Sergio Martínez vs. Darren Barker
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Sergio Martínez vs. Darren Barker was a
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fight for The Ring title. The fight took place in Boardwalk Hall,
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, United States on October 1, 2011 Barker, the European champion, was certainly not the first choice for Martínez, various other potential opponents turned down overtures for a bout against him. Promoter Lou DiBella offered the fight with Martínez to titleholders Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and
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as well as junior middleweight titlist Miguel Cotto and Paul Williams, for a rubber match. Martínez said he was willing to face Cotto at middleweight or drop down to junior middleweight to fight him, but Cotto continued to ignore the fight.


Background


Martínez

Martínez won two world titles in April 2010 with a unanimous decision over
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. Martínez made his first defense in spectacular fashion on Paul Williams by knocking him unconscious with one punch. In his second defense, Martínez laid a beating on junior middleweight titlist
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, HBO's preferred opponent who moved up in weight for the opportunity. Martínez dropped him five times en route to a lopsided eighth-round knockout on March 12. And because Martínez faced Dzinziruk instead of
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Sebastian Zbik (whom HBO rejected for Martínez but accepted for Chavez), the
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stripped Martínez and elevated Zbik to its titleholder. Zbik then lost the belt to Chavez on June 4 by
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.


Barker

Barker won the vacant
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title with a unanimous decision win over France's Affif Belghecham on April 9, 2010. However, he was then the victim of a cowardly street attack in June 2010 after he tried to prevent a scuffle. This event, coupled with a chronic hip-problem, left him inactive for over a year as he recovered from the assault and underwent hip surgery. Barker returned to ring on April 30, 2011, once again winning the vacant
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crown with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Italy's
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Undercard


Televised

*Middleweight bout:
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vs.
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:Lee defeated Vera via unanimous Decision (99-90, 98-91, 99-90)


Preliminary card

*Light Heavyweight bout:
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vs. Jameson Bostic :Chilemba defeated Bostic via Technical Knockout at 1:48 of the second round. *Super Middleweight bout:
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vs. Kentrell Claiborne :Monaghan defeated Claiborne via Technical Knockout at 0:54 of the fourth round. *Heavyweight bout:
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vs. Kevin Burnett :Abdusalamov defeated Burnett via Technical Knockout at 1:18 of the first round. *Super Welterweight bout: Steve Martínez vs. Jay Krupp :Martínez defeated Krupp via Technical Knockout at 1:57 of the fifth round. *Super Middleweight bout:
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vs. Eddie Hunter :Love defeated Hunter via unanimous Decision (60-53, 60-54, 60-54) *Super Welterweight bout: Boyd Melson vs. Russ Niggemyer :Melson defeated Niggemyer via unanimous Decision (59-55, 60-54, 60-53) *Middleweight bout: Israel Duffus vs. Troy Artis :Artis defeated Duffus via Technical Knockout at 2:03 of the third round. *Super Welterweight bout: Kevin Rooney Jr vs. Danny Lugo :Lugo defeated Rooney via unanimous Decision (37-39, 37-39, 37-39)


Result

Martínez defeated Barker via Knockout at 1:29 of the eleventh round. Barker had some success early in the fight, landing some jabs and a few straight rights that made Martínez's nose to bleed in the fourth round. But from the fifth round on, Martínez dominated the fight behind three- and four-punch flurries that left Barker covering up for most of the bout. Through 10 rounds, judges Lynn Carter (96-94), Victor Loughlin (97-94) and Alejandro Roche (99-91) all had Martínez ahead.


Reported fight earnings

*Sergio Martínez $1,500,000 vs. Darren Barker ($400,000)


International broadcasting


References


External links


HBO WCB – Oct.1 2011The Buzz: Martínez vs. Barker Press Conference (HBO)Martínez vs. Barker Official Fight Card
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