Barker has a perforated ear drum...

[Rocky Rode]

according to his promoter via Twitter.

RT @EddieHearn: Darren is ok, he has a perforated ear drum and is very sore. Thanks for all your messages to him it really helps lift him.

This should shut up the people who claim Barker took a dive.

[BrotherDudeJack]

Good, because for a while there it looked like he went down from a punch that hit his glove.

[John Barron]

the stumble on the floor was suspect.

[Pugilistic™]

That shot to the back of the ear proved to be more damaging than it visually appeared.

I personally didn't think he dived, shots to the back of the ear can be very painful even if they don't look that damaging.

[Rocky Rode]

the stumble on the floor was suspect.

A perforated eardrum messes up your balance. That's probably why he stumbled so awkwardly.

[hurtbizness83]

Man sergio got power lol wow. And that punch was half blocked

[Abraham Reyes]

In the last replay it shows the punch hitting the ear, you can tell by the look on darren's face that he was genuinely hurt.

[The Surgeon]

I hope some people around here feel at least a bit of guilt for slating Barker, a hard working pro who did very well and gave it his best shot.

I doubt they will though....


All the best Darren, well done on a good effort

[Ring Leader]

Hit him around the ear and a little behind it, worst place to get hit


most *****s and *******s wouldnt know **** about that anyway since they dont know **** about boxing

[Kagami Taiga]

yea thats exactly why he got knocked down/out. ears=balance. getting repeatedly bashed in your ear=bad