Barry Michael

Barry Michael
Statistics
Real name	Barry Michael Swettenham
Nickname(s)	Barry Michael
Rated at	Super Featherweight
Nationality	Australian
Born	2 June 1955 Watford, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	60
Wins	48
Wins by KO	15
Losses	9
Draws	3
No contests	0

Barry Michael is an Australian former boxer. He was in his prime during the 1980s and is best remembered for his 1985 fight against Lester Ellis, which received nationwide television coverage in Australia.

Early life

Michael was born on 2 June 1955 in England and his family migrated to Australia in 1957.

Professional career

Michael won the IBF super featherweight title on 12 July 1985 over Lester Ellis. He made his first defense three months later on 19 October 1985 with a 4th round TKO win over Korean Jin-Shik Choi at the Darwin Oval in the Northern Territory. The 25-year-old Choi had a record of 17-1 (15) going into the fight and had won eight straight. Interestingly, Jin-Shik Choi's only loss going into the fight was to Rod Sequenan (Ellis' first defense), two years earlier by 12th round knockout

Today, Michael is a boxing analyst in the media and appears on SEN 1116 as well as writing for the Herald Sun.

External links

• Crunch! ... punch from Barry Michael ..., 1985 / Bruce Howard
• http://www.anbhof.com/barrymichaels.html Australian National Boxing Hall Of Fame
• Professional boxing record for Barry Michael from BoxRec

Preceded by Lester Ellis

IBF Super Featherweight boxing champion 12 Jul 1985– 9 Aug 1987

Succeeded by Rocky Lockridge