Five years and seven months into his professional boxing career, Josh Kelly has fought 15 times with 13 wins, a single loss, and 1 draw. As of June 2023, Kelly's boxing record stands at 13-1-1 (7 KO wins, 1 KO loss).
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Josh Kelly (Pretty Boy) is a British professional boxer. He was born in Sunderland, England on March 7, 1994. Kelly made his professional boxing debut at the age of 23, on April 15, 2017. He is yet to win a major world title. Kelly is 29 years old, he will turn 30 in eight months and 26 days.
Total Fights | 15 |
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Wins | 13 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 7 |
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Total Title Wins | 0 |
Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
Losses via KO | 1 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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16 | Jun 24, 2023 | 29 | Gabriel Corzo | NA | NA |
15 | Dec 2, 2022 | 28 | Troy Williamson | Win | UD |
14 | Jul 30, 2022 | 28 | Lucas Bastida | Win | UD |
13 | Jun 17, 2022 | 28 | Peter Kramer | Win | TKO4 |
12 | Feb 20, 2021 | 26 | David Avanesyan | Loss | TKO6 |
11 | Dec 20, 2019 | 25 | Wiston Campos | Win | UD |
10 | Jun 1, 2019 | 25 | Ray Robinson | Draw | MD |
9 | Apr 20, 2019 | 25 | Przemyslaw Runowski | Win | UD |
8 | Nov 10, 2018 | 24 | Walter Fabian Castillo | Win | TKO1 |
7 | Jun 16, 2018 | 24 | Kris George | Win | RTD7 |
6 | Mar 31, 2018 | 24 | Carlos Molina | Win | UD |
5 | Dec 13, 2017 | 23 | Jean Michel Hamilcaro | Win | TKO6 |
4 | Oct 21, 2017 | 23 | Jose Luis Zuniga | Win | TKO2 |
3 | Jun 23, 2017 | 23 | Tom Whitfield | Win | KO1 |
2 | May 13, 2017 | 23 | Jony Vina | Win | TKO4 |
1 | Apr 15, 2017 | 23 | Jay Byrne | Win | PTS |
Josh Kelly is 178 cm tall (5' 10.08") with a reach of 183 cm (6' 0.05"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 5 cm (1.97").
Kelly has a 46.7% KO rate.
Josh Kelly made his professional boxing debut against Jay Byrne at the age of 23 on April 15, 2017, defeating Byrne via 6 round PTS. He went on to win 8 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 6 wins via stoppage.
Some of Kelly's best fights and notable victories include wins over Troy Williamson, Kris George, Peter Kramer, Walter Fabian Castillo, Jean Michel Hamilcaro, Jose Luis Zuniga, and Tom Whitfield.
Kelly has had just a single loss in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was a non-title bout against English boxer Troy Williamson on December 2, 2022. Kelly won the fight via 12 round unanimous decision. It's been 6 months and 8 days since this fight.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Kelly's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to his latest win against Troy Williamson, and all the other wins and the single loss of his career.
In his next fight, Josh Kelly will face 27-year old undefeated Argentinian boxer Gabriel Corzo (18-0-0, 3 KO) on June 24, 2023 at the Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England.
On December 2, 2022, a 28-year old Josh Kelly (12-1-1, 7 KO) fought an undefeated English boxer Troy Williamson, who was 31 years old with a record of 19-0-1. Williamson was on a 12-fight win streak with 14 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 2 cms but Kelly had a 3 cm reach advantage over Williamson.
Kelly defeated Williamson via 12 round unanimous decision. He handed Williamson the first loss of his career, and put an end to Williamson's 12-fight win streak. Kelly is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On July 30, 2022, a 28-year old Josh Kelly (11-1-1, 7 KO) fought Argentinian boxer Lucas Bastida, who was 25 years old with a record of 18-1-1. Bastida was on a one-fight win streak with 10 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 7 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage over Kelly. Coming into this fight, Bastida had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Kelly defeated Bastida via 10 round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On June 17, 2022, a 28-year old Josh Kelly (10-1-1, 6 KO) fought Hungarian boxer Peter Kramer, who was 32 years old with a record of 12-5-3. Kramer was on a one-fight win streak with 8 KO wins. Kelly was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Kramer had five losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Kelly defeated Kramer via 4th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss.
On February 20, 2021, a 26-year old Josh Kelly (10-0-1, 6 KO) fought Russian boxer David Avanesyan, who was 32 years old with a record of 26-3-1. Avanesyan was on a three-fight win streak with 14 KO wins. Kelly was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Avanesyan had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Kelly lost to Avanesyan via 6th round TKO. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his one-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On December 20, 2019, a 25-year old Josh Kelly (9-0-1, 6 KO) fought Wiston Campos in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Campos via 10th round unanimous decision.
On June 1, 2019, a 25-year old Josh Kelly (9-0, 6 KO) fought Ray Robinson in his 10th professional fight. He had a draw with Robinson via 10th round majority decision.
On April 20, 2019, a 25-year old Josh Kelly (8-0, 6 KO) fought an undefeated Polish boxer Przemyslaw Runowski, who was 25 years old with a record of 17-0. Runowski was on a 17-fight win streak with 3 KO wins. Kelly was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage.
Kelly defeated Runowski via 10 round unanimous decision. He handed Runowski the first loss of his career, and put an end to Runowski's 17-fight win streak. Kelly is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On November 10, 2018, a 24-year old Josh Kelly (7-0, 5 KO) fought Walter Fabian Castillo in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Castillo via 1st round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 16, 2018, a 24-year old Josh Kelly (6-0, 4 KO) fought Kris George in his 7th professional fight. He defeated George via 7th round RTD. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On March 31, 2018, a 24-year old Josh Kelly (5-0, 4 KO) fought Mexican boxer Carlos Molina, who was 34 years old with a record of 28-8-2. Molina was on a two-fight losing streak. Kelly was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Molina had eight losses, but had never been stopped.
Kelly defeated Molina via 10 round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On December 13, 2017, a 23-year old Josh Kelly (4-0, 3 KO) fought Jean Michel Hamilcaro in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Hamilcaro via 6th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On October 21, 2017, a 23-year old Josh Kelly (3-0, 2 KO) fought Jose Luis Zuniga in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Zuniga via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On June 23, 2017, a 23-year old Josh Kelly (2-0, 1 KO) fought Tom Whitfield in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Whitfield via 1st round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On May 13, 2017, a 23-year old Josh Kelly (1-0) fought Jony Vina in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Vina via 4th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On April 15, 2017, a 23-year old Josh Kelly successfully debuted against Jay Byrne. He defeated Byrne via 6th round PTS.
Kelly has knocked out 7 of his 15 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 46.7%. Of his total 13 wins, seven of them have been via KO (53.8%).