| Barrington Patterson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 August 1965 Birmingham, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | One Eye Baz, Zulu Warrior |
| Years active | 1991–2008 |
Barrington Renford Patterson (born 25 August 1965) is an English former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. At 18 stones, he competed in the super heavyweight division and was a world IKF Kickboxing Champion. He is often referred to as one of Britain's 'Hard Men' and former football hooligan of the known firm Birmingham Zulus.[1][2][3]
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At an early age as a child Barrington had been blinded in one eye through an accident which later earned him the name 'One eye Baz'.
In the early years of Barrington's life whilst growing up in tough streets of Handsworth Birmingham, Barrington had adopted a criminal lifestyle with an addiction to violence,[4] this was during the early 1980s during which tense relationships between ethnic communities in the inner cities and the police force were high. As a result of Barrington and other members of the black community taking the decision to make a stand, resulted in the 1980s Handsworth race riots.[5]
In 2006 Barrington was featured in a documentary called 'The real football factories' which broadcast on Bravo followed at a later date due to his widespread and ferocious reputation in 2008 on a full featured episode of 'Danny Dyer's Deadliest men' series which had been filmed based on Barrington's life around Coventry and hosted by British actor Danny Dyer,[6][7] The filming was built up towards his retirement MMA bout against Bob Schrijber and later Broadcast on Bravo, Sky TV and Virgin media channels.[8]
Since retiring Barrington has continued training himself and coaching others including German MMA fighter Nordin Asrih and members of the Team Pride Gym of Germany, as well as current England Test Cricketer, Ian Bell.[9]
Currently Barrington is based in the Midlands were he also heads the toughest doors of Coventry's clubland and has a security business with staff working for him in Coventry and surrounding areas.[10][11]
Barrington is also currently having his autobiography book published called 'One eye Baz'.[12]
During his active years as a professional kickboxer Barrington had achieved many awards for fighting all across the globe including Japan and the USA as well as holding the IKF (International Kickboxing Federation) title as the World champion Kickboxer.[13] Within his career of over 60 fights, the notable opponents Barrington had fought against include Current Heavyweight WBC Boxing world Champion Vitali Klitchko and Dennis Alexio.[14][15]
In October 1999, Barrington made his debut in mixed martial arts at an It's Showtime event against Sander Mackilljan which Barrington won within first round.
In 2005 at the 'Strike force' - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship event at the Coventry Skydome Arena Barrington fought Marc Emmanuel, Barrington was defeated in the first round, the result outraged the crowd which was rumoured to include his fellow Zulu warrior members[16] and resulted in a riot which forced the police to end the event. A total of 3000 spectators had to evacuate from the Skydome arena in Coventry.[17]
After a total 7 fights Barrington announced he would retire, however he would do one last MMA bout which was to take place in Rotterdam, Holland at the 'KOE - Tough Is Not Enough' Event on 5 October 2008 against Dutch and former pride fighter Bob Schrijber. Barrington won the fight after a judges decision result and won the W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" veterans title.[18][19]
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| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 8 matches | 4 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 3 |
| By submission | 1 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 4-4 | Bob Schrijber | Decision (unanimous) | ]] | October 5, 2008 | 2 | 5:00 | Rotterdam, Holland | Wins W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" MMA veterans title +103 kg |
| Loss | 3-4 | Marc Emmanuel | KO (punch) | ]] | May 21, 2005 | 1 | 4:27 | Coventry, England | |
| Loss | 3-3 | Dave Dalgliesh | KO | It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam | May 20, 2004 | 2 | N/A | Amsterdam, Holland | |
| Loss | 3-2 | Dick Vrij | KO (punch) | It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam | June 8, 2003 | 2 | 1:47 | Amsterdam, Holland | |
| Loss | 3-1 | Joop Kasteel | Submission (side choke) | It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time | September 29, 2002 | 1 | 3:43 | Haarlem, Holland | |
| Win | 3-0 | Hans Nijman | KO (punches) | It's Showtime - Original | October 21, 2001 | 1 | 1:47 | Haarlem, Holland | |
| Win | 2-0 | Stanislav Nuschik | Submission (smother choke) | It's Showtime - Exclusive | October 22, 2000 | 2 | 2:30 | Haarlem, Holland | |
| Win | 1-0 | Sander MacKilljan | KO (punch) | It's Showtime - It's Showtime | October 24, 1999 | 1 | 2:51 | Haarlem, Holland |