Islam vs Kelly

Who won Islam vs Kelly?

‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly beat Kanat Islam by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, February 25th, 2022, at Whitesands Events Center, Florida.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-93, 95-95 in favor of winner ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Islam vs Kelly stats

Back in February 2022, Kanat Islam stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Islam had a massive power advantage over Kelly, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Kelly's 40%.

Kanat Islam was the older man by 8 years, at 38 years old.

Kelly had a height advantage of 2 inches over Islam.

Both Kanat Islam and ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly fought out of an orthodox stance.

Islam's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Kelly's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 months later than Kelly, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 46 fewer professional rounds, totaling 126 compared to Kelly's 172.

Islam vs Kelly form

Islam had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Walter Kautondokwa on October 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Julio De Jesus on July 5, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty.

Going into that contest, he had won against Brandon Cook on September 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Saryarka Velodrome, Astana.

Before that, he had beaten Norberto Gonzalez on May 26, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boca Raton Hotel & Club, Boca Raton, United States.

He had defeated Norberto Gonzalez on May 26, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boca Raton Hotel & Club, Florida.

Activity check

Islam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Kelly's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Islam vs Kelly start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Whitesands Events Center, Florida, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Islam vs Kelly?

Kanat Islam was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.