Darrin Van Horn

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Darrin Van Horn (born September 7, 1968 in Morgan City, Louisiana), was a professional boxer in the Super Middleweight (168lb) division. Known as the "Schoolboy", Van Horn turned pro in 1984 won his first 39 professional fights, including the IBF Light Middleweight Title with a decision win over Robert Hines in 1989. Van Horn lost the belt in his next fight, a defense against Gianfranco Rosi. In 1990 he rematched Rosi and put up a better effort, but still came up short in a decision loss. In 1991 he again won the IBF Super Middleweight Title with an 11th round KO of Lindell Holmes. After one defense, he lost the belt to Iran Barkley via a 2nd round TKO. After six wins over minimal competition, he retired in 1994 with a record of 53-3-0.

Preceded by: Robert Hines	IBF Light Middleweight boxing champion 5 Feb 1989–15 Jul 1989	Succeeded by: Gianfranco Rosi
Preceded by: Lindell Holmes	IBF Super Middleweight Champion 18 May 1991–10 Jan 1992	Succeeded by: Iran Barkley