Barrington Patterson
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Barrington Renford Patterson (Born August 1965) is an English former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. At 18 stones, he competed in the super heavyweight division and was a world IKF
Kickboxing Champion. He is often referred to as one of Britain's 'Hard Men' and former football hooligan of the known firm Birmingham Zulus
.
In the early years of Barrington's life whilst growing up in tough streets of Handsworth Birmingham, Barrington had adopted a criminal lifestyle with an addiction to violence, this was during the early 1980s during which tense relationships between ethnic communities in the inner cities and the police force were high. As a result of Barrington and other members of the black community taking the decision to make a stand, resulted in the 1980s Handsworth race riots.
In 2006 Barrington was featured in a documentary called 'The real football factories' which broadcast on Bravo followed at a later date due to his widespread and ferocious reputation in 2008 on a full featured episode of 'Danny Dyer's Deadliest men
' series which had been filmed based on Barrington's life around Coventry and hosted by British actor Danny Dyer
, The filming was built up towards his retirement MMA bout against Bob Schrijber and later Broadcast on Bravo, Sky TV
and Virgin media
channels.
Since retiring Barrington has continued training himself and coaching others including German MMA fighter Nordin Asrih and members of the Team Pride Gym of Germany
, as well as current England Test
Cricketer
, Ian Bell.
Currently Barrington is based in the Midlands were he also heads the toughest doors of Coventry's clubland and has a security business with staff working for him in Coventry and surrounding areas.
Barrington is also currently having his autobiography
book published called 'One eye Baz'.
Within his career of over 60 fights, the notable opponents Barrington had fought against include Current Heavyweight WBC
Boxing world Champion Vitali Klitchko
and Dennis Alexio
.
at an It's Showtime
event against Sander Mackilljan which Barrington won within first round.
In 2005 at the 'Strike force' - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship event at the Coventry Skydome Arena Barrington fought Marc Emmanuel, Barrington was defeated in the first round, the result outraged the crowd which was rumoured to include his fellow Zulu warrior members and resulted in a riot which forced the police to end the event. A total of 3000 spectators had to evacuate from the Skydome arena in Coventry.
After a total 7 fights Barrington announced he would retire, however he would do one last MMA bout which was to take place in Rotterdam, Holland at the 'KOE - Tough Is Not Enough' Event on 5 October 2008 against Dutch and former pride fighter Bob Schrijber. Barrington won the fight after a judges decision result and won the W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" veterans title.
Kickboxing
|Win
|align=center|4-4
|
Bob Schrijber
|Decision (unanimous)
|]]
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
|Rotterdam, Holland
|Wins W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" MMA veterans title +103 kg
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-4
|
Marc Emmanuel
|KO (punch)
|]]
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:27
|Coventry, England
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-3
| Dave Dalgliesh
|KO
|It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|N/A
|Amsterdam, Holland
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-2
| Dick Vrij
|KO (punch)
|It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:47
|Amsterdam, Holland
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-1
| Joop Kasteel
|Submission (side choke)
|It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:43
|Haarlem, Holland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
| Hans Nijman
|KO (punches)
|It's Showtime - Original
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:47
|Haarlem, Holland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|
Stanislav Nuschik
|Submission (smother choke)
|It's Showtime - Exclusive
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:30
|Haarlem, Holland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
| Sander MacKilljan
|KO (punch)
|It's Showtime - It's Showtime
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:51
|Haarlem, Holland
|
|-
International Kickboxing Federation
The International Kickboxing Federation is a kickboxing sanctioning body. The IKF World Headquarters in the USA oversees IKF World Operations with the rest of the IKF World Team.-Styles:...
Kickboxing Champion. He is often referred to as one of Britain's 'Hard Men' and former football hooligan of the known firm Birmingham Zulus
Birmingham Zulus
The Birmingham Zulus are a football hooligan firm associated with English football club, Birmingham City. The Zulus first appeared in the late 1970s to early 1980s and the name came from a chant of "Zulu, Zulu" which was aimed at Manchester City fans in 1982...
.
Biography
At an early age as a child Barrington had been blinded in one eye through an accident which later earned him the name 'One eye Baz'.In the early years of Barrington's life whilst growing up in tough streets of Handsworth Birmingham, Barrington had adopted a criminal lifestyle with an addiction to violence, this was during the early 1980s during which tense relationships between ethnic communities in the inner cities and the police force were high. As a result of Barrington and other members of the black community taking the decision to make a stand, resulted in the 1980s Handsworth race riots.
In 2006 Barrington was featured in a documentary called 'The real football factories' which broadcast on Bravo followed at a later date due to his widespread and ferocious reputation in 2008 on a full featured episode of 'Danny Dyer's Deadliest men
Danny Dyer's Deadliest Men
-External links:* at Virgin 1* at Bravo* at Sky...
' series which had been filmed based on Barrington's life around Coventry and hosted by British actor Danny Dyer
Danny Dyer
Danny Dyer is an English actor, media personality, and chairman of Greenwich Borough, a non-League football team.-Biography:Daniel John Dyer was born in Custom House, an area of East London, to Antony and Christine Dyer...
