His trainer was Martin (Marty) Turner At the age of nine he survived meningitis after 3 weeks of intensive care.

With only 1 defeat in 24 professional bouts, Carr won the BBBofC British Super-Middleweight in 1994 by beating James Cook on points at York Hall in London.

[5] At short notice Carr was given the opportunity to challenge Steve Collins for the WBO Super Middleweight Title at The Point, Dublin, Ireland in November 1995.

Carr now resides in Bournemouth, England, working as a boxing coach and online mentor through the website Sneak Punch.

Carr issued a press release to the media attempting to drum up interest for a contest,[8] although later admitted nothing had materialised.