Zelfa Barrett won the vacant WBA Intercontinental lightweight title with a fifth-round stoppage of Gavin Gwynne on Saturday, November 14, at OVO Arena Wembley in London. Barrett dropped Gwynne with a hard uppercut in the fifth to finish a fight scheduled for 12 rounds, improving his record to 36-3 with 19 knockouts.
Gwynne (19-5-2) had five inches in height on Barrett and tried to make that size count by pressing forward and keeping his hands busy. Barrett had the quicker hands and landed the harder punches. The difference told as the fight wore on, with Barrett breaking down the Welshman before the uppercut brought the chief support bout to…
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