Josh Kelly (boxer)

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

Josh Kelly
Kelly in 2019
Statistics
Nickname(s)Pretty Boy
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994
Sunderland, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights11
Wins10
Wins by KO6
Losses0
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Great Britain
European Games
2015 Baku Welterweight

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

References
  1. "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. "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.
  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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