Darren Barker and Danny Butler squared off this past Saturday with the vacant British Middleweight title up for grabs. Barker's opponent was originally scheduled to be Wayne Elcock, but when flu sidelined the former British champ, Butler stepped in to take the bout on only two days notice.
Photographer Justin McKie was ringside at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, Essex, to capture all the action.
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| Darren Barker warms up for the British title clash by working the pads with trainer Tony Simms. The highly rated 27 year old from Barnet entered the bout with a perfect 20-0 record. |
| Stepping in to save the show on only two days notice, Danny Butler gets warmed up in his dressing room under the watchful eyes of his promoter Jane Couch. The young middleweight from Bristol, who was in action against Darren McDermott only 2 weeks earlier, brought an 18-3 record into the bout. |
| The fighters head towards the ring. To Danny Butler's left is veteran trainer Tex Woodward. |
| Referee Richie Davies is the man in charge of the British title contest. |
| The heavy underdog from Bristol came out of the gate aggressively, and may have just got the better of a spirited opening round. |
| By the second round, Barker had taken over. Below he follows through on a hard right hand as Butler tries to evade the punch. |
| Fully in command of the bout, Barker prepares to unload with a right hand as Butler covers up. |
| Heading into the second half of the scheduled 12 rounder, Barker was starting to really lay it on the gutsy 22 year old. |
| With Butler still exceedingly game, but out of his depth, referee Davies wisely calls a halt to the action. |
| Barker celebrates his victory. The time was :47 seconds of the 7th round. |
The new British middleweight champion talks with ITV's Jim Rosenthal, as Tony Simms and promoter Mick Hennessy look on.
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| One last shot - The champ with girlfriend Gemma Kao. |
by The Boxing Bulletin on Dec 2, 2009 3:20 PM EST
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