Josh Kelly (boxer)


Josh Kelly is a British professional boxer. 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. Kelly has held the WBA International welterweight title since March 2018 and the Commonwealth welterweight title since June 2018.

Professional career

Having competed in the Olympics, Kelly's first fight as a professional was a six rounds points victory against Jay Byrne of Dublin in April 2017 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on the undercard of Ricky Burns vs. Julius Indongo.
Kelly won his next two fights in the next two months, defeating Spain's Jony Vila and Gateshead's Tom Whitfield by fourth-round stoppage and first-round knockout respectively. 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.
Kelly finished the year with a record of 5-0 after victories over Mexico's Jose Luis Zuniga and France's Jean Michel Hamilcaro, 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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
11Win10–0–1 Wiston CamposUD1020 Dec 2019 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
10Draw9–0–1 Ray Robinson101 Jun 2019 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USRetained WBA International welterweight title
9Win9–0 Przemyslaw RunowskiUD1020 Apr 2019 The O2 Arena, London, EnglandRetained WBA International welterweight title
8Win8–0 Walter Fabian CastilloTKO1, 2:5510 Nov 2018 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
7Win7–0 Kris George7, 3:0016 Jun 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandRetained WBA International welterweight title;
Won Commonwealth welterweight title
6Win6–0 Carlos Molina1031 Mar 2018 Principality Stadium, Cardiff, WalesWon vacant WBA International welterweight title
5Win5–0 Jean Michel HamilcaroTKO6, 2:0613 Dec 2017 York Hall, London, England
4Win4–0 Jose Luis ZunigaTKO2, 1:4121 Oct 2017 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3Win3–0 Tom Whitfield1, 1:1923 Jun 2017 Walker Activity Dome, Newcastle, England
2Win2–0 Jony Vina4, 1:2713 May 2017 Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England
1Win1–0 Jay Byrne615 Apr 2017 The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland