Josh Kelly (boxer)

Josh Kelly
Statistics
Real name Joshua Kelly
Weight(s) Welterweight
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Reach 180.3 cm (71 in)
Nationality British
Born (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994
Sunderland, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 7
Wins 7
Wins by KO 5
Losses 0
Medal record
Representing United Kingdom Great Britain
European Games
2015 Baku Welterweight

Josh Kelly (born 7 March 1994) is a British professional boxer from Sunderland.[1] He 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.[2] Kelly has held the WBA International welterweight title since March 2018[3] and the Commonwealth welterweight title since June 2018.

Professional career

Early 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.[4]

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.[5][6] 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.[7][8]

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
7 fights 7 wins 0 losses
By knockout 5 0
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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 Professional debut

References

  1. ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Josh Kelly". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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