Zelfa Barrett: Boxing Career and Key Results
Zelfa “Brown Flash” Barrett is an English super-featherweight boxer from Manchester. BoxRec’s profile lists him as an orthodox fighter, 5 feet 7 inches tall, with a 68-inch reach. His professional debut was a four-round points win over Kristian Laight in October 2014.
Barrett won the vacant Commonwealth super-featherweight title against Lyon Woodstock in June 2019. In August 2020 he stopped Eric Donovan in the eighth round to win the vacant IBF Inter-Continental title, then retained it with a unanimous-decision win over former world champion Kiko Martínez in February 2021. The promoter’s preview records the Donovan title fight and the scheduled Martínez defense; BoxRec’s bout record lists both results.
In June 2022, Barrett outpointed Faroukh Kourbanov to win the European super-featherweight title. Five months later, he challenged Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov for the vacant IBF world title in Abu Dhabi. Rakhimov stopped Barrett in the ninth round after Barrett’s corner ended the fight, as reported by The National.
Barrett returned with a 10th-round stoppage of Jordan Gill in April 2024. In February 2025, Jazza Dickens beat him by unanimous decision over 10 rounds. BoxRec lists Barrett’s later wins over Cristian Bielma, Ramiro García López, Liam Dillon and Owen Durnan; its current record is 35 wins and 3 losses. Bad Left Hook’s report covers the Dickens result. See more fighter profiles in our Boxing section.
Career Milestones
Barrett’s challenge against Shavkat Rakhimov in November 2022 was for the vacant IBF super-featherweight championship. Barrett scored an early knockdown but was stopped in the ninth round. That result was a world-title opportunity rather than a championship win. It belongs alongside his regional title achievements without replacing them. The distinction gives a more precise account of the level he reached and the outcome of his major challenge.
The Rakhimov contest remains a documented world-title challenge rather than a championship victory.
Sources
BoxRec’s profile; promoter’s preview; Biographical source.
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Zelfa Barrett, Boxing, Sports History