, The filming was built up towards his retirement MMA bout against Bob Schrijber and later Broadcast on Bravo, Sky TV
Sky TV
Sky TV may refer to:*British Sky Broadcasting, a television network and media company in the United Kingdom**Sky , a brand name of BSkyB's digital satellite television and radio service in the UK and the Ireland...
and Virgin media
Virgin Media
Virgin Media Inc. is a company which provides fixed and mobile telephone, television and broadband internet services to businesses and consumers in the United Kingdom...
channels.
Since retiring Barrington has continued training himself and coaching others including German MMA fighter Nordin Asrih and members of the Team Pride Gym of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, as well as current England Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
Cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
, Ian Bell.
Currently Barrington is based in the Midlands were he also heads the toughest doors of Coventry's clubland and has a security business with staff working for him in Coventry and surrounding areas.
Barrington is also currently having his autobiography
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
book published called 'One eye Baz'.
Kickboxing
During his active years as a professional kickboxer Barrington had achieved many awards for fighting all across the globe including Japan and the USA as well as holding the IKF (International Kickboxing Federation) title as the World champion Kickboxer.Within his career of over 60 fights, the notable opponents Barrington had fought against include Current Heavyweight WBC
WBC
WBC may stand for:* BWF World Championships , a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation to crown the best badminton players in the world...
Boxing world Champion Vitali Klitchko
Vitali Klitschko
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...
and Dennis Alexio
Dennis Alexio
Dennis Raymond Alexio is an American former kickboxer. He was world champion as a light heavyweight and cruiserweight before moving up to heavyweight where, for a short time, he became the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion...
.
Mixed martial arts
In October 1999, Barrington made his debut in mixed martial artsMixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
at an It's Showtime
It's Showtime
It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
event against Sander Mackilljan which Barrington won within first round.
In 2005 at the 'Strike force' - Cage Warriors Fighting Championship event at the Coventry Skydome Arena Barrington fought Marc Emmanuel, Barrington was defeated in the first round, the result outraged the crowd which was rumoured to include his fellow Zulu warrior members and resulted in a riot which forced the police to end the event. A total of 3000 spectators had to evacuate from the Skydome arena in Coventry.
After a total 7 fights Barrington announced he would retire, however he would do one last MMA bout which was to take place in Rotterdam, Holland at the 'KOE - Tough Is Not Enough' Event on 5 October 2008 against Dutch and former pride fighter Bob Schrijber. Barrington won the fight after a judges decision result and won the W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" veterans title.
Titles
MMA- 2008 W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" MMA Veterans title +103 kg
Kickboxing
- I.K.F.International Kickboxing FederationThe International Kickboxing Federation is a kickboxing sanctioning body. The IKF World Headquarters in the USA oversees IKF World Operations with the rest of the IKF World Team.-Styles:...
world title - 1996 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & MontenegroW.A.K.O. European Championships 1996W.A.K.O. European Championships 1996 were the thirteenth European kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization arranged by the Serbia and Montenegro kickboxing president Borislav Pelević. The event was the first ever to be held in Serbia and Montenegro and welcomed the country back...
+91 kg (Full-Contact)
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Win
|align=center|4-4
|
Bob Schrijber|Decision (unanimous)
|]]
|
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 5:00
|Rotterdam, Holland
|Wins W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" MMA veterans title +103 kg
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-4
|
Marc Emmanuel|KO (punch)
|]]
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|4:27
|Coventry, England
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-3
|
Dave DalglieshDave Dalgliesh
Dave Dalgliesh is a Dutch mixed martial artist who has competed for M-1 Mixfight, KSW, K-1, and Shooto. Dave has fought UFC top veterans Cheick Kongo and Thiago Silva, as well as the Chechen-Polish standout Mamed Khalidov....
|KO
|It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|N/A
|Amsterdam, Holland
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-2
|
Dick Vrij|KO (punch)
|It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|1:47
|Amsterdam, Holland
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-1
|
Joop KasteelJoop Kasteel
Joop Kasteel is a former Dutch mixed martial artist. Kasteel made his mixed martial arts debut on 15 June 1996. He is a veteran of the RINGS promotion and as he has fought the majority of his fights for them....
|Submission (side choke)
|It's Showtime – As Usual / Battle Time
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:43
|Haarlem, Holland
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
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|Win
|align=center|3-0
|
Hans NijmanHans Nijman
Hans Nijman is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and Wrestler. He competes in the Heavyweight division. He is a RINGS Holland veteran and has also fought for many other top promotions such as Pride FC and It's Showtime.-Fighting Network RINGS:Hans Nijman made his Shootfighting debut...
|KO (punches)
|It's Showtime - Original
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:47
|Haarlem, Holland
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|
Stanislav Nuschik|Submission (smother choke)
|It's Showtime - Exclusive
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|2:30
|Haarlem, Holland
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
|
Sander MacKilljan|KO (punch)
|It's Showtime - It's Showtime
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:51
|Haarlem, Holland
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
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