Sergio Martínez vs Darren Barker
On October 1, 2011, Sergio Martínez (47-2-2, 26 KOs), the middleweight The Ring champion, defends his title against British challenger, Darren Barker (23-0, 14 KOs).
Martínez vs Barker Stats
Sergio Martínez is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Sergiy Dzinziruk, 6 months and 19 days ago. Darren Barker is on a 23-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Domenico Spada, 5 months and 1 day ago.
Martínez vs Barker Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for Sergio Martínez at 99-1 winning odds. Darren Barker really doesn't have much to present against Martínez.
Martínez vs Barker Result
Sergio Martínez stopped Darren Barker via KO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring middleweight title. Martínez improves his record to 48-2-2 (27 KOs), while Barker adds a loss to his record at 23-1.