Jessica Barry
English boxer (born 1994)
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Jessica Barry (born 14 June 1994) is an English professional boxer. As of March 2025 she holds the English and Commonwealth Silver female featherweight titles.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Banshee[1] |
| Born | 14 June 1994[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1] |
| Weight | Featherweight, Super-featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Boxing record[2] | |
| Total fights | 7 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Win by KO | 2 |
| Losses | 1 |
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 faced Linzi Buczynskyj for the vacant Commonwealth Silver featherweight title at the Excelsior Sporting Club in Cannock on 6 March 2025.[8][9] Barry won by unanimous decision.[10]
Personal life
Barry has Irish heritage.[11][12] She studied computer science at Coventry University, is a qualified electrician and works as a building service engineering lecturer.[13]