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    Who is Barry Jones? Get to know DAZN's broadcast team and stars

    Who is Barry Jones? Get to know DAZN's broadcast team and starsDAZN
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    DAZN is the home of boxing, bringing fight fans the very best bouts week-in-week-out, with over 150 fights per year. 

    For top class boxing you need a top class broadcast team and DAZN delivers just that, providing unrivalled insight, opinion and reaction from our expert pundits.

    Here, get to know your on-screen stars better, such as Barry Jones, with our handy profiles explaining who they are, how to catch them on DAZN and more.

    Who is Barry Jones?

    Barry Jones is a decorated former boxer turned pundit and analyst for DAZN, a former WBO super-feathweight world champion who forms part of the key broadcast team.

    The Briton, a veteran broadcaster since hanging up his gloves, has steadily become a regular presence on screens around the world across major fight weeks.

    Born in Cardiff, he has endeared himself to fight fans worldwide with top-drawer analysis, combined with his passion, covering boxing's biggest bouts.

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    Where can you catch Barry Jones on DAZN?

    At DAZN, Jones is a regular pundit on major fight week coverage, and can typically be found on the ground at all the key touchstones before the headline bout.

    That includes grand arrivals, public and media workouts, press conferences and weigh-ins and on the commentary table ringside on fight night.

    As a one-time world champion, Jones offers intimate understanding and professional insight into the mindset of boxers when they step into the ring on those big occasons.

    What else has Barry Jones done in his career?

    Barry Jones has a near-decade-long career as a professional in the sport, fighting more than a dozen-and-a-half bouts between 1992 and 2000, when he retired.

    An unbeaten start over the first five years led to the WBO super-featherweight title, secured against Wilson Palacio, in 1997, only for him to vacate it after a brain scare.

    Jones was offered a shot at subsequent holder Acelino Freitas in 2000, but suffered his only career loss there and subsequently retired with a 18-1 (1) record.

    In his broadcast career Jones has often worked for the likes of the BBC and talkSport.

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