Jessica Barry

Jessica Barry
Born	(1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 30) [1] Warwick, Warwickshire, England [1]
Other names	Banshee [1]
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight, Super-featherweight
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm) [1]
Boxing record [2]
Total fights	7
Wins	6
Wins by KO	2
Losses	1

Jessica Barry (born 14 June 1994) is an English professional boxer. As of 2024 she holds the English female featherweight title.

Career

After an amateur career with Christ the King ABC in Coventry, winning 18 of 19 fights, Barry turned professional in 2022. ^[3]

On 6 June 2024, she won the vacant Midlands Area female super-featherweight title by stopping Beccy Ferguson in round six at Sports Connexion in Coventry. ^{[4] [5]}

Barry became English female featherweight champion on 1 December 2024, claiming the vacant title with a unanimous decision win over Chelsey Arnell at Holiday Inn, Birmingham Airport. ^{[6] [7]}

She is scheduled to face Linzi Buczynskyj for the vacant Commonwealth Silver featherweight title at the Excelsior Sporting Club in Cannock on 6 March 2025. ^{[8] [9]}

Personal life

Barry has Irish heritage. ^{[10] [11]} She studied computer science at Coventry University, is a qualified electrician and works as a building service engineering lecturer. ^[12]

References

1. "Jess Barry". tapology.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
2. "Boxing record for Jessica Barry". BoxRec .
3. Hastings, Dexter (16 March 2023). "Jessica Barry Female Prospect". Birmingham Boxing Column. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
4. Lockley, Mike (9 June 2024). "Barry blazes her way to six round title win". Fight City. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
5. "Barry sets sights higher after Midlands title win". M6 Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
6. "December 2024". womenofboxing.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
7. "Body-snatcher Barry lifts the English belt". Fight City. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
8. "Jessica Barry promises entertainment after scooping fight award". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
9. "Featherweight Barry set for Commonwealth silver title shot in Cannock this March". M6 Sport. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
10. "Descendant of Cork's Katty Barry to compete at boxing event in England". Echo Live . 2 March 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
11. Lockley, Mike (16 September 2024). "Banshee Barry: I'd love Celtic title fight". Fight City. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
12. Lockley, Mike. "Barry looking to get back on winning trail". Fight City. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

External links

• Interview with BoxingMediaHub - via YouTube.