Carl Baker (boxer) explained

Carl Baker
Nickname:The Fridge
Weight:Heavyweight
Height:6 ft 4 in
Birth Date:3 January 1982
Birth Place:Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Style:Southpaw
Total:18
Wins:10
Ko:7
Losses:8
Show-Medals:yes

Carl Baker (born 3 January 1982) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2014.

Professional career

Baker made his professional debut on 6 September 2003, stopping Dave Clarke in the first round. The highlight of Baker's career was competing in the heavyweight edition of the Prizefighter series on 2 October 2009. He entered the tournament as an outsider, but defeated one of the favourites—Danny Williams—by unanimous decision (UD) in the opening round, while also scoring two knockdowns against Williams in the first round of their fight.[1] In the semi-final, Baker was eliminated after losing a UD to Coleman Barrett.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
18Loss10–8Eddie Chambers3 (8), 17 May 2014
17Win10–7Paulius Kasiulevicius TKO1 (4), 18 Oct 2013
16Loss9–7Carl SpencerPTS621 Sep 2013
15Loss9–6Edmund GerberTKO1 (8), 7 May 2011
14Loss9–5Derek ChisoraTKO2 (10), 13 Feb 2010
13Loss9–4Coleman BarrettUD32 Oct 2009
12Win9–3Danny Williams32 Oct 2009
11Win8–3Chris Woollas PTS69 May 2009
10Win7–3David Ingleby TKO4 (4), 13 May 2006
9Win6–3Luke SimpkinPTS1011 Sep 2005
8Win5–3Scott LansdowneTKO8 (10), 25 Jun 2005
7Loss4–3Luke SimpkinTKO4 (6), 26 Apr 2005
6Win4–2Paul KingTKO2 (6), 4 Mar 2005
5Loss3–2Scott GammerPTS417 Sep 2004
4Loss3–1Paul King 63 Apr 2004
3Win3–0Alvin Miller 1 (4), 28 Nov 2003
2Win2–0Billy Wilson TKO2 (6), 15 Sep 2003
1Win1–0Dave Clarke1 (6)6 Sep 2003

Notes and References

  1. Mitchell, Kevin (5 October 2009). "Hard not to feel sorry for Danny Williams after Prizefighter wipeout". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 3 June 2017.