Francis "Francie" Barrett (born February 7, 1977 in Galway, Ireland) is a professional boxer who hails from Galway. February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For other uses, see number 7. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. ...

As a boxer he is an EU light welterweight Champion, Former Senior ABA Champion, and represented Ireland in the Olympics. Even with these credentials, as an Irish Traveller, he has faced much discrimination. Irish Travellers are a nomadic or itinerant people of Irish origin living in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States. ...

March, 1999, Barrett was ejected from a Galway nightclub. [1] March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ...

At an earlier date, Barrett and his wife, Kathleen, were denied entry to a Salthill nightclub called Liquid. Barrett filed a lawsuit for the ejection. [2]

The documentary, Southpaw: The Francis Barrett Story, won the Audience Prize at the 1999 New York Irish Film Festival. It followed Barrett for three years and showed him overcoming discrimination as he progressed up the amateur boxing ranks to eventually carry the Irish flag and box for Ireland at the age of 19 during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Francie turned professional in August 2000 and now fights at light welterweight, out of Wembley, London. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Boxing weight class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Reigning boxing champions Categories: | ... Wembley is a place in the London Borough of Brent. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ...

External Links

• Barrett Family of Galway
• Article from BritishBoxing.net
• Barret on Hennessy Sports
• Southpaw at British Film Institute
• Southpaw: The Francis Barrett Story at The Internet Movie Database