; that same year, Barney defeated Paul Owen for the British Masters super middleweight title.
Barney also fought Carl Froch in July 2005 for the British and Commonwealth super middleweight title but lost on a points decision.
[1] He fought Portsmouth's Paul Morby for the vacant title on 25 September 2010 at the Fleming Park Leisure Centre in Eastleigh.
Barney's manager, London promoter Michael Helliet, said, "I'm sure he can still win major titles and this fight is a step towards that."
After beating Tony Oakey for the WBU light heavyweight title at the Mountbatten Centre on Oakey's home turf whilst being given only 48 hours notice to box, Barney outclassed the home fighter comfortably at which point a near riot broke out at the venue[2]