Patrick Gerard Barnes

 (born 9 April 1987) 

Is an Irish former boxer who competed as an amateurfrom 2005 to 2016 and as a professional from 2016 to 2019. As an amateur he competed in the light-flyweight division, representing Ireland at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympics; winning bronze medals in Beijing and London, and represented Northern Ireland at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games; winning a gold medal at both events.As a professional, he challenged for the WBC flyweighttitle in 2018.

Barnes vs. Slavchev

After his amateur success, Barnes turned professional and made his debut as a bantamweightagainst Stefan Slavchev on 5 November 2016. Slavchev lifted Barnes into the air during the fourth round, so Barnes won the bout via disqualification.

Barnes vs. Rosales

On 18 August, 2018, Barnes challenged Cristofer Rosales for his WBC world flyweight title. Barnes got off to a fast start, but was introduced to Rosales’ power early in the first round. In the fourth round, Rosales caught Barnes with a vicious right-hand uppercut to the solar plexus. Barnes fell on the canvas and wasn’t anywhere close to beating the count, which meant a KO victory for Rosales.

Barnes vs. HarrisEdit

On 11 October, 2019, Barnes faced Jay Harris. Barnes was dropped by his oponnent both in round three and round four. The latter proved to be the final one, as Barnes was not able to beat the count, and Harris was awarded the KO victory.

Retirement

In November 2019, Barnes announced his retirement from professional boxing.^[