Light heavyweight · United States
Iran Barkley 43-19-1 27 KO · 1982–1999
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Iran Barkley was a light heavyweight boxer from United States, born May 6, 1960. Record 43-19-1 with 27 knockouts over 1982–1999. World titles: WBA light heavyweight (1992), IBF super middleweight (1992–1993), WBC middleweight (1988–1989). Iran Barkley last fought Keith McKnight on Jul 31, 1999 and lost by TKO in round 6 of 10.
Also: Айрен Баркли · Айрен Барклі · Айрэн Барклі +4 more Այրեն Բարքլի · ایران بارکلی · アイラン・バークレー · The Blade
Born May 6, 1960
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 185 cm
Reach 188 cm
Nickname The Blade
Debut Dec 9, 1982
Career 1982–1999
Rounds boxed 400
KO share 63%
Born in New York City, U.S.
Titles WBC middleweight · 1988–1989; WBA light heavyweight · 1992; IBF super middleweight · 1992–1993
Boxerbook rating 1548 ± 218 · inactive since Jul 1999Why here › Confirmed bouts 14 of 63
Career record Record
43-19-1, 27 KOs · 1982–1999
Last result L
Keith McKnight
TKO 6/10 · Lady Luck Casino, Lula, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
The record 63 bouts, 1982–1999, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 63, Wikipedia (ja) · 2, Wikipedia (es) · 1
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Keith McKnight
TKO 6/10 · Lady Luck Casino, Lula, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
Barkley 43-18-1 · McKnight —
L
UD 8/8 · Molson Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Barkley 43-17-1 · Berbick 47-10-1
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For vacant WBF Americas heavyweight title SD 12/12 · Ice Hall, Helsinki, 🇫🇮
Barkley 43-16-1 · Halme 7-2-0
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Thomas Williams
TKO 4 · Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, Ocala, Florida, 🇺🇸
Barkley 43-15-1 · Williams —
L
Joey Guy
PTS 10/10 · Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Barkley 43-14-1 · Guy —
L
UD 6/6 · K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Barkley 43-13-1 · Thomsen —
W
Caseny Truesdale
TKO 4/10 · Roxy Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, 🇺🇸
Barkley 42-13-1 · Truesdale —
D
Dan Kosmicki
TD 4/8 · Station Casino, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 42-13-0 · Kosmicki —
L
Tony LaRosa
UD 10/10 · Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Barkley 42-12-0 · LaRosa —
W
Marcelo Aravena
TKO 3 · Mandan, North Dakota, 🇺🇸
Barkley 41-12-0 · Aravena —
W
For vacant World Boxing Board heavyweight title TKO 10/12 · Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Barkley 40-12-0 · Coetzee 33-5-1
W
Dave Fiddler
KO 1 · Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester, 🇺🇸
Barkley 39-12-0 · Fiddler —
W
Caseny Truesdale
TKO 4/6 · The Ritz, Raleigh, North Carolina, 🇺🇸
Barkley 38-12-0 · Truesdale —
W
Frankie Hines
TKO 1 · Virginia Beach, Virginia, 🇺🇸
Barkley 37-12-0 · Hines —
W
Dan Kosmicki
UD 8/8 · Casino Omaha, Onawa, Iowa, 🇺🇸
Barkley 36-12-0 · Kosmicki —
W
MD 8/8 · Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester, Washington, 🇺🇸
Barkley 35-12-0 · Payne —
W
Brian Yates
UD 8/8 · Marriott Allis Plaza Hotel, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 34-12-0 · Yates —
W
James Baker
TKO 1/8 · Marriott Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa, 🇺🇸
Barkley 33-12-0 · Baker —
L
Rocky Gannon
MD 8/8 · The Aladdin, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Barkley 33-11-0 · Gannon —
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UD 10/10 · Sports and Entertainment Centre, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Barkley 33-10-0 · Petridis 0-0-0
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For IBF light heavyweight title RTD 9/12 · Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, 🇩🇪
Barkley 33-9-0 · Maske 24-0-0
W
Gary Butler
UD 8/8 · Brady Theater, Tulsa
Barkley 32-9-0 · Butler —
W
Rick Enis
TKO 4/10 · Brady Theater, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Barkley 31-9-0 · Enis —
L
TKO 6/10 · Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Barkley 31-8-0 · Washington 21-2-1
W
Dino Stewart
TKO 9 · Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Barkley 30-8-0 · Stewart —
L
For IBF super middleweight title RTD 9/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Barkley 30-7-0 · Toney 33-0-2
W
Robert Folley
KO 4/10 · Etess Arena, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 29-7-0 · Folley —
W
Won WBA light heavyweight title SD 12/12 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Barkley 28-7-0 · Hearns 50-3-1
W
