Kourbanov vs Barrett

Who won Kourbanov vs Barrett?

Zelfa Barrett beat Faroukh Kourbanov by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 4th, 2022, at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 120-108, 119-109 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 Kenichi Ogawa losing to Joe Cordina for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Skye Nicolson defeated Gabriela Bouvier.

Kourbanov vs Barrett stats

Back in June 2022, Faroukh Kourbanov stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Zelfa Barrett made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Barrett had a massive power advantage over Kourbanov, boasting a 59% knockout percentage compared to Kourbanov's 16%.

Faroukh Kourbanov was the younger man by 31 years, at -2 years old.

Both Faroukh Kourbanov and Zelfa Barrett fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kourbanov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Barrett, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 25 fewer professional rounds, totaling 177 compared to Barrett's 202.

Kourbanov vs Barrett 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 defeated Bruno Tarimo on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Viorel Simion on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Matchroom HQ Garden, Essex.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kiko Martinez on February 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

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

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.

Activity check

Barrett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kourbanov vs Barrett start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Motorpoint Arena, Wales, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Kourbanov vs Barrett?

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

What were the odds on Kourbanov vs Barrett?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Kourbanov vs Barrett.