Zelfa Barrett: record, next fight and profile →
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 fight, ‘The Brown Flash’ told BoxingScene.com that he would welcome a showdown with Gill (28-2-1, 9 KO’s).
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 Gustavo Daniel Lemos (29-0, 19 KOs) in a Final Eliminator for the IBF World Title.
Less than two weeks ago, world ranked super featherweight, Zelfa Barrett, rounded off his 2023 by outpointing tough Romanian, Costin Ion, on the undercard of the rematch between Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor.
Dublin - Former world title challenger, Zelfa Barrett (30-2, 16 KO’s), is waiting for another crack at the big time and stayed busy against the confident Romanian, Costin Ion (10-5-2, 5 KO’s) at super featherweight.
Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor were once again well under the divisional limit for their second showdown between undisputed champions. It was all business throughout fight week and during an intense staredown ahead of their anticipated rematch this Saturday on DAZN from 3Arena in Dublin. England’s Cameron was 139 ½ pounds in a bid to retain her fully unified junior welterweight crown. Taylor—the 37-year-old legendary figure from Bray—was 139.6 pounds in a bid to avenge her lone career defeat. Both fighters were 139.7 pounds ahead of their first meeting, which saw Cameron spoil Taylor's long overdue homecoming with majority decision win on May 20 at this very same venue.
World ranked super featherweight, Zelfa Barrett, returns to action in Dublin on November 25th and he will take on Romanian, Costin Ion (10-4-2, 5 KO’s).
Eduardo Nunez will await further instructions on his path toward his first career title shot. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that a previously ordered semifinal title eliminator is no longer in play between the Mexico’s Nunez and England’s Zelfa Barrett. A purse bid hearing scheduled for Tuesday was canceled when the sanctioning body was informed that Barrett was no longer interested in proceeding with the process.
Zelfa Barrett looks likely to continue his quest for a world title on November 25th on the undercard of the Chantelle Cameron - Katie Taylor rematch in Dublin.
Joe Cordina will have a clearer path towards unification than was the effort to regain the title he never lost in the ring. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has ordered a multi-fighter box-off to determine the next mandatory challenger for its junior lightweight title. The first step was taken on Wednesday, as contenders Eduardo Nunez and Zelfa Barrett have been instructed to enter talks for a proposed semifinal title eliminator.
Zelfa Barrett could soon be set for another crack on the world stage. The former IBF super-featherweight title challenger took on Shavkat Rakhimov for the vacant title last November and was stopped inside nine rounds.