Royston Barney-Smith (born 4 January 2004) 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.
Early life Barney-Smith was born in Poole but grew up in Southampton where was he was coached by boxing trainer Wayne Batten.
Amateur career Barney-Smith had a highly successful amateur career with a record of 45–5 and winning gold at the 2017 and 2018 European championships. He was expected to compete at the 2024 Olympics but decided to turn pro instead.
Professional career Barney-Smith made his debut on the undercard of David Avanesyan vs Oskari Metz on 19 March 2022, at the Wembley Arena.
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. The contest was rescheduled to take place at the O2 Arena in London on 25 October 2025. Barney-Smith won by unanimous decision.
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.
He faced Reece Bellotti for the vacant IBO Intercontinental super-featherweight title at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on 1 August 2026. He won via unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes17Win17–0Reece BellottiUD101 Aug 202616Win16–0Conor McIntoshTKO2 (12), 17 Apr 202615Win15–0Danny QuartermaineUD1025 Oct 202514Win14–0Cesar Ignacio ParedesPTS85 Apr 202513Win13–0Andres NavarreteKO5 (8), 7 Dec 202412Win12–0Carlos RayoKO2 (8), 18 Oct 202411Win11–0Brian BarajasUD827 Jul 202410Win10–0Jonatas Rodrigo Gomes De OliviraPTS811 May 20249Win9–0Jose Manuel PerezKO4 (8), 22 Mar 20248Win8–0Maicol VelazcoTKO3 (6), 1 Dec 20237Win7–0Engel GomezPTS623 Sept 20236Win6–0Christian Lopez FloresPTS69 Jun 20235Win5–0Lesther LopezKO1 (4), 17 Feb 20234Win4–0Cruz PerezTKO1 (4), 3 Dec 20223Win3–0Paul HoltTKO1 (4), 16 Sept 20222Win2–0Constantin RadoiPTS423 April 20221Win1–0Adan MartinezPTS1 (4)19 Mar 2022
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