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Zelfa Barrett fuelled by childhood dream to become Manchester's next boxing icon
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mirror.co.ukZelfa Barrett’s eyes light up as soon as the topic of conversation turns to Manchester. Eyebrows were raised when Barrett ditched Frank Warren to join Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing stable earlier this year.
But his passion shines through as he discusses Hearn’s vision to transform him into the hometown hero. That ambition has been burning inside Barrett for as long as he can remember.
A year before he was born his uncle, Pat Barrett, now his trainer, challenged for the WBO world welterweight title in the city.
As a kid, he watched Ricky Hatton capture the hearts of Manchester and the wider British boxing public. A few years on, he was right up close as Scott Quigg and Anthony Crolla, both promoted by Hearn, galvanised the city and won
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