Barrett vs Simion

Who won Barrett vs Simion?

Zelfa Barrett beat Viorel Simion by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, August 14th, 2021, at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Zelfa Barrett.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This eliminator appeared on the undercard of Joshua Buatsi beating Ricards Bolotniks for the WBA Super World Light Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Raymond Ford beat Reece Bellotti, Raymond Ford defeated Reece Bellotti, Michael McKinson was victorious over Przemyslaw Runowski, Ukashir Farooq beat Luis Gerardo Castillo, and Joe Cordina defeated Joshuah Hernandez.

Barrett vs Simion stats

Back in August 2021, Zelfa Barrett stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Viorel Simion made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Barrett had an advantage in power over Simion, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Simion's 41%.

Zelfa Barrett was the younger man by 12 years, at 28 years old.

Barrett had a height advantage of 2 inches over Simion.

Both Zelfa Barrett and Viorel Simion fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barrett was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 years and 5 months later than Simion, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 2 fewer professional rounds, totaling 202 compared to Simion's 204.

Zelfa Barrett went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Barrett vs Simion form

Barrett had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kiko Martinez on February 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Eric Donovan on August 14, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jordan McCorry on October 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Before that, he had defeated Leon Woodstock on June 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had won against Edwin Tellez on April 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Oldham Leisure Centre, Lancashire.

Activity check

Barrett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Simion's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Barrett vs Simion start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:30 PM BST at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 12:30 PM EST or 9:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Barrett vs Simion?

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

What were the odds on Barrett vs Simion?

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