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Barker v McKay - Championship Boxing at the Brentwood Centre



Barker dazzles to lift title



Darren Barker being interviewed for ITV in the Phoenix FM studios

'Dazzling' Darren Barker lifted the Commonwealth middleweight title after beating Jason McKay on Saturday.

The 26-year-old from Barnet dominated throughout and it was no suprise when McKay's corner pulled him out of the fight after the bell had signalled the end of round six.

Barker showed his intentions in the first 30 seconds of the first round when catching McKay with two powerful right hands that left the 21-year-old wobbling.

Two more hard right hand blows hurt McKay in round three and it only looked a matter of time before the fight would have to be stopped.

To his credit McKay battled on, but he was clearly out of his depth and his corner decided enough was enough after round six.

Barker told ITV4 afterwards: "At the end of that round [three] I knew it would only take a couple more.

"It is another win and the end of a good year."

Promoter Mick Hennessy said: "He's got the potential to be the best middleweight in the world.

"We'll be looking for him to be European Champion next year."

Pre match interviews and weigh in

Hear the interviews again:
Darren Barker with Mike Le-Surf
Jason McKay with Mike Le-Surf
Darren Barker with Steve Robertson

The weigh-in took place at The Baytree Centre, just outside the Phoenix FM doors!

Afterwards we managed to drag them both in to the studio for a chat, along with Jim Rosenthal and the ITV crew.

For Darren this his was second appearance on Phoenix FM having featured on Steve Robertson's sports show last week.

















Written by Paul Golder
Posted in Local sport
13 Dec 2008



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