Duran vs Barkley

Who won Duran vs Barkley?

Roberto Duran beat Iran Barkley by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, February 24th, 1989, at Convention Center, Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced as 116-113, 118-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Roberto Duran.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBC middleweight championship of the world.

Duran vs Barkley stats

Back in February 1989, Roberto Duran stepped into the ring with a record of 84 wins, 7 losses, and 0 draws.

Iran Barkley made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Roberto Duran was the same age as Iran Barkley, at -35 years old.

Barkley had a height advantage of 6 inches over Duran. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Roberto Duran and Iran Barkley fought out of an orthodox stance.

Duran was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 62 more fights, and made his debut in 1968, 14 years and 9 months earlier than Barkley, whose first professional fight was in 1982. He had fought 423 more professional rounds, totaling 821 compared to Barkley's 398.

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Duran's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years, 2 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Duran vs Barkley start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Convention Center, Atlantic City, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Duran vs Barkley?

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