Promoter Hearn Targeting Lamont Roach Jr. Title Shot For Zelfa Barrett Following Stoppage of Jordan Gill

Promoter Eddie Hearn said he will work towards negotiating a world title opportunity for Zelfa Barrett, 31-2, 17 KOs, against Lamont Roach Jr. after the Mancunian halted the in-form Jordan Gill, 28-3-1 9KOs, in 10 rounds at the AO Arena, Manchester.

‘Patience Is A Virtue’ – Zelfa Barrett

Zelfa Barrett has had to be patient. There are only five miles between the Middleton Arena where Barrett made his professional debut and the AO Arena that so many of Manchester’s best fighters have headlined but ‘The Brown Flash’ has had to wait nine...

Slick Zelfa Barrett’s Sickening Body Shots End Dreams of Jordan Gill

Zelfa Barrett scored possibly the biggest win of his career over a rejuvenated and determined Jordan Gill to win a slick and stylish clash and move closer to a world title fight.

Zelfa Barrett Motivated By Family Loss And Fired Up To Prove A Point Against Jordan Gill

Pat Barrett is happy. “That’ll do you,” he tells his nephew, Zelfa, after just a few rounds of sharp pad and tactical work. “Everything's good. Look at me. I can talk. I can smile. I’m sweating,” Barrett laughed as he sat by the side of the ring p...

Weigh-In Results & Running Order: Jordan Gill vs. Zelfa Barrett

Photos: Jordan Gill-Zelfa Barrett Final Press Conference

Photos fromJordan Gill-Zelfa Barrett Final Press Conference

Gill Vs. Barrett Final Press Conference Quotes And Images

A selection of quotes from today's final Jordan Gill vs. Zelfa Barrett press conference ahead of this Saturday's World Title double-header at the AO Arena in Manchester, live worldwide on DAZN

Jordan Gill: I Just Like Upsetting People

Jordan Gill is aiming to make it two big away day wins in a row when he takes on Manchester's former World Title challenger Zelfa Barrett in a must-win super featherweight showdown at the AO Arena this Saturday April 13, live worldwide on DAZN.  C...

Zelfa Barrett: I Always Knew I'd Top Manchester Arena One Day

Zelfa Barrett becomes the latest fighter from Manchester to headline the famous AO Arena this Saturday April 13 when he takes on a resurgent Jordan Gill

Kane Baker Comes to a Crossroads in English Title Clash With Michael Gomez Jr.

Domestic title fights rarely disappoint in the U.K., and the English junior lightweight title clash between Michael Gomez Jr. and Kane Baker in Manchester on April 13 looks like a sure-fire crowd pleaser.

Jordan Gill Returns From the Depths to Find Himself Again

At his lowest ebb last summer, Jordan Gill rededicated himself to boxing, breathed new life into his career and is now at peace and preparing for his April 13 fight with Zelfa Barrett.

Disciplined Barrett Only Has Eyes for Gill

Cast your mind back to 2019. Local heroes Anthony Crolla and Scott Quigg are both reaching the end of their outstanding careers and Manchester boxing is waiting for the next young fighter to pick up the baton and run with it.

Gill’s Preparing For Barrett With A New-Found Sense Of Peace

Of all of boxing’s clichés, few hold more truth than the claim that a happy fighter is a dangerous fighter. Nothing is more certain to make a fighter unhappy than struggling to make weight. The feeling can last for weeks on end and comes with a gr...

Zelfa Barrett: I Believe I'm Gonna Beat Jordan Gill, Get a World Title After This

Last December, Zelfa Barrett sat at home and watched Jordan Gill shock Michael Conlan in their super featherweight fight. Barrett (30-2, 16 KO’s) had been patiently waiting for a route to a world title shot to open up and a couple of days after the f...

Richardson Hitchins vs. Gustavo Lemos on April 6, Jordan Gill vs. Zelfa Barrett on April 13

At the Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Saturday April 6. New York Super-Lightweight ace Richardson Hitchins (17-0, 7 KOs) looks to build on his shutout points win over Jose Zepeda at the Caribe Royal Orlando last September when he takes on Argentina’s Gus...