Rakhimov vs Barrett

Who won Rakhimov vs Barrett?

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov beat Zelfa Barrett by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, November 5th, 2022, at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi.

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 contest was for the vacant IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol beating Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Chantelle Cameron beat Jessica McCaskill, Galal Yafai defeated Gohan Rodriguez Garcia, Kal Yafai was victorious over Jerald Paclar, and Campbell Hatton beat Denis Bartos.

Rakhimov vs Barrett stats

Back in November 2022, Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Zelfa Barrett made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rakhimov had a large advantage in power over Barrett, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Barrett's 57%.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Rakhimov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Barrett. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov fought out of the southpaw stance, while Zelfa Barrett was an orthodox fighter.

Rakhimov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 1 month later than Barrett, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 101 fewer professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Barrett's 212.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Zelfa Barrett was ranked number 13 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 2 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Rakhimov vs Barrett form

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Sardor Muzaffarov on December 11, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on February 13, 2021, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Azinga Fuzile on September 29, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Orient Theatre, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Before that, he had won against Rofhiwa Maemu on March 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

He had beaten Robinson Castellanos on August 19, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.

Barrett had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Faroukh Kourbanov on June 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Bruno Tarimo on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Going into that contest, he had won against Viorel Simion on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Matchroom HQ Garden, Essex.

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

He had beaten Eric Donovan on August 14, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Zelfa Barrett had been fighting more than Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov.

Going into this contest, Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov had last fought 10 months and 25 days ago, while Zelfa Barrett's last outing had been 5 months and 1 day ago.

Rakhimov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Barrett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Rakhimov vs Barrett start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rakhimov vs Barrett?

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

What were the odds on Rakhimov vs Barrett?

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