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19 Facts About Zelfa Barrett

1.

Zelfa Barrett was born on 9 July 1993 and is an English professional boxer.

2.

Zelfa Barrett won the fight with a fourth-round technical knockout to capture the English title.

3.

Zelfa 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.

Zelfa Barrett's next fight came against Ronnie Clark for the vacant IBF European super-featherweight title on 24 February 2018 at the York Hall, London.

5.

Zelfa Barrett lost the fight by majority decision over 12 rounds.

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The next few rounds saw much of the same; Zelfa Barrett throwing punches from range and Clark forcing the pace to work at close quarters.

7.

Zelfa Barrett was on the back foot for the next minute, evading and blocking punches with the occasional hook and uppercut landing.

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8.

Zelfa Barrett began firing back with success in the closing minute of the round.

9.

Zelfa Barrett was booked to face the unbeaten Eric Donovan for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental junior-lightweight title on 14 August 2020, at the Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, England.

10.

Zelfa Barrett won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout.

11.

Zelfa Barrett made his first title defense against the former two-weight IBF champion Kiko Martinez on 13 February 2021.

12.

Zelfa Barrett faced the veteran Viorel Simion on 14 August 2021.

13.

Zelfa Barrett next faced Bruno Tarimo in an IBF super featherweight title eliminator on 18 December 2021.

14.

On 13 April 2024, in Manchester, England, Zelfa Barrett was scheduled to face Jordan Gill.

15.

Zelfa Barrett won the fight by TKO in the 10th round.

16.

On 15 February 2025 at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, Zelfa Barrett lost to Jazza Dickens by unanimous decision.

17.

Zelfa Barrett comes from a fighting family, being a cousin of Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion Lyndon Arthur, and nephew to former British and European champion and world title challenger, Pat Zelfa Barrett, who is his trainer.

18.

Zelfa Barrett is a cousin of former Manchester United left-back Brandon Williams.

19.

Zelfa Barrett died the following day from a single stab wound to the back.