Jimmy Kilrain Kelly (born 1 September 1992) is a British professional boxer. He held the WBO Inter-Continental light-middleweight title and challenged for the WBO light-middleweight title in 2015.
Amateur career
As an amateur, Kelly won three junior ABA titles and two national schoolboy titles. Before turning professional at 19, Kelly's amateur record stood at 70-5.
Professional career
Light middleweight Kelly vs. Rios
Kelly outpointed Martin Fidel Rios over ten rounds at the AO Arena, Manchester capturing the WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title with a unanimous decision win with the scorecards 99-89, 100-87 and 98-89.
Kelly vs. Smith
In 2015, Kelly faced Liam Smith for the WBO light middleweight title. Kelly lost in the seventh round by TKO.
Kelly vs. Kostov
Kelly became the WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight titleholder again, knocking down Kostov in the first round and twice in the fourth where the fight was halted by TKO.
Middleweight
Kelly vs. Islam
In ProBox Promotions’ main event in Plant City, Florida, Kelly defeated middleweight contender Kanat Islam handing him his first loss despite being the underdog. Kelly captured the WBO global middleweight title with scores 95-95, 96-94 and 97-93, a majority decision.
Catchweight
Kelly vs. Munguía
Kelly faced former WBO junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguía at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California in a catchweight bout with Kelly weighing in at 164 pounds and Munguía 165. Kelly suffered three knockdowns before the referee stopped the bout in round five.
Personal life Kelly was born on 1 September 1992 in Manchester and grew up in the Wythenshawe area of the city. His middle name, Kilrain, was taken from the 1800s bare-knuckle boxer Jack Kilrain. Kelly's father, a former amateur boxer, was born in Ireland. Before every fight, Kelly takes a blade of grass from his mother's graveside and places it in his hand wraps.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes33Win30–3Chaiwat MueanphongKO4 (10), 28 Nov 202532Win29–3Patumong SaengarunKO3 (8), 10 May 202531Win28–3Juan Jose VelascoDQ5 (10), 15 Nov 202330Win27–3Edward Ulloa DiazUD822 Feb 202329Loss26–3Jaime MunguíaKO5 (12) 11 Jun 202228Win26–2Kanat Islam1025 Feb 202227Win25–2 Harry MatthewsKO3 (6) 12 Dec 202126Win24–2 Miguel AguilarPTS625 May 201925Loss23–2 Dennis Hogan127 Apr 201824Win23–1 Stiliyan KostovTKO4 (12)23 Sep 201723Win22–1 Kevin McCauleyPTS624 Jun 201722Win21–1 Rick GoddingPTS108 Apr 201721Win20–1 Vaidas BalciauskasTKO5 (6) 4 Mar 201720Win19–1 Darryl SharpPTS1012 Aug 201619Win18–1 Deividas SajaukaPTS618 Jun 201618Win17–1 Michael MoraPTS813 May 201617Loss16–1 Liam SmithTKO7 (12) 19 Dec 201516Win16–0 Martin Fidel Rios1010 Oct 2015 15Win15–0 Isaac AryeeTKO3 (10) 20 Jun 201514Win14–0 Nodar RobakidzeTKO3 (10) 14 Mar 201513Win13–0 Danny Shannon2 (4) 31 Jan 201512Win12–0 Dan BlackwellPTS618 Oct 201411Win11–0 Jason McArdlePTS413 Sep 201410Win10–0 Max MaxwellPTS625 Apr 20149Win9–0 Ryan TomsPTS822 Nov 20138Win8–0 Dee MitchellPTS620 Sep 20137Win7–0 William WarbuttonPTS810 May 20136Win6–0 Simone LucasTKO1 (6) 1 Mar 20135Win5–0 Adam JonesPTS49 Dec 20124Win4–0 Jay MorrisTKO4 (6) 22 Sep 20123Win3–0 Chris JenkinsonTKO1 (4) 2 Jun 20122Win2–0 Billy Smith428 Apr 20121Win1–0 Moss Hamed2 (6) 2 Mar 2012
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