Iran Barkley

Iran Barkley is the kind of fighter I cannot help but root for. A three-division world champion out of the Bronx who beat the odds as often as he beat his opponents, he embodied the spirit of the perennial challenger who simply refused to quit. The 1992 Comeback of the Year award says everything about his resilience. Boxing remembers its smooth technicians, but I have a soft spot for warriors like Barkley who won through sheer will and a granite chin. His story is grittier and, to me, far more human than the polished legends he shared the ring with.

Name (English)

Iran Barkley

Name (Japanese)

アイラン・バークレー

Reading

あいらん・ばーくれー

Born

May 6, 1960 (age 66)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

Origin

The Bronx, New York, United States

Height

185 cm

Occupation

boxer

Awards & achievements

• 1992 The Ring magazine Comeback of the Year
• WBC World Middleweight Champion
• IBF World Super Middleweight Champion
• WBA World Light Heavyweight Champion

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/iranbarkley_official/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%20Barkley
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q939213

Tags

• New York
• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.