Josh Kelly became the new champion of the world this weekend in one of the great fights and wins seen for a UK fighter this year.
Kelly put his punches together well at times and scored a jab knockdown early on in the contest.
However he had to battle to get up from a knockdown himself.
This was some of the best work from Kelly in the fight:
Excellent fighting from Kelly.
Here was when Josh Kelly had to get up from been dropped himself.
Here’s some fights Kelly can have next up:
- Jaron “Boots” Ennis — Hottest rumor; Kelly reportedly already agreed to terms for this matchup (per Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn/Frank Smith). Could happen next, possibly at welterweight or catchweight—massive star clash.
- Xander Zayas — Zayas just unified WBO + WBA titles by beating Abass Baraou (split decision on same night).
- Unification vs. Kelly’s IBF belt is a logical mega-fight.
- Others like Vergil Ortiz Jr. for a first defense.
The immediate present just got even brighter for Josh Kelly.
