Iran Barkley
Career, Record, Stats
Iran Barkley (The Blade) is a 64-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a three-weightclass world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 16 years, 7 months, and 22 days, Barkley amassed a record of 43-19-1, which includes 27 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Iran Barkley's Boxing Career
Iran Barkley was born in Mott Have, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. on May 6, 1960. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on December 9, 1982 against Larry Jordan. Barkley defeated Jordan via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Barkley got his first shot at a world title at the age of 27 after 25 professional fights. On October 23, 1987 Barkley challenged Sumbu Kalambay's WBA middleweight title but lost via 15-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on June 6, 1988 at the age of 28 years, after by defeating Thomas Hearns in a clash for the vacant WBC middleweight champion. Barkley stopped Hearns in the 3rd round of the 12-round world-title fight. This was his 29th fight as a professional.
Barkley then went on to successfully conquer the super-middleweight (IBF) and light-heavyweight (WBA) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.
Barkley's last fight was a 6th-round TKO loss to Keith McKnight at age 39, on July 31, 1999.
Some of Iran Barkley's best fights have been against Thomas Hearns (HOFer) and Gerrie Coetzee. For a complete list of Barkley's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Iran Barkley".
Barkley has 19 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Iran Barkley Losses".
Iran Barkley's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | Jul 31, 1999 | 39 |  Keith McKnight | loss | TKO 6 |
62 | Jun 29, 1999 | 39 | 
Trevor Berbick 44 47-10-1  | loss | UD 8 |
61 | Apr 19, 1999 | 38 | Tony Halme | loss | SD 12 |
60 | Mar 19, 1999 | 38 | Thomas Williams | loss | TKO 4 |
59 | Jan 27, 1999 | 38 | Joey Guy | loss | PTS 10 |
58 | Nov 06, 1998 | 38 | Tue Bjørn Thomsen | loss | UD 6 |
57 | Oct 22, 1998 | 38 | Caseny Truesdale | win | TKO 4 |
56 | Sep 30, 1998 | 38 | Dan Kosmicki | draw | TD 4 |
55 | Aug 22, 1998 | 38 | Tony LaRosa | loss | UD 10 |
54 | Sep 13, 1997 | 37 | Marcelo Aravena | win | TKO 3 |
53 | Jun 08, 1997 | 37 | 
Gerrie Coetzee 42 33-5-1 | win | TKO 10 |
52 | Jan 22, 1997 | 36 | Dave Fiddler | win | KO 1 |
51 | Nov 20, 1996 | 36 | Caseny Truesdale | win | TKO 4 |
50 | Nov 14, 1996 | 36 | Frankie Hines | win | TKO 1 |
49 | Sep 06, 1996 | 36 | Dan Kosmicki | win | UD 8 |
48 | Jul 27, 1996 | 36 | Craig Payne | win | MD 8 |
47 | Jun 03, 1996 | 36 | Brian Yates | win | UD 8 |
46 | Feb 02, 1996 | 35 | James Baker | win | TKO 1 |
45 | Aug 18, 1995 | 35 | Rocky Gannon | loss | MD 8 |
44 | May 14, 1995 | 35 | Tosca Petridis | loss | UD 10 |
43 | Oct 08, 1994 | 34 | Henry Maske | loss | RTD 9 |
42 | Jul 22, 1994 | 34 | Gary Butler | win | UD 8 |
41 | May 24, 1994 | 34 | Rick Enis | win | TKO 4 |
40 | Oct 20, 1993 | 33 | Adolpho Washington | loss | TKO 6 |
39 | Aug 30, 1993 | 33 | Dino Stewart | win | TKO 9 |
38 | Feb 13, 1993 | 32 | 
James Toney 24 33-0-2 | loss | RTD 9 |
37 | Dec 05, 1992 | 32 | Robert Folley | win | KO 4 |
36 | Mar 20, 1992 | 31 | 
Thomas Hearns 33 50-3-1 | win | SD 12 |
35 | Jan 10, 1992 | 31 | Darrin Van Horn | win | TKO 2 |
34 | Oct 03, 1991 | 31 | Jesus Castaneda | win | TD 8 |
33 | Aug 16, 1991 | 31 | Juan Hernandez | win | UD 10 |
32 | Aug 18, 1990 | 30 | 
Nigel Benn 26 26-1 | loss | TKO 1 |
31 | Aug 14, 1989 | 29 | 
Michael Nunn 26 33-0 | loss | MD 12 |
30 | Feb 24, 1989 | 28 | 
Roberto Durán 37 84-7 | loss | SD 12 |
29 | Jun 06, 1988 | 28 |
Thomas Hearns 29 45-2 | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Mar 06, 1988 | 27 | Michael Olajide | win | TKO 5 |
27 | Jan 29, 1988 | 27 | Sanderline Williams | win | SD 10 |
26 | Oct 23, 1987 | 27 | 
Sumbu Kalambay 31 42-3-1 | loss | UD 15 |
25 | Apr 03, 1987 | 26 | Jorge Amparo | win | UD 10 |
24 | Feb 20, 1987 | 26 | Stacy McSwain | win | UD 10 |
23 | Oct 17, 1986 | 26 | James Kinchen | win | SD 10 |
22 | Jul 24, 1986 | 26 | Basante Blanco | win | RTD 4 |
21 | Jun 19, 1986 | 26 | Tony Harrison | win | KO 3 |
20 | Dec 06, 1985 | 25 | Mike Tinley | win | SD 12 |
19 | Nov 01, 1985 | 25 | Wilford Scypion | win | KO 8 |
18 | Aug 29, 1985 | 25 | Norberto Sabater | win | KO 2 |
17 | Aug 08, 1985 | 25 | Bill Lee | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Jul 11, 1985 | 25 | Carlos Betancourt | win | KO 1 |
15 | May 24, 1985 | 25 | Randy Smith | win | UD 10 |
14 | Apr 26, 1985 | 24 | Norberto Sabater | win | TKO 2 |
13 | Feb 21, 1985 | 24 | Osley Silas | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Nov 01, 1984 | 24 | Eddie Hall | loss | SD 8 |
11 | Aug 23, 1984 | 24 | John Ford | win | TKO 5 |
10 | Jul 05, 1984 | 24 | Esteban Pizzarro | win | UD 8 |
9 | Jan 06, 1984 | 23 | Robbie Sims | loss | TKO 6 |
8 | Dec 15, 1983 | 23 | Marciano Bernardi | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Aug 18, 1983 | 23 | Frank Minton | win | TKO 5 |
6 | Jun 18, 1983 | 23 | Jose Torres | win | UD 6 |
5 | Mar 31, 1983 | 22 | Osley Silas | loss | PTS 6 |
4 | Feb 18, 1983 | 22 | Donnie Franklin | win | UD 4 |
3 | Jan 29, 1983 | 22 | Donnie Williams | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Jan 06, 1983 | 22 | Bruce Starling | win | KO 2 |
1 | Dec 09, 1982 | 22 | Larry Jordan | win | TKO 2 |