| Jimmy Kelly | |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
| Birth Date: | 1 September 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Manchester, England |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 31 |
| Wins: | 28 |
| Ko: | 10 |
| Losses: | 3 |
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.
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.[1]
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.[2]
In 2015, Kelly faced Liam Smith for the WBO light middleweight title. Kelly lost in the seventh round by TKO.[3]
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.[4]
In ProBox Promotions’ main event in Plant City, Florida, Kelly defeated middleweight contender Kanat Islam handing him his first loss despite being the underdog.[5] Kelly captured the WBO global middleweight title with scores 95-95, 96-94 and 97-93, a majority decision.[6]
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.[7] [8] Kelly suffered three knockdowns before the referee stopped the bout in round five.[9]
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.[10] [1] Before every fight, Kelly takes a blade of grass from his mother's graveside and places it in his hand wraps.[11]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Win | 27–3 | Edward Ulloa Diaz | UD | 8 | 22 Feb 2023 | |||
| 29 | Loss | 26–3 | Jaime Munguía | KO | 5 (12) | 11 Jun 2022 | |||
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | Kanat Islam | 10 | 25 Feb 2022 | ||||
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Harry Matthews | KO | 3 (6) | 12 Dec 2021 | |||
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Miguel Aguilar | PTS | 6 | 25 May 2019 | |||
| 25 | Loss | 23–2 | Dennis Hogan | 12 | 7 Apr 2018 | ||||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Stiliyan Kostov | TKO | 4 (12) | 23 Sep 2017 | |||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Kevin McCauley | PTS | 6 | 24 Jun 2017 | |||
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Rick Godding | PTS | 10 | 8 Apr 2017 | |||
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Vaidas Balciauskas | TKO | 5 (6) | 4 Mar 2017 | |||
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Darryl Sharp | PTS | 10 | 12 Aug 2016 | |||
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Deividas Sajauka | PTS | 6 | 18 Jun 2016 | |||
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Michael Mora | PTS | 8 | 13 May 2016 | |||
| 17 | Loss | 16–1 | Liam Smith | TKO | 7 (12) | 19 Dec 2015 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Martin Fidel Rios | 10 | 10 Oct 2015 | ||||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Isaac Aryee | TKO | 3 (10) | 20 Jun 2015 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Nodar Robakidze | TKO | 3 (10) | 14 Mar 2015 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Danny Shannon | 2 (4) | 31 Jan 2015 | ||||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Dan Blackwell | PTS | 6 | 18 Oct 2014 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jason McArdle | PTS | 4 | 13 Sep 2014 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Max Maxwell | PTS | 6 | 25 Apr 2014 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ryan Toms | PTS | 8 | 22 Nov 2013 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Dee Mitchell | PTS | 6 | 20 Sep 2013 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | William Warbutton | PTS | 8 | 10 May 2013 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Simone Lucas | TKO | 1 (6) | 1 Mar 2013 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Adam Jones | PTS | 4 | 9 Dec 2012 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jay Morris | TKO | 4 (6) | 22 Sep 2012 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Chris Jenkinson | TKO | 1 (4) | 2 Jun 2012 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Billy Smith | 4 | 28 Apr 2012 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Moss Hamed | 2 (6) | 2 Mar 2012 |