Barrett vs Tarimo

Who won Barrett vs Tarimo?

Zelfa Barrett beat Bruno Tarimo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 18th, 2021, at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 117-110, 116-111 in favor of winner Zelfa Barrett.

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 Joseph Parker beating Derek Chisora. Also on the undercard Carlos Gongora lost to Lerrone Richards, Jack Cullen was overcome by Kevin Lele Sadjo, Alen Babic was victorious over David Spilmont, and Jordan Thompson beat Piotr Budziszewski.

Barrett vs Tarimo stats

Back in December 2021, Zelfa Barrett stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Bruno Tarimo made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Barrett had a massive power advantage over Tarimo, boasting a 62% knockout percentage compared to Tarimo's 19%.

Zelfa Barrett was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Both Zelfa Barrett and Bruno Tarimo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barrett was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 months later than Tarimo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 202 compared to Tarimo's 208.

Zelfa Barrett went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Bruno Tarimo was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Barrett vs Tarimo form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Viorel Simion on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Matchroom HQ Garden, Essex, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Kiko Martinez on February 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Eric Donovan on August 14, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had won against Leon Woodstock on June 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

Barrett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Barrett vs Tarimo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Barrett vs Tarimo?

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

What were the odds on Barrett vs Tarimo?

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