LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT division
JOSH KELLY
ActiveBorn 1994-03-07, SUNDERLAND, TYNE & WEAR (aged 32)· GBR
Residence: SUNDERLAND, TYNE & WEAR· Stance: orthodox· aka PRETTY BOY
Debut: 2007-05-13· Career: 2007–2026 (20 years)
Peak
2670
Current
2669
Wins
19
Losses
1
Draws
1
NC
0
Rated Fights
21
As an amateur representing Great Britain, Kelly won a bronze medal in the 69 kg category at the 2015 European Games in Azerbaijan, losing in the semi-finals to the host nation's eventual champion Parviz Baghirov.
The following year he was selected for the Rio Olympics, where he lost in the round-of-16 to Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussinov who went on to win the gold medal.
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Title Reigns — 6
2026-07-25 → present · 1m 4d · 0 defences
Still reigning
2026-01-31 → present · 6m 29d · 0 defences
Still reigning
2022-12-02 → present · 3y 8m · 0 defences
Still reigning
2022-07-30 → present · 4y · 1 defence
Still reigning
2018-06-16 → present · 8y 2m · 0 defences
Still reigning
2018-03-31 → present · 8y 4m · 2 defences
Still reigning
Complete Record — 21 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 JUL 2026 | UD | CAOIMHIN AGYARKO | 12 | LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2669 | TITLE |
| 31 JAN 2026 | MD | BAKHRAM MURTAZALIEV | 12 | SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | 2670 | TITLE |
| 06 JUN 2025 | KO | FLAVIUS BIEA | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2642 | |
| 21 SEP 2024 | MD | ISHMAEL DAVIS | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2578 | |
| 16 DEC 2023 | KO | PLACIDO RAMIREZ | 3 | SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | 2543 | |
| 15 JUL 2023 | UD | GABRIEL ALBERTO CORZO | 12 | SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | 2479 | TITLE |
| 02 DEC 2022 | UD | TROY WILLIAMSON | 12 | SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | 2429 | TITLE |
| 30 JUL 2022 | UD | LUCAS BRIAN ARIEL BASTIDA | 10 | SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | 2379 | TITLE |
| 17 JUN 2022 | TKO | PETER KRAMER | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 2329 | |
| 20 FEB 2021 | LOSS | DAVID AVANESYAN | 6 | WELTERWEIGHT | 2249 | TITLE |
| 20 DEC 2019 | UD | WISTON CAMPOS | 10 | SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | 2314 | |
| 01 JUN 2019 | DRAW | RAY ROBINSON | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | 2264 | TITLE |
| 20 APR 2019 | UD | PRZEMYSALW RUNOWSKI | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | 2264 | TITLE |
| 10 NOV 2018 | TKO | WALTER FABIAN CASTILLO | 1 | SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | 2214 | |
| 16 JUN 2018 | TKO | KRIS GEORGE | 7 | WELTERWEIGHT | 2134 | TITLE |
| 31 MAR 2018 | UD | CARLOS MOLINA | 10 | WELTERWEIGHT | 2069 | TITLE |
| 13 DEC 2017 | TKO | JEAN MICHEL HAMILCARO | 6 | SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | 2025 | |
| 21 OCT 2017 | TKO | JOSE LUIS ZUNIGA | 2 | SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | 1960 | |
| 23 JUN 2017 | KO | TOM WHITFIELD | 1 | SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | 1880 | |
| 15 APR 2017 | DEC | JAY BYRNE | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | 1800 | |
| 🔒 13 MAY 2007 | TKO | JONY VINA | 4 | SUPER WELTERWEIGHT | — |
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Team & Corner
- ADAM BOOTHTrainer
2017-04-15 – present