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Former IBF middleweight world champion Darren Barker has retired following a long battle with injuries.
The Londoner has decided to hang up his gloves once and for all after a long-standing hip problem flared up in his doomed first title defence against Felix Sturm last month.
Barker had achieved his childhood dream of claiming a world title with a magnificent points win over Australian Daniel Geale earlier last year only to see it snatched from him by former champion Sturm in a second-round stoppage in Stuttgart.
The 31-year-old, who dedicated his success to his late brother Gary, said: "I'm so proud and happy at what I've achieved.
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The Londoner has decided to hang up his gloves once and for all after a long-standing hip problem flared up in his doomed first title defence against Felix Sturm last month.
Barker had achieved his childhood dream of claiming a world title with a magnificent points win over Australian Daniel Geale earlier last year only to see it snatched from him by former champion Sturm in a second-round stoppage in Stuttgart.
The 31-year-old, who dedicated his success to his late brother Gary, said: "I'm so proud and happy at what I've achieved.
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