Zelfa Barrett

Zelfa Barrett (born 9 July 1993) is a British professional boxer who has held the Commonwealth super-featherweight title since 2019.[2]

Zelfa Barrett
Statistics
Nickname(s)Brown Flash
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach68 in (173 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993
Manchester, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights25
Wins24
Wins by KO15
Losses1

Professional career

Barrett made his professional debut on 25 October 2014 at the Middleton Arena in the City of Lancaster, scoring a four round points decision victory over Kristian Laight.[3]

After winning his first 18 fights, 11 by stoppage, he fought Chris Conwell for the vacant English super-featherweight title at the First Direct Arena, Leeds. Barrett won the fight with a fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) to capture the English title. Barrett dropped Conwell twice in round four, with the end coming at 2:20 after Conwell was unable to beat the referee's count of 10 following a left hook to the body.[4]

His next fight came against Ronnie Clark for the vacant IBF European super-featherweight title on 24 February 2018 at the York Hall, London. Barrett lost the fight by majority decision over 12 rounds. Following a tentative opening round, the fight livened up in round two with Barrett electing to fight at range and having success to the body, while Clark came forward to work on the inside. The next few rounds saw much of the same; Barrett throwing punches from range and Clark forcing the pace to work at close quarters. After being warned for a low blow, Barrett was dropped to the canvas 1 minute into the sixth-round by a straight left-right uppercut combination from southpaw Clark. Barrett was on the back foot for the next minute, evading and blocking punches with the occasional hook and uppercut landing. Barrett began firing back with success in the closing minute of the round. In the second half of the fight, Clark began to show signs of fatigue which allowed Barrett to land his combinations at range with more frequency, with Clark still continuing to press the action and land single shots to make the rounds evenly contested. Two judges scored the bout 116–111 in favour of Clark while the third scored it a draw at 114–114.[5][6]

Following two consecutive wins over journeyman Edwin Tellez,[7] he then fought Lyon Woodstock on 15 June 2019 for the vacant Commonwealth super-featherweight title at the First Direct Arena, winning via unanimous decision. Two judges scored the bout 117–111 while the third scored it 118–110.[8]

The first defence of his title came on 12 October 2019 against Jordan McCorry at the First Direct Arena. In a fight that saw McCorry lose a point for hitting after the bell at the end of the eighth, he was dropped three times; firstly in the third-round resulting from a left hook to the body; again in the eighth from a right hand to the body; and finally in the ninth-round from an uppercut, causing referee Steve Gray to wave the fight off at 1:43[9] into the round to see Barrett retain his title with a ninth-round TKO.[10]

Personal life

Barrett comes from a fighting family, being a cousin of Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion Lyndon Arthur,[11] and nephew to former British and European champion and world title challenger, Pat Barrett, who is also his trainer.[12] He is a cousin of Manchester United left-back Brandon Williams.[13]

On Christmas day in 2011, Barrett's older brother, John, was attacked at a private party held at Sinclair's Bar in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. He died the following day from a single stab wound to the back.[14][15][16]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
25 fights 24 wins 1 loss
By knockout 15 0
By decision 9 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
26 N/A N/A Kiko Martínez N/A – (10) 13 Feb 2021 United Kingdom Defending IBF Inter-Continental super-featherweight title
25 Win 24–1 Eric Donovan TKO 8 (10), 1:35 14 Aug 2020 Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-featherweight title
24 Win 23–1 Jordan McCorry TKO 9 (12), 1:43 12 Oct 2019 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England Retained Commonwealth super-featherweight title
23 Win 22–1 Lyon Woodstock UD 12 15 Jun 2019 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England Won vacant Commonwealth super-featherweight title
22 Win 21–1 Edwin Tellez TKO 2 (6), 2:22 27 Apr 2019 Leisure Centre, Oldham, England
21 Win 20–1 Edwin Tellez PTS 8 9 Jun 2018 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
20 Loss 19–1 Ronnie Clark MD 12 24 Feb 2018 York Hall, London, England For vacant IBF European super-featherweight title
19 Win 19–0 Chris Conwell KO 4 (10), 2:20 21 Oct 2017 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England Won vacant English super-featherweight title
18 Win 18–0 Jordan Ellison TKO 1 (10) 29 Jul 2017 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
17 Win 17–0 Eusebio Osejo PTS 10 19 May 2017 Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
16 Win 16–0 Ross Jameson TKO 6 (6), 2:43 8 Apr 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
15 Win 15–0 Reynaldo Cajina KO 3 (6) 2:25 24 Feb 2017 Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
14 Win 14–0 Rafael Castillo RTD 4 (6), 3:00 17 Dec 2016 Newcastle Racecourse, Newcastle, England
13 Win 13–0 Elvis Guillen TKO 1 (8), 1:09 22 Oct 2016 Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
12 Win 12–0 Reynaldo Mora TKO 4 (6) 17 Sep 2016 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
11 Win 11–0 Damian Lawniczak TKO 4 (6) 2 Jul 2016 Leisure Centre, Oldham, England
10 Win 10–0 Chris Adaway TKO 2 (6), 1:49 13 May 2016 Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
9 Win 9–0 Damian Lawniczak PTS 6 12 Mar 2016 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
8 Win 8–0 Aron Szilagyi TKO 4 (6) 5 Mar 2016 Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
7 Win 7–0 Ismail Anwar TKO 2 (6) 31 Oct 2015 Castle Leisure Centre, Bury, England
6 Win 6–0 Kristian Laight PTS 4 19 Sep 2015 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
5 Win 5–0 Ibrar Riyaz PTS 4 30 May 2015 Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
4 Win 4–0 Jamie Quinn PTS 4 28 Mar 2015 Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
3 Win 3–0 Jamie Quinn PTS 4 31 Jan 2015 Middleton Arena, Middleton, England
2 Win 2–0 Joe Beeden KO 1 (4) 13 Dec 2014 Sports Centre, Oldham, England
1 Win 1–0 Kristian Laight PTS 4 25 Oct 2014 Middleton Arena, Middleton, England

References
  1. "Boxing record for Zelfa Barrett". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Zelfa Barrett". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  3. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  4. "Josh Warrington vs. Dennis Ceylan - LIVE Results From Leeds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  5. "Ronnie Clark Shocks Zelfa Barrett in IBF Regional Bout". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  6. Masson, James. "Dundee boxer Ronnie 'The Shark' Clark is now European champ after super victory - Evening Telegraph". Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  7. Mason, Paul. "Warrington v Galahad - Big Fight &Undercard Preview & Predictions". Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  8. "Zelfa Barrett Wins Commonwealth Crown, Decisions Woodstock". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  9. "Zelfa Barrett vs. Jordan McCorry - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  10. "Zelfa Barrett and Lyndon Arthur win Commonwealth title fights". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  11. "Warrington beats Takoucht in two rounds - as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  12. "New Faces: Zelfa Barrett". The Ring. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  13. "YUNG FILLY & CHUNKZ ft. BRANDON WILLIAMS PAVEMENT TO PITCH". Youtube. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  14. Mirror.co.uk, by; 15:38, 28 Dec 2011Updated14:04 (2011-12-28). "Rochdale Christmas Day stabbing victim John Lee Barrett knifed in the back". mirror. Retrieved 2019-11-19.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. "Gang convicted over nightclub death". 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  16. "Zelfa Barrett". Frank Warren. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.