By Scott Gilfoid: Darren Barker (25-1, 16 KO’s) will get his first shot at a real honest to goodness world title on August 17th against IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale (29-1, 15 KO’s) at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York.
Barker previously fought WBC Diamond middleweight champion Sergio Martinez two years ago and was blasted out in 11 rounds, but I don’t recognize that as an actual world title.
I see the Diamond strap as one of those straps to get a sanctioning fee. Martinez won that strap in a fight against Sergiy Dzinziruk in March of 2011, and I’m still trying to figure out why Martinez even bothered having that title on the line.
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Eddie Hearn says that Top Rank, the promoters for former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez (46-1-1, 32 KO’s), want a catchweight fight between Chavez Jr. and Hearn’s fighter former EBU middleweight champion Darren Barker (25-1, 16 KO’s) on June 22nd in Mexico. 
By Scott Gilfoid: With limited options for his next fight on June 22nd in Mexico, former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KO’s) is kicking around the idea of fighting British middleweight Darren Barker (25-1, 16 KO’s). Chavez Jr. likes Barker’s talent and sees him as a top level fighter that he’d be interested in facing in his tune-up fight to get him ready for a much more important rematch with WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez later on this year. 
By Scott Gilfoid: Middleweight Darren Barker (24-1, 15 KO’s) will be taking a backwards move with his career in facing Simone Rotolo (35-3, 15 KO’s) on Saturday night for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title at the Wembley Arena in London, United Kingdom.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former EBU middleweight champion Darren Barker (24-1, 15 KO’s) isn’t satisfied with just the opponent that he has in front of him for this Saturday night against little known Simone Rotolo (35-3, 5 KO’s), Barker wants Andy Lee, Matthew Macklin or Martin Murray after that.
By Scott Gilfoid: Darren Barker (24-1, 15 KO’s) hasn’t even gotten past his opponent for this Saturday night in Simone Rotolo (35-3, 15 KO’s), and already he’s looking past him towards WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin, who Barker thinks he can beat. Barker thinks he matches up well with the hard hitting Quillin for some reason, and I can’t see why. What’s sad is Barker is pining away for a fight he can’t even hope to get.
By Scott Gilfoid: Looks like promoter Eddie Hearn wasn’t able to scratch up the big name that he wanted to find for his fighter former EBU middleweight champion Darren Barker (24-1, 15 KO’s) to fight on March 9th at the Wembley Arena, in London, United Kingdom. 
By Scott Gilfoid: #7 WBC, Andy Lee (29-2, 20 KO’s) says he’s ready to take on former EBU middleweight champion Darren Barker (24-1, 15 KO’s) next if he’s game to take the fight. Lee wants to add the 30-year-old Barker’s scalp to his resume if their mutual promoter will allow Barker to be put in with him. 
By Scott Gilfoid: Former EBU middleweight champion Darren Barker (24-1, 15 KO’s) is hoping he can get the big 6’2” southpaw middleweight contender Andy Lee (29-2, 20 KO’s) in the ring in the near future, as Barker thinks he’s got the goods to beat the lanky Lee.
By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn doesn’t like the idea of his fighter middleweight contender Darren Barker (24-1, 15 KO’s) facing WBA World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (25-0, 22 KO’s) for his title unless there’s absolutely no other options available for the 30-year-old Barker to fight for a world title in 2013.