Kelly has held the WBA International welterweight title since March 2018 and the Commonwealth welterweight title since June 2018. Wiston Campos. I like to try different restaurants. 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. At the start it annoyed me when I got criticism. > A European title challenge against David Avanesyan will be his next fight. Avanesyan's team have already hammered Kelly for withdrawing due to illness from their first scheduled meeting. Kelly (10-0-1, 6 KO) was an amateur standout for Great Britain, winning bronze at the 2015 European Games and competing at the 2016 Olympics. High grade fighters," Kelly said. His body punching is especially impressive. Data may be incomplete and inaccurate. Ask me to box without my time in the limelight for four years now? Kelly won by unanimous decision (UD). If Kelly loses this fight badly to Avanesyan, Hearn needs to think about what he wants to do with him. I watch a lot of golf and think 'how could you hit such a bad shot?' Avanesyan has already shown himself to be superior to Kelly in his last three contests, obliterating Kerman Lejarraga twice, and smashing Jose Del Rio in one round. That’s the plan, yeah,” said Hearn when asked if we could see the Avanesyan first Kelly fight this year. "Walk down the street and if someone wears something different people will say 'look at him'," Kelly tells Sky Sports. "I'm starting not to care what people think. Benn believes he had to fight to prove himself but Kelly's career is privileged because of his Olympic background. Avanesyan has already tried to fight Kelly, 26, a couple of times, and it hasn’t worked out Hopefully, three’s a charm. You fight four or five times day to day against Cubans, Russians, Kazakhs, making weight every day. Kelly insists his Olympic route has prepared him for pro success: "Being battle-hardened is definitely the best way. Although Kelly does avoid a lot of the shots targeted at his head, he’s still getting hit way too much for him to continue to use that style. Nicknamed ‘Pretty Boy Kelly’, Rio 2016 Olympian Josh Kelly turned over in April 2016, decisioning Jay Byrne in Glasgow on the undercard of Ricky Burns’ World Title fight with Julius Indongo. All Rights Reserved. Boxing » News » Hearn hoping to make Josh Kelly vs. David Avanesyan in 2020. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; Bring on Jose Ramirez. If the 2016 Olympian Kelly (10-0-1, 6 KOs) elects not to ake the dangerous fight against the talented Russsian fighter Avanesyan, then Hearn’s backup plan is to schedule a fight between 2016 Olympic gold medalist Daniyar Yeleussinov and Avanesyan for the Daniel Jacobs vs. Gabe Rosado card on November 27th. UPDATED Boxing schedule 2020: All major upcoming fights and results including Canelo Alvarez, Anthony Joshua, Mike Tyson exhibition date and Lomachenko’s next fight Dillian Whyte says Mark Breland was the one person on Wilder’s team who knows boxing best. Then, after Avanesyan bashed his way through three straight wins in Spain and won the European welterweight title, the fight was set for Mar. "I find myself doing it! People take one look at Kelly and make assumptions but there is more to him than meets the eye. Should Hearn cut Kelly lose and put his energy into the young welterweight prospect Conor Benn, or continue to hope that he improves one of these days? Boxing He’s been met with sort of mixed reviews, if you will, as a professional, with his style leading some to believe he may flame out against more serious opposition. Kelly is expected to challenge European champion David Avanesyan in a rescheduled fight next but Benn warns he may come unstuck. Just got off the phone to @boxingbooth and @EddieHearn my next fight WILL BE against David avanesyan…CANNOT WAIT . But if your style is more suited to the pros then turn over and get onto small hall shows. I don't criticise him in his job. Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussinov has since been signed by Eddie Hearn's Matchroom but hasn't exploded into the pro game like he may have hoped. Josh Kelly, Actor: Transformers: Dark of the Moon. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Benn grew up wealthy while Kelly was raised in Sunderland to a working class family. Josh fought the American Robinson to a controversial 10 round draw a year ago on June 1, 2019, on the Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr card at Madison Square Garden in New York. Kelly said: "In some cases, yes. People make assumptions about Kelly's personality and would be shocked by how reserved and humble he is. The unbeaten Kelly (10-0-1, 6 KOs) is hoping to challenge Avanesyan (26-3-1, 14 KOs) before the end of 2020. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. That was four years ago, and perhaps Kelly has improved enough to avenge his loss to Yeleussinov now that they’re both in the pro ranks. Retained WBA International welterweight title; Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Josh_Kelly_(boxer)&oldid=967526314, Sportspeople from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, European Games competitors for Great Britain, European Games bronze medalists for Great Britain, Sports-Reference template missing archive parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 13 July 2020, at 19:23. Josh looked silly on the ropes, trying to dodge all the shots that Robinson threw at him. Kelly finished the year with a record of 5-0 after victories over Mexico's Jose Luis Zuniga (13-2-1) and France's Jean Michel Hamilcaro (25-8-3), winning by second-round stoppage and sixth-round stoppage respectively in October and December. Furious Southgate drops Abraham, Sancho, Chilwell, Man Utd in talks to sign Atalanta's Traore, We would like your feedback, please fill in our survey. As a professional it is a new sport, training for one fight at a time, the light at the end of the tunnel. Kelly is too ineffective with his upper body movement, and he lacks punching power. After amassing five impressive wins, in March 2018 ‘PBK’ took on the experienced Carlos Molina in Cardiff in his first professional title fight. [2] Kelly has held the WBA International welterweight title since March 2018[3] and the Commonwealth welterweight title since June 2018. "I'm an introvert. ", Benn has accused long-term amateur boxers of losing the love for their sport. Yeleussinov is another high-risk fighter that Kelly could have problems with, and lose. Now the past couple of years I don't waste my time worrying about what people think about me. At the heart of his burgeoning rivalry with Conor Benn is the back-and-forth accusation that the other prospect has had an easy ride. But not in my case. Josh Kelly says he’ll be fighting David Avanesyan next, Zepeda knocks out Baranchyk in unbelievable war, clear Fight of the Year. He understands why you have an opinion on him. The talented prospect nicknamed 'Pretty Boy' makes boxing look so easy that he attracts a roll of the eyes, and criticism has damaged him. And I want him to go straight into that fight. With Avanesyan facing Kelly next, we could see 2016 Olympic gold medalist Daniyar Yeleussinov (9-0, 5 KOs) face former IBF/WBA 140-lb champion Julius Indongo (23-2, 12 KOs) on November 27th. "I was picked above them then fought in the qualifiers that had been changed that year to make them even harder. It won’t work in Yeleussinov’s favor if he’s brought along at a snail’s pace and doesn’t take any meaningful fights for six to eight years. Having competed in the Olympics, Kelly's first fight as a professional was a six rounds points victory (59-55) against Jay Byrne (4-1) of Dublin in April 2017 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on the undercard of Ricky Burns vs. Julius Indongo. He knows why his talent irks some people but it irks Kelly that he doesn't receive due credit for developing such unorthodox moves. Next fight. He is uncomfortable with the fame that comes with his ... A European title challenge against David Avanesyan will be his next fight. At 29, Yeleussinov is as good as he’s ever going to be. 28 of this year, Hearn: Charlo-Andrade an easy unification to make, Baranchyk released from hospital after thrilling, brutal fight with Zepeda, Fury-Wilder 3 likely won’t happen until 2021. All fights list 2020, champion titles held, age, height and weight, KO ratio of the boxer Josh «Pretty Boy» Kelly.