CAESAR Barrow started professional boxing on April 1 1955. Barrow was 20 years old when he collided with Joe Primo in British Guiana and won the four-round contest on points. Five years later Barrow grabbed the local lightweight title when he defeated Emmett Smith who was stopped in round five. Barrow had 19 victories in a 10-year career. Born on March 4, 1935, the skilled lightweight boxer knocked out 46 percent of his opponents. On October 30, 1959 Barrow stopped Kid Chocolate II (Elmer Yearwood) in round two at the Wrightson Road Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The fight produced the 11th straight victory for Barrow.
It was the second meeting between the skilful Guyanese and Kid Chocolate in two months of that year. Barrow had defeated Yearwood via a unanimous 10- round decision in August of the same year and was undefeated in 12 fights when he challenged Trinidadian James Harper at the BGCC ground in March 1960.
Harper seemed in a hurry and so knocked out the Guyanese in the first round. However, Barrow was quick to return the favour and gained revenge in September of the next year. Then, Harper was KOed in round three.
A year later, Barrow stopped American Arthur Persley in round three and lost by knockout to Lennox Beckles in 1964. Barrow stopped fighting one year later. His record includes seven defeats. He died on July 4, 2005 at the age of 70.