Josh Kelly (boxer)

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Josh Kelly
Statistics
Nickname(s)Pretty Boy[1]
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 27)
Sunderland, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights12
Wins10
Wins by KO6
Losses1
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing United Kingdom Great Britain
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Welterweight

Josh Kelly (born 7 March 1994) is a British professional boxer.[2] As an amateur competed in the men's welterweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2015 European Games, in which he won a bronze medal, representing Great Britain.[3] Kelly has held the WBA International welterweight title in 2018[4] and the Commonwealth welterweight title in 2018.

He is a supporter of Sunderland A.F.C.[5] [6]

Professional career[]

Having competed in the Olympics, Kelly's first fight as a professional was a six rounds points victory (59-55) against Jay Byrne (4-1) of Dublin in April 2017 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on the undercard of Ricky Burns vs. Julius Indongo.[7]

Kelly won his next two fights in the next two months, defeating Spain's Jony Vila (6-1) and Gateshead's Tom Whitfield (4-1) by fourth-round stoppage and first-round knockout respectively.[8][9] The Vila fight took place at the Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham in May whilst the Whitfield fight took place at the Walker Activity Dome, Newcastle in June, with his fight being the main event.[10][11]

Kelly finished the year with a record of 5-0 after victories over Mexico's Jose Luis Zuniga (13-2-1) and France's Jean Michel Hamilcaro (25-8-3), winning by second-round stoppage and sixth-round stoppage respectively in October and December. Those fights took place at the SSE Arena, Belfast and the York Hall, London.

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
12 fights 10 wins 1 loss
By knockout 6 1
By decision 4 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
12 Loss 10–1–1 Russia David Avanesyan TKO 6 (12), 2:15 20 Feb 2021 United Kingdom The SSE Arena, London, England For European welterweight title
11 Win 10–0–1 Nicaragua Wiston Campos UD 10 20 Dec 2019 United States Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
10 Draw 9–0–1 United States Ray Robinson MD 10 1 Jun 2019 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US Retained WBA International welterweight title
9 Win 9–0 Poland Przemyslaw Runowski UD 10 20 Apr 2019 United Kingdom The O2 Arena, London, England Retained WBA International welterweight title
8 Win 8–0 Argentina Walter Fabian Castillo TKO 1 (10), 2:55 10 Nov 2018 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
7 Win 7–0 Australia Kris George RTD 7 (12), 3:00 16 Jun 2018 United Kingdom Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England Retained WBA International welterweight title;
Won Commonwealth welterweight title
6 Win 6–0 Mexico Carlos Molina UD 10 31 Mar 2018 United Kingdom Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Won vacant WBA International welterweight title
5 Win 5–0 France Jean Michel Hamilcaro TKO 6 (10), 2:06 13 Dec 2017 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Mexico Jose Luis Zuniga TKO 2 (6), 1:41 21 Oct 2017 United Kingdom SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3 Win 3–0 United Kingdom Tom Whitfield KO 1 (8), 1:19 23 Jun 2017 United Kingdom Walker Activity Dome, Newcastle, England
2 Win 2–0 Spain Jony Vina TKO 4 (6), 1:27 13 May 2017 United Kingdom Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England
1 Win 1–0 Republic of Ireland Jay Byrne PTS 6 15 Apr 2017 United Kingdom The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland

References[]

  1. ^ "The true Josh Kelly is no 'Pretty Boy'". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Josh Kelly". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Eddie Hearn: Sunderland fan Josh Kelly must fight at the Stadium of Light". 14 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Josh Kelly wants Stadium of Light clash against Conor Benn after David Avanesyan bout".
  7. ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  9. ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  10. ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  11. ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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