Royston Barney-Smith
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Sugar Boy Roy |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 4 January 2004 |
| Weight | Super featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 16 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Win by KO | 8 |
Royston Barney-Smith is a British professional boxer. He has held the British and Commonwealth super-featherweight titles since April 2026. He previously held the IBF European and WBO European super-featherweight titles.
Barney-Smith was born in Poole but grew up in Southampton where was he was coached by boxing trainer Wayne Batten.[1]
Amateur career
Professional career
Barney-Smith made his debut on the undercard of David Avanesyan vs Oskari Metz on March 19, 2022, at the Wembley Arena.[4]
He was scheduled to challenge IBF European and WBO European super-featherweight champion Danny Quartermaine at Bournemouth International Centre on 26 July 2025, but withdrew due to injury.[5] The contest was rescheduled to take place at the O2 Arena in London on 25 October 2025.[6] Barney-Smith won by unanimous decision.[7]
Barney-Smith defeated Conor McIntosh by second round technical knockout to win the vacant British and Commonwealth super-featherweight titles at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on 17 April 2026.[8]