Barry Michael

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Barry Michael
Statistics
Real name	Barry Michael
Nickname(s)	Barry Michael Sweetenham
Rated at	Super Featherweight
Nationality	Australian
Birth date	2 June 1955
Birth place	Watford, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	60
Wins	48
Wins by KO	15
Losses	9
Draws	3
No contests	0

Barry Michael is a former Australian boxer. He was in his prime during the 1980s and is best remembered for his 1985 fight against Lester Ellis, which received nationwide television coverage in Australia.

[edit] Early life

Michael was born on 2 June 1955 in England and his family migrated to Australia in 1957.

[edit] Pro career

Michael won the IBF super featherweight title on 12 July, 1985 over Lester Ellis. He made his first defense three months later on 19th October 1985 with a 4th round TKO win over Korean Jin-Shik Choi at the Darwin Oval in the Northern Territory. The 25 year-old Choi had a record of 17-1 (15) going into the fight and had won eight straight. Interestingly, Jin-Shik Choi’s only loss going into the fight was to Rod Sequenan (Ellis’ first defense), two years earlier by 12th round knockout

Today, Michael is a boxing analyst in the media and appears on SEN 1116 as well as writing for the Herald Sun.

Preceded by Lester Ellis

IBF Super Featherweight boxing champion 12 Jul 1985– 9 Aug 1987

Succeeded by Rocky Lockridge

[edit] External References

• Crunch! ... punch from Barry Michael ..., 1985 / Bruce Howard
• http://www.anbhof.com/barrymichaels.html Australian National Boxing Hall Of Fame
• Professional boxing record for Barry Michael from Boxrec