On Saturday, April 13, Zelfa Barrett (31-2, 17 KOs) defeated Jordan Gill (28-3-1, 9 KOs) by tenth-round TKO on the AO Area in Manchester, England, dwell on DAZN in a 12-round tremendous featherweight bout. It was a powerful stoppage win for “Brown Flash,” and a focus now turns to what might be subsequent for the Manchester-born fighter.
Zelfa Barrett Subsequent Struggle: Attainable Opponents
Recap of Barrett vs. Gill
The battle developed a sample shortly, with Gill strolling down Barrett, seeking to catch the Mancunian, who was content material to work off the again foot and let his jab go. Barrett was doing the cleaner work, however his output wasn’t excessive, with Gill the aggressor. Barrett landed an awesome shot in spherical three, together with his opponent taking the punch nicely.
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Spherical 4 had loads of motion, with Barrett placing collectively some good mixtures, whereas Gill sat down on his punches extra, with each fighters having success. Gill had extra success because the rounds progressed, with Barrett seemingly slowing down. The Manchester-born fighter had a greater spherical 9 earlier than touchdown a crippling physique shot in spherical 10, which folded Gill, who someway beat the depend earlier than being dropped once more – and regardless of beating the depend as soon as once more, Barrett launched one closing sustained assault, which compelled the referee to wave the battle off, awarding Zelfa Barrett a massively essential win.
Zelfa Barrett Subsequent Struggle: Lamont Roach
After the victory towards Gill, Eddie Hearn spoke on what might come subsequent for the Mancunian fighter: “It’s time to ship him a world title shot,” Hearn stated. One potential opponent seems to be WBA tremendous featherweight champion Lamont Roach (24-1-1, 9 KOs).
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Roach mixes his punches nicely and has chin, making him a tough fighter to pin down. He’s very efficient at placing stress on his opponents, making it difficult to get any momentum going towards him. A battle between him and Barrett can be an fascinating one, the place the Brit might want to field nicely on the again foot however put his punches collectively earlier within the battle than he did towards Gill.
Winner of Joe Cordina vs. Anthony Cacace
On the “Ring of Fireplace” undercard, Joe Cordina (17-0, 9 KOs) will face Anthony Cacace (21-1, 7 KOs) for the IBF and IBO tremendous featherweight titles, and the winner of this battle stays an actual chance for Barrett.
Cordina is the favorite for his battle towards Cacace, making it tough to not get excited over a Wales vs. England match-up. Cordina is a superb boxer who has distinctive hand pace and instances his punches nicely. He feints and punches from varied angles, making him a tough opponent.
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A battle between Cordina and “Brown Flash” can be a chess match, with whoever establishes their recreation plan early within the battle being the favorite.
