Sam Bowen 11-0 (8) age 25 turned pro- March 2015 Barrett 18-0 (11) age 24 Turned pro - October 2014 Same weight, same age.. turned pro at a similar time..I can see a Frampton/Quigg. Degale/Groves type rivalry here possibly Both good.. But I believe Bowen is better, and Barrett totally ducked Bowen for the English title. but is now fighting for it against some guy I've never heard of. Bowen has a fight tonight he's won his last 7 fights by KO I think he's a serious prospect.
Zelfa is certainly being extremely selective in who he faces 18 fights deep and hasnt fought anyone with a winning record That said, Zelfa beats Bowen
Yeah Barrett is being very softly matched so far. But no, I've seen plenty of both of them and Bowen is a brutal puncher he would knock Barrett out.
Deffo a dodge by barretts team the fact 2 fights after ( opponents 28-21 and 7-10) withdrawing from the English title fight his now matched for the English title. Cud b Interesting if ward vacated British. Bowen is mandatory
If you want to call it a duck then thats If you want to call it a duck then thats fine cos thats what it was If id of been on team Barrett, id of done the same thing. It was a fight that was a bit too risky at that time.. Bowen is good but hes not special and i dont think he ever will be. He was a decent am but was beaten by ordinary kids. Ive been to see Bowen fight a couple of times and hes a good fighter but from my observations a good boxer type will beat him and zelfa is developing into a good boxer who can box on the backfoot and counter. It will be a feast to watch this when it happens but im going to side with zelfa. If hed of taken the english then id of sided with bowen but as time goes on, Pat Barrett will take this when he feels Zelfas ready.
A good move to duck the fight at this stage for Zelfa, hes got a limited AM background so hes really learning on the job. No need to rush and he will develop into a good fighter