and top three pound-for-pound fighter in the world, who will be defending his title next Saturday, [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Former EBU middleweight champion Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO’s) will be watching the October 1st fight between WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez and British challenger Darren Barker very closely, because Macklin wants to take on the winner of that fight in early 2012. Macklin suspects that it will be Martinez that [...]

By William Mackay: Former EBU middleweight champion Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KO’s) is stepping it up against 1st tier opposition for the first time in his career next week when he faces WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

New York, NY – (9/22/2011) – On Saturday, October 1st, DiBella Entertainment (DBE) will present “Noche de ‘Maravilla’: Martinez vs. Barker” featuring Middleweight Champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26KO’s) defending his WBC Diamond belt and Ring Championship against England’s undefeated European Champion “Dazzling” Darren Barker (23-0, 14KO’s), at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, NJ. Opening up [...]

New York, NY – (9/21/2011) – Next Saturday, the #1 middleweight and top three pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (47-2-2, 26KO’s) will be putting his World Boxing Council (WBC) Middleweight Diamond belt and Ring Championship on the line against undefeated European Champion “Dazzling” Darren Barker (23-0, 14KO’s) at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic [...]

New York, NY – (9/20/2011) – On Saturday, October 1st, DiBella Entertainment (DBE) will present “Noche de ‘Maravilla’: Martinez vs. Barker” featuring Middleweight Champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26KO’s) defending his WBC Diamond belt and Ring Championship against England’s undefeated European Champion, “Dazzling” Darren Barker (23-0, 14KO’s), at Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, NJ. Opening up [...]

New York, NY – (9/9/2011) – The #1 middleweight in the world, and top three pound-for-pound fighter, Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (47-2-2, 26KO’s) is preparing for “Dazzling” Darren Barker (23-0, 14KO’s) feverishly, respecting his foe’s amateur pedigree and undefeated professional record and putting the final touches on another hard training camp with trainer Pablo Sarmiento and [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: It’s safe to say that Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KO’s) is about to get knocked cold and badly beaten by former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) next month on October 1st at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Scott Gilfoid: Recently beaten Matthew Macklin (28-3, 19 KO’s) is hoping that former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) looks his way after his fight with No.3 ranked WBC contender Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KO’s) on October 1st at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

By Scott Gilfoid: After toiling away in near obscurity for the past seven years the 29-year-old Darren Barker 23-0, 14 KO’s) has been picked out by the best fighter in the middleweight division, Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s), to fight on October 1st. It’s going to be bad for Darren.