Iran Barkley vs. Darrin Van Horn

By Boxing News on January 10, 2013

Van Horn was 47-2 going in. Barkley was 27-7. The fight was scheduled for 12 rounds.

On January 10, 1992 at the Paramount Theatre in New York City, IBF super Middleweight champion Darrin Van Horn, from Morgan City, Louisiana, defended his title against former WBC middleweight champion Iran “The Blade” Barkley from the Bronx. Van Horn was 47-2 going in. Barkley was 27-7. The fight was scheduled for 12 rounds…

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Iran Barkley v Darrin Van Horn 1992

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Eric 04:54pm, 01/11/2013

Hard to believe that former lightweight champion Roberto Duran beat Iran Barkley, while former middleweight champion Barkley would later defeat former heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee.

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Fighter's Info

Iran Barkley
Darrin Van Horn

Origin	United States
Date of Birth(Age)	1960.05.06 (53)
Rated at	Middleweight
W-L-D	W43+L19+D1=63
Height	6 feet 1 inches

Recent fights:

Date	Opponent	WLD	Result	Rnds.
1999.07.31	Keith McKnight	36-2-0	L(TKO)	6/10
1999.06.29	Trevor Berbick	45-9-1	L(UD)	8/8
1999.04.19	Tony Halme	8-3-0	L(SD)	12/12
1999.03.19	Thomas Williams	22-6-0	L(TKO)	4/
1999.01.27	Joey Guy	22-1-0	L(PTS)	10/10
1998.11.06	Tue Thomsen	7-0-0	L(UD)	6/6

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Origin	Morgan City, LA, USA
Date of Birth(Age)	1968.09.07 (45)
Rated at	Super Middleweight
W-L-D	W53+L3+D0=56
Height	5 feet 11 inches

Recent fights:

Date	Opponent	WLD	Result	Rnds.
1994.08.03	Willie Ball	16-8-2	W(TKO)	2/
1992.12.15	Ricky Thomas	11-6-1	W(PTS)	10/10
1992.10.16	Rollin Williams	22-15-1	W(UD)	10/10
1992.09.29	Bill Bradley	23-9-0	W(RTD)	2/10
1992.09.04	Martin Amarillas	10-7-0	W(UD)	10/10
1992.06.30	Nicky Walker	40-11-2	W(UD)	10/10

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Daniel Jacobs vs Keenan Collins on Apr 27	WKO	4/10	(24-1-0) (15-7-3)
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Martin Murray vs Sergio Gabriel Martinez on Apr 27	LUD	12/12	(24-0-1) (50-2-2)
Julio Diaz vs Amir Khan on Apr 27	LUD	12/12x3	(40-7-1) (27-3-0)
Austin Trout vs Saul Alvarez on Apr 20	LUD	12/12	(26-0-0) (41-0-1)
Tyson Fury vs Steve Cunningham on Apr 20	WKO	7/12	(20-0-0) (25-5-0)
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