Darrin Van Horn

Name: Darrin Van Horn
Alias: Schoolboy
Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 180cm
Reach: 185cm
Pro Boxer: Record

• Trainers: GL Van Horn, Hedgemon Lewis, Lou Duva
• Darrin Van Horn Gallery

Notes

• Purported amateur Record: 45-5
• Was born in Cincinnati but moved to Louisiana at an early age and turned professional five days before his 16th birthday.
• Was trained and managed by his father, G.L. Van Horn. He also briefly worked with Lou Duva and Jesse Reid.
• Attended the University of Kentucky while boxing professionally. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism in 1992.
• Appeared on the cover of the January 1988 issue of The Ring Magazine and the cover of the June 1989 issue of KO Magazine.
• Defeated Robert Hines by a twelve-round unanimous decision to win the IBF Junior Middleweight Championship on February 5, 1989.
• Lost the title in his first defense to Gianfranco Rosi by a twelve-round unanimous decision on July 15, 1989.
• Attempted to regain the title from Rosi on July 21, 1990, but lost by a twelve-round unanimous decision.
• Defeated Lindell Holmes by an eleventh-round knockout to win the IBF Super Middleweight Championship on May 18, 1991.
• Lost the title in his second defense to Iran Barkley by a second-round knockout on January 10, 1992.
• Was scheduled to face James Toney for the IBF Super Middleweight Championship on October 29, 1993, but pulled out after claiming a shoulder injury. Word around boxing was that his real problem had been near-constant headaches that forced him to stay in a darkened room for days at a time. The Van Horn camp denied it, but one fight figure said, "It would be child abuse for his father to put him back in the ring. When I was with him, he knew me and why I was there, but every 15 or 20 minutes he'd ask, `Why are you guys here?' It's pretty sad." [1]
• Was scheduled to face Nigel Benn for the WBC Super Middleweight Championship on September 10, 1994. According to Boxing Monthly, Van Horn failed a brain scan and the fight was canceled. However, during an interview with Boxing News in 2015, Van Horn said: "I never failed any scan, not ever. I have no idea where that came from. I fought a few times after the Barkley fight. Rumors and things come up, it’s just ridiculous. I just became disenchanted with the sport. I said to myself I was going to step back for a while and get a few things done; like going back to college, and my intention was to come back to boxing. But I never did." [2]

Preceded by: Robert Hines	IBF Light Middleweight Champion 1989 Feb 5 – 1989 Jul 15	Succeeded by: Gianfranco Rosi
Preceded by: Lindell Holmes	IBF Super Middleweight Champion 1991 May 18 – 1992 Jan 10	Succeeded by: Iran Barkley