Barrett vs Donovan

Who won Barrett vs Donovan?

Zelfa Barrett beat Eric Donovan by technical knockout in the 8th round on Friday, August 14th, 2020, at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Felix Cash beating Jason Welborn for the CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Kieron Conway defeated Navid Mansouri, and Shannon Courtenay was defeated by Rachel Ball.

Barrett vs Donovan stats

Back in August 2020, Zelfa Barrett stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eric Donovan made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Barrett had a slight advantage in power over Donovan, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Donovan's 58%.

Zelfa Barrett was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Both Zelfa Barrett and Eric Donovan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barrett was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Donovan, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 140 more professional rounds, totaling 202 compared to Donovan's 62.

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Barrett's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Barrett vs Donovan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Barrett vs Donovan?

Barrett vs Donovan was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Barrett vs Donovan?

Zelfa Barrett was a 7/25 (-360) favorite going into the contest, while Eric Donovan made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.