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Freeman Barr

Bahamian boxer

Freeman Barr (born October 12, 1973) is a Bahamian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2010, challenging for the WBO middleweight *le in 1999.

Contents

  • 1 Amateur career
  • 2 Professional career
    • 2.1 Professional Highlights
  • 3 References
  • 4 External links

Amateur career

The youngest of 13 children, Barr had only nine amateur bouts. He was nevertheless a two-time National Amateur Champion in the Bahamas. He represented the Bahamas at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

Professional career

Barr made his professional debut on February 26, 1993. On January 30, 1999 Barr lost the bout for the WBO middleweight *le against Germany's Bert Schenk.

Professional Highlights

  • Florida State Middleweight Champion (Defeated Anthony Brooks on Sept. 28 1996)
  • IBC Continental Middleweight Champion (Defeated Andres Arellano Sandoval on Feb. 25 1997)
  • IBO Middleweight Champion (Defeated Jerry Brown on Sept. 20 1997)
  • WBO-NABO Middleweight Champion (Defeated Lee Fortune on June 2, 1998)
  • WBO-NABO Super Middleweight Champion (Defeated Gerald Coleman on Feb. 1 2000)

References

    External links

    • Boxing record for Freeman Barr from BoxRec (registration required)