Kevin Kelley (60-10-2, 39) was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. on June 29, 1967. At the age of 21 years on September 8, 1988, he made his professional boxing debut against Willie Barnes, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 37th career fight at 26 years old, Kelley became a featherweight world champion on December 4, 1993 after defeating Gregorio Vargas via 12-round unanimous decision to win the WBC title.
Kelley's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Vicente Escobedo at age 41 on May 21, 2009. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Kevin Kelley's best fights have been against Gregorio Vargas, Héctor Velázquez, Carlos Hernández, Derrick Gainer, Humberto Soto, Érik Morales and Jose Vida Ramos. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Kevin Kelley".
Kelley has 10 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Kevin Kelley Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | May 21, 2009 41 years, 10 months 60-10-2 (39) | Vicente Escobedo | 2 | TKO | Loss | |
71 | Oct 10, 2008 41 years, 3 months 60-9-2 (39) | David Rodela | 8 | SD | Loss | |
70 | Jul 8, 2008 41 years 60-8-2 (39) | Jaime Palma | 10 | UD | Win | |
69  | Nov 11, 2006 39 years, 4 months 59-8-2 (39) | 35 years, 7 months 66-15 (32) | 12 | MD | Loss | |
68  | Sep 28, 2006 39 years, 2 months 59-7-2 (39) | 35 years, 8 months 42-6-1 (24) | 10 | UD | Win | |
67  | Jun 10, 2006 38 years, 11 months 58-7-2 (39) | 26 years, 1 month 28-11-3 (13) | SFT | 4 | KO | Loss |
66 | Feb 17, 2006 38 years, 7 months 58-6-2 (39) | Juan Carlos RamĂrez | 2 | KO | Win | |
65 | Nov 4, 2005 38 years, 4 months 57-6-2 (38) | Sandro Marcos | 4 | TKO | Win | |
64 | May 17, 2005 37 years, 10 months 56-6-2 (37) | Jose Reyes | 10 | UD | Win | |
63 | Mar 3, 2005 37 years, 8 months 55-6-2 (37) | Felix St Kitts | 8 | TKO | Win | |
62  | Apr 12, 2003 35 years, 9 months 54-6-2 (36) | 29 years, 2 months 56-3 (39) | FT | 4 | TKO | Loss For The Ring |
61 | Nov 14, 2002 35 years, 4 months 54-5-2 (36) | Johnny West | 5 | KO | Win | |
60  | Jul 13, 2002 35 years 53-5-2 (35) | 22 years, 2 months 22-4-2 (12) | SFT | 12 | MD | Win |
59 | Apr 27, 2002 34 years, 9 months 52-5-2 (35) | Raul Franco | 2 | TKO | Win | |
58  | Sep 2, 2000 33 years, 2 months 51-5-2 (34) | 24 years 37-0 (29) | FT | 7 | TKO | Loss For WBC InterimVacant |
57 | Jan 22, 2000 32 years, 6 months 51-4-2 (34) | Frankie Archuleta | 9 | KO | Win | |
56 | Aug 13, 1999 32 years, 1 months 50-4-2 (33) | Benito Rodriguez | 10 | UD | Loss | |
55  | May 8, 1999 31 years, 10 months 50-3-2 (33) | 24 years, 2 months 24-5-1 (19) | 10 | UD | Win | |
54 | Dec 17, 1998 31 years, 5 months 49-3-2 (33) | Jorge Ramirez | 9 | KO | Win | |
53  | Jul 18, 1998 31 years 48-3-2 (32) | 25 years, 10 months 23-4 (16) | 10 | UD | Loss | |
52 | May 8, 1998 30 years, 10 months 48-2-2 (32) | Vincent Howard | 10 | UD | Win | |
51  | Dec 19, 1997 30 years, 5 months 47-2-2 (32) | 23 years, 10 months 28-0 (26) | FT | 4 | KO | Loss For WBO |
50 | Jul 12, 1997 30 years 47-1-2 (32) | Orlando Fernandez | FT | 10 | KO | Win |
49 | Mar 14, 1997 29 years, 8 months 46-1-2 (31) | Jesus Salud | FT | 12 | UD | Win |
48 | Nov 16, 1996 29 years, 4 months 45-1-2 (31) | Edwin Santana | FT | 12 | UD | Win |
47 | Jun 15, 1996 28 years, 11 months 44-1-2 (31) | 23 years, 9 months 17-3 (10) | FT | 8 | KO | Win |
46 | Feb 2, 1996 28 years, 7 months 43-1-2 (30) | Louie Espinoza | FT | 12 | UD | Win |
45 | Sep 9, 1995 28 years, 2 months 42-1-2 (30) | Clarence Adams | FT | 12 | MD | Draw |
44 | Jul 28, 1995 28 years 42-1-1 (30) | Tommy Parks | 2 | TD | Draw | |
43 | Mar 31, 1995 27 years, 9 months 42-1 (30) | Ricardo Rivera | 9 | TKO | Win | |
