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.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. In the semi-final, Baker was eliminated after losing a UD to Coleman Barrett.
On 13 February 2010, Baker fought Derek Chisora in a British title eliminator, with the winner to face Williams. Chisora grabbed and kissed Baker at the weigh-in for the fight. Chisora stopped Baker in the second round.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes18Loss10–8Eddie Chambers3 (8), 17 May 201417Win10–7Paulius Kasiulevicius TKO1 (4), 18 Oct 201316Loss9–7Carl SpencerPTS621 Sep 201315Loss9–6Edmund GerberTKO1 (8), 7 May 201114Loss9–5Derek ChisoraTKO2 (10), 13 Feb 201013Loss9–4Coleman BarrettUD32 Oct 200912Win9–3Danny Williams32 Oct 200911Win8–3Chris Woollas PTS69 May 200910Win7–3David Ingleby TKO4 (4), 13 May 20069Win6–3Luke SimpkinPTS1011 Sep 20058Win5–3Scott LansdowneTKO8 (10), 25 Jun 20057Loss4–3Luke SimpkinTKO4 (6), 26 Apr 20056Win4–2Paul KingTKO2 (6), 4 Mar 20055Loss3–2Scott GammerPTS417 Sep 20044Loss3–1Paul King 63 Apr 20043Win3–0Alvin Miller 1 (4), 28 Nov 20032Win2–0Billy Wilson TKO2 (6), 15 Sep 20031Win1–0Dave Clarke1 (6)6 Sep 2003
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