Kelly outpoints Murtazaliev to win maiden world title

Kelly outpoints Murtazaliev to win maiden world title

Britain’s Josh Kelly placed on a slick and courageous performance to beat Bakhram Murtazaliev and win the IBF light-middleweight title by majority resolution in Newcastle.

It was a trademark Kelly show as he danced round the ring, displaying devastating speed and high ring IQ – understanding when to interact and when to get on his heels.

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Both fighters hit the canvas with Murtazaliev taking place in the fourth and Kelly in the ninth. The Briton went down an extra two instances late in the fight, however each had been dominated as slips.

Two judges scored the bout 115-111 and 114-113 in Kelly’s favour with the other having it down as a 113-113 draw.

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