Won IBF super middleweight title TKO 2/12 · Paramount Theatre, New York City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 27-7-0 · Horn 46-2-0
W
Jesus Castaneda
TD 8/10 · Four Seasons Arena, Great Falls, Montana, 🇺🇸
Barkley 26-7-0 · Castaneda —
W
Juan Hernandez
UD 10/10 · Hacienda Resort Hotel and Casino, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Barkley 25-7-0 · Hernandez —
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For WBO middleweight title TKO 1/12 · Bally's Las Vegas, Paradise, 🇺🇸
Barkley 25-6-0 · Benn 26-1-0
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For IBF and The Ring middleweight title MD 12/12 · Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Barkley 25-5-0 · Nunn 33-0-0
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For WBC middleweight title SD 12/12 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 25-4-0 · Durán 84-7-0
W
Won WBC middleweight title TKO 3/12 · Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Barkley 24-4-0 · Hearns 45-2-0
W
Michael Olajide
TKO 5/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 23-4-0 · Olajide —
W
Sanderline Williams
SD 10/10 · Broadway by the Bay Theater, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 22-4-0 · Williams —
L
For vacant WBA middleweight title UD 15/15 · Palazzo Dello Sport, Livorno, 🇮🇹
Barkley 22-3-0 · Kalambay 42-3-1
W
UD 10/10 · Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Barkley 21-3-0 · Amparo —
W
Stacy McSwain
UD 10/10 · Sands, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 20-3-0 · McSwain —
W
SD 10/10 · Cobo Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Barkley 19-3-0 · Kinchen —
W
Basante Blanco
RTD 4/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 18-3-0 · Blanco —
W
Tony Harrison
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title KO 3/12 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 17-3-0 · Harrison —
W
Mike Tinley
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas middleweight title SD 12/12 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 16-3-0 · Tinley —
W
KO 8/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 15-3-0 · Scypion 29-7-0
W
Norberto Sabater
KO 2/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 14-3-0 · Sabater —
W
Bill Lee
TKO 3/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 13-3-0 · Lee —
W
KO 1/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 12-3-0 · Betancourt —
W
Randy Smith
UD 10/10 · Felt Forum, New York City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 11-3-0 · Smith —
W
Norberto Sabater
TKO 2/8 · Felt Forum, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Barkley 10-3-0 · Sabater —
W
Osley Silas
TKO 6/8 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 9-3-0 · Silas —
L
Eddie Hall
SD 8/8 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 9-2-0 · Hall —
W
John Ford
TKO 5/8 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 8-2-0 · Ford —
W
Esteban Pizzarro
UD 8/8 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 7-2-0 · Pizzarro —
L
TKO 6/10 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 7-1-0 · Sims —
W
Marciano Bernardi
TKO 1 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 6-1-0 · Bernardi —
W
Frank Minton
TKO 5 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 5-1-0 · Minton —
W
UD 6/6 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 4-1-0 · Torres 42-13-1
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Osley Silas
PTS 6/6 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Barkley 4-0-0 · Silas —
W
Donnie Franklin
UD 4/4 · Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 3-0-0 · Franklin —
W
Donnie Williams
TKO 1/4 · Bally's Park Place, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 2-0-0 · Williams —
W
Bruce Starling
KO 2/4 · Sands, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Barkley 1-0-0 · Starling —
W
Larry Jordan
TKO 2/4 · Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Barkley 0-0-0 · Jordan —
Amateur career 🥉 World Championships 1982 middleweight
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Iran Barkley's record? Iran Barkley's professional record is 43-19-1 with 27 knockouts.
Who did Iran Barkley fight last? Iran Barkley last fought Keith McKnight on Jul 31, 1999 and lost by TKO in round 6 of 10.
Which world titles has Iran Barkley held? Iran Barkley has held 3 world title reigns: WBA light heavyweight (1992), IBF super middleweight (1992–1993), WBC middleweight (1988–1989). Sources Boxerbook ID 19139 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/19139 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