42 | Jan 7, 1995 27 years, 6 months 41-1 (29) | Alejandro González | FT | 10 | RTD | Loss Lost WBC |
41 | Nov 2, 1994 27 years, 4 months 41-0 (29) | Pete Taliaferro | 10 | TKO | Win | |
40 | Sep 24, 1994 27 years, 2 months 40-0 (28) | Jose Vida Ramos | FT | 2 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
39 | Jun 26, 1994 26 years, 11 months 39-0 (27) | Georgie Navarro | 6 | TKO | Win | |
38 | May 6, 1994 26 years, 10 months 38-0 (26) | Jesse Benavides | FT | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
37  | Dec 4, 1993 26 years, 5 months 37-0 (26) | 23 years, 1 month 29-3-1 (20) | FT | 12 | UD | Win Won WBC |
36 | Sep 11, 1993 26 years, 2 months 36-0 (26) | Patrick Simeon | 10 | UD | Win | |
35 | Jul 8, 1993 26 years 35-0 (26) | Adolfo Castillo | 2 | TKO | Win | |
34 | May 13, 1993 25 years, 10 months 34-0 (25) | Jesus Poll | 6 | TKO | Win | |
33 | Mar 23, 1993 25 years, 8 months 33-0 (24) | Angel Gonzalez | 4 | TKO | Win | |
32 | Jan 12, 1993 25 years, 6 months 32-0 (23) | Peter Nieves | 6 | TKO | Win | |
31 | Sep 25, 1992 25 years, 2 months 31-0 (22) | Roberto Villareal | 3 | KO | Win | |
30 | Aug 20, 1992 25 years, 1 months 30-0 (21) | Antonio Hernandez | 10 | UD | Win | |
29 | Jun 2, 1992 24 years, 11 months 29-0 (21) | Alric Johnson | 10 | PTS | Win | |
28 | May 21, 1992 24 years, 10 months 28-0 (21) | Tomas Valdez | 2 | TKO | Win | |
27 | Feb 18, 1992 24 years, 7 months 27-0 (20) | Troy Dorsey | FT | 12 | UD | Win |
26 | Jan 31, 1992 24 years, 7 months 26-0 (20) | Hector Padilla | 2 | TKO | Win | |
25 | Nov 12, 1991 24 years, 4 months 25-0 (19) | Rafael Zuñiga | FT | 4 | TKO | Win |
24 | Oct 4, 1991 24 years, 3 months 24-0 (18) | Cesar Almonte | 2 | KO | Win | |
23 | Aug 31, 1991 24 years, 2 months 23-0 (17) | Juan Gomez Polo | 2 | TKO | Win | |
22 | Jul 23, 1991 24 years 22-0 (16) | James Pipps | 4 | TKO | Win | |
21 | Jun 14, 1991 23 years, 11 months 21-0 (15) | Job Walters | FT | 6 | TKO | Win |
20 | May 27, 1991 23 years, 10 months 20-0 (14) | Richie Foster | 1 | KO | Win | |
19 | Mar 22, 1991 23 years, 8 months 19-0 (13) | Harold Warren | 10 | UD | Win | |
18 | Feb 12, 1991 23 years, 7 months 18-0 (13) | Boualem Belkif | 3 | KO | Win | |
17 | Nov 30, 1990 23 years, 5 months 17-0 (12) | Ernesto Quintana | 1 | TKO | Win | |
16 | Oct 30, 1990 23 years, 4 months 16-0 (11) | Jesse Sierra | 5 | TKO | Win | |
15 | Sep 13, 1990 23 years, 2 months 15-0 (10) | Cruz Saldana | 1 | KO | Win | |
14 | Dec 23, 1989 22 years, 5 months 14-0 (9) | Russell Davison | 8 | PTS | Win | |
13 | Nov 30, 1989 22 years, 5 months 13-0 (9) | Martin Mendoza | 1 | KO | Win | |
12 | Nov 13, 1989 22 years, 4 months 12-0 (8) | Fermin Rodriguez | 2 | KO | Win | |
11 | Oct 30, 1989 22 years, 4 months 11-0 (7) | Jean Pierre Dibateza | 8 | PTS | Win | |
10 | Aug 24, 1989 22 years, 1 months 10-0 (7) | Byron Chacon | 1 | TKO | Win | |
9 | Jul 27, 1989 22 years 9-0 (6) | Jose Villasenor | 1 | KO | Win | |
8 | May 25, 1989 21 years, 10 months 8-0 (5) | Bruce Flippins | 4 | TKO | Win | |
7 | May 5, 1989 21 years, 10 months 7-0 (4) | Anthony Barela | 6 | UD | Win | |
6 | Mar 3, 1989 21 years, 8 months 6-0 (4) | Anthony Barela | 6 | UD | Win | |
5 | Feb 9, 1989 21 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | Carlos Peralta | 2 | KO | Win | |
4 | Dec 15, 1988 21 years, 5 months 4-0 (3) | Agustin Silva | 4 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Nov 10, 1988 21 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Joey King | 4 | PTS | Win | |
2 | Oct 27, 1988 21 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Vicente Arias | 1 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Sep 8, 1988 21 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Willie Barnes | 2 | TKO | Win |
