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Zelfa Barrett
Born (1993-07-09) 9 July 1993 (age 30)
Harpurhey, Manchester, England
Other namesBrown Flash
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Reach68 in (173 cm)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[2]
Total fights33
Wins31
Wins by KO17
Losses2

Zelfa Barrett (born 9 July 1993

super-featherweight title in 2022 and previously held the Commonwealth super-featherweight title from 2019 to 2023 and the European super-featherweight title in 2022.[3]

Professional career

Barrett made his professional debut on 25 October 2014 at the Middleton Arena in Middleton, Greater Manchester, scoring a four round points decision victory over Kristian Laight.[4]

After winning his first 18 fights, 11 by stoppage, he fought Chris Conwell for the vacant

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.[5]

His next fight came against Ronnie Clark for the vacant

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.[6][7]

Following two consecutive wins over journeyman Edwin Tellez,[8] 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.[9]

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[10] into the round to see Barrett retain his title with a ninth-round TKO.[11]

Barrett was booked to face the unbeaten

Brentwood, England.[12] He won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout.[13] Barrett made his first title defense against the former two-weight IBF champion Kiko Martínez on 13 February 2021.[14] He won the fight by unanimous decision with scores of 118–111, 118–111 and 116–113.[15]

Barrett faced the veteran Viorel Simion on 14 August 2021. Simion retired from the fight at the end of the fourth round.[16] Barrett next faced Bruno Tarimo in an IBF super featherweight title eliminator on 18 December 2021.[17] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117–110, 117–110 and 116–111.[18]

On 13 April 2024, in Manchester, England, Barrett was scheduled to face Jordan Gill.[19][20] He won the fight by TKO in the 10th round.[21]

Personal life

Barrett comes from a fighting family, being a cousin of

Manchester United left-back Brandon Williams.[24]

On Christmas day in 2011, Barrett's older cousin, 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.[25][26][27]

Professional boxing record

33 fights 31 wins 2 losses
By knockout 17 1
By decision 14 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
32 Win 30–2 Costin Ion PTS 8 25 Nov 2023 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
31 Win 29–2 Jason Sanchez UD 12 22 Apr 2022 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales
30 Loss 28–2 Shavkat Rakhimov TKO 9 (12), 2:35 5 Nov 2022 Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates For vacant IBF super-featherweight title
29 Win 28–1 Faroukh Kourbanov UD 12 4 Jun 2022 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales Won European super-featherweight title
28 Win 27–1 Bruno Tarimo UD 12 18 Dec 2021 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
27 Win 26–1 Viorel Simion RTD 4 (8), 3:00 14 Aug 2021 Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England
26 Win 25–1 Kiko Martínez UD 12 13 Feb 2021 The SSE Arena, London, England Retained 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

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