Barrett vs Dillon

Who won Barrett vs Dillon?

Zelfa Barrett beat Liam Dillon on points over 8 rounds on Saturday, November 29th, 2025, at The Nec, Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 78-74 in favor of winner Zelfa Barrett.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Ben Whittaker beating Benjamin Gavazi. Also on the undercard Cameron Vuong beat Gavin Gwynne, and Molly McCann defeated Ebonie Cotton.

Barrett vs Dillon stats

Zelfa Barrett stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Liam Dillon made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Zelfa Barrett was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Both Zelfa Barrett and Liam Dillon fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barrett was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 5 months earlier than Dillon, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 72 more professional rounds, totaling 229 compared to Dillon's 157.

Barrett vs Dillon form

Barrett had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jazza Dickens on February 15, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jordan Gill on April 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Costin Ion on November 25, 2023, by points in the 8th round at 3ARENA, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had beaten Jason Sanchez on April 22, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on November 5, 2022, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Liam Dillon had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Pierce O’Leary on June 7, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Portman Road, Ipswich, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Ryan Garner on May 11, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Reece Bellotti on February 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship fight at Indigo at The O2, Greenwich.

Before that, he had defeated Qais Ashfaq on July 15, 2023, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.

He had won against Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab on September 24, 2022, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Zelfa Barrett had been fighting more than Liam Dillon.

Going into this contest, Zelfa Barrett had last fought 9 months and 14 days ago, while Liam Dillon's last outing had been 5 months and 22 days ago.

Barrett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Dillon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What time did Barrett vs Dillon start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM GMT at The Nec, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Barrett vs Dillon?

Barrett vs Dillon was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Barrett vs Dillon?

Zelfa Barrett was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Liam Dillon made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.