Eduardo Nunez vs Barrett

When is Eduardo Nunez vs Barrett?

Eduardo Nunez could square off against Zelfa Barrett in late 2025 the United Kingdom.

The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

The contest would be an eliminator for the IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

Nunez would be defending his IBF World Junior Lightweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Masanori Rikiishi in May 2025. He has held this belt for .

Eduardo Nunez vs Barrett stats

Eduardo Nunez would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Zelfa Barrett would make his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Nunez would have a massive power advantage over Barrett, boasting a 96% knockout percentage compared to Barrett's 55%.

Eduardo Nunez is the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Barrett has a height advantage of 1 inch over Nunez. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.

Both Eduardo Nunez and Zelfa Barrett fight out of an orthodox stance.

Nunez is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 11 months later than Barrett, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 98 fewer professional rounds, totaling 114 compared to Barrett's 212.

Eduardo Nunez goes into the fight ranked number 1 by the IBF, and 7 by The Ring at super featherweight.

Eduardo Nunez vs Barrett form

Nunez has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Masanori Rikiishi on May 28, 2025, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Miguel Marriaga on August 31, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on February 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight eliminator fight at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Before that, he had defeated Oscar Escandon on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun, Mexico.

He had won against Jesus Martin Ceyca on March 4, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Polideportivo Juan S. Millan, Culiacan.

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

In his last fight, he 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 defeated Jordan Gill on April 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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

Before that, he had won against 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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Eduardo Nunez has been fighting more than Zelfa Barrett.

Eduardo Nunez last fought 6 months and 7 days ago, while Zelfa Barrett's last outing was 9 months and 20 days ago.

Nunez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 1 day, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Barrett's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 1 month, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

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