Ismael Jose Barroso Bernay (born 27 January 1983) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Interim version) super lightweight title between January and September 2024, having previously held the same title at lightweight from 2015 to 2016. He challenged for the WBA lightweight title in the 2016 and the WBA super lightweight title in 2023.
Professional career
Barroso made his professional debut on 13 August 2005 against Carlos Cardenas. Their fight ended in a four-round points draw. In his next fight, which took place nearly three years later on 31 March 2008, Barroso scored a first-round stoppage over Rafael May; his first of many knockout wins. Barroso's first outing on a major stage came on 12 December 2015 on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Dillian Whyte against Kevin Mitchell for the vacant WBA interim lightweight title. From the opening round, Mitchell was unable to fend off Barroso's highly aggressive southpaw style, who scored three knockdowns. By the fifth round, the referee spared Mitchell from further damage and stopped the fight. Immediately afterwards, Mitchell had to be given oxygen by ringside doctors.
On 7 May 2016, Barroso endured a reversal of fortune when he faced Anthony Crolla for the WBA lightweight title, having travelled to England for a second time. Despite getting off to a similar start as he did against Mitchell, landing many hard punches and backing Crolla up, Barroso's onslaught began to wane in round five. In the seventh, Crolla scored a knockdown after a series of body shots, Barroso was unable to make the referee's count, handing him his first defeat.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes33WinPascual SalgadoUD829 Aug 202632LossAndy HiraokaTKO9 (12), 3 Sep 202431Win25–4–2Ohara DaviesTKO1 (12), 6 Jan 202430Loss24–4–2Rolando RomeroTKO9 (12) 13 May 202329Win24–3–2Fernando David SaucedoKO4 (8), 20 Aug 202228Win23–3–2Nestor Hugo PaniaguaKO1 (10), 30 Jan 202127Win22–3–2Yves Ulysse Jr.UD125 Dec 201926Win21–3–2Enrique Martin EscobarKO2 (8), 22 Mar 201925Loss20–3–2Batyr AkhmedovKO9 (12), 18 Aug 201824Loss20–2–2Isa ChanievUD1212 May 201823Win20–1–2Fidel MaldonadoTKO6 (10)13 Oct 201722Loss19–1–2Anthony CrollaKO7 (12), 7 May 201621Win19–0–2Kevin MitchellTKO5 (12), 12 Dec 201520Win18–0–2Ira TerryKO1 (8), 17 Apr 201519Win17–0–2Issouf KindaTKO6 (10), 13 Mar 201518Win16–0–2Maximiliano GalindoKO3 (8), 5 Dec 201417Win15–0–2Luis Ernesto JoseTKO2 (10), 18 Dec 201316Win14–0–2Winston CamposKO4 (11)26 Oct 201315Win13–0–2Oscar ArenasKO1 (11), 27 Oct 201214Win12–0–2Edinson GarciaTKO3 (8)21 Jul 201213Win11–0–2Jose Miguel PayaresKO2 (9)28 Apr 201212Win10–0–2Julio CamanoTKO5 (9), 30 Mar 201211Win9–0–2Abraham Gomez810 Dec 201110Win8–0–2Wilson SilvaTKO1 (8), 3 Nov 20119Win7–0–2Addir SanchezKO5 (9), 2 Jun 20118Win6–0–2Rosano LawrenceKO1 (8), 15 Apr 20117Win5–0–2Javier MercadoKO1 (4), 3 Mar 20116Draw4–0–2Wilson Silva410 Dec 20105Win4–0–1Alfonso PerezTKO5 (6)7 Nov 20094Win3–0–1Enrique RiveraTKO1 (6)19 Dec 20083Win2–0–1Kerrys Moreno1 (4)30 Aug 20082Win1–0–1Rafael May1 (4)31 Mar 20081Draw0–0–1Carlos Cardenas413 Aug 2005
See also List of southpaw stance boxers
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