Glen Kelly was born in La Perouse, Sydney, Australia on March 8, 1971. He made his professional debut at the age of 27 years on April 24, 1998 against John Wyborn. Kelly defeated Wyborn via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Kelly got his first world-title fight at the age of 30 after 10 professional fights. On February 2, 2002 Kelly challenged Roy Jones Jr.'s WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles but lost via 7th round KO. Kelly never got a world-title shot again.
Kelly's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to David Haye at age 33, on March 4, 2005.
Some of Glen Kelly's best fights have been against John Mugabi. For a complete list of Kelly's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Glen Kelly".
Kelly has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Glen Kelly Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Mar 04, 2005 | 33 |
David Haye 24 12-1 | loss | TKO 2 |
15 | Aug 08, 2004 | 33 | Kariz Kariuki | win | UD 12 |
14 | Jan 23, 2004 | 32 | Luis Oscar Ricail | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Apr 13, 2003 | 32 | Simon Paterson | win | UD 12 |
12 | Sep 18, 2002 | 31 |
Paul Briggs 27 16-1 | loss | TKO 4 |
11 | Feb 02, 2002 | 30 |
Roy Jones Jr. 33 45-1 | loss | KO 7 |
10 | Jun 29, 2001 | 30 | Sakeasi Dakua | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Feb 24, 2001 | 29 | Billy Lewis | win | TKO 10 |
8 | Sep 07, 2000 | 29 | Billy Lewis | win | TKO 7 |
7 | Mar 17, 2000 | 29 | Mosese Sorovi | win | UD 12 |
6 | Nov 22, 1999 | 28 | Laverne Clark | win | TKO 6 |
5 | Sep 28, 1999 | 28 | Sam Soliman | win | UD 12 |
4 | Jun 04, 1999 | 28 | Anthony Bigeni | win | PTS 12 |
3 | Jan 16, 1999 | 27 |
John Mugabi 38 42-6-1 | win | TKO 8 |
2 | Aug 27, 1998 | 27 | Sam Leuii | win | TKO 7 |
1 | Apr 24, 1998 | 27 | John Wyborn | win | TKO 3 |