Jessica Barry

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.

Jessica Barry
Born	(1994-06-14) 14 June 1994 (age 31)[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

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]