Barrett vs Donovan

Who won Barrett vs Donovan?

Zelfa Barrett beat Eric Donovan by technical knockout in the 8th round on Friday 14th August 2020 at Matchroom Fight Camp in 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 the way of knock out.

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

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

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

Both Zelfa Barrett & 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, 202 to Donovan's 62.

Activity check

Barrett's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Eric Donovan made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.