Kelly vs Bastida

Who won Kelly vs Bastida?

Josh Kelly beat Lucas Brian Ariel Bastida by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 30th, 2022, at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.

The scorecards were announced as 99-92, 96-95, 98-92 in favor of winner Josh Kelly.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Eubank vs Chavez.

Kelly vs Bastida stats

Back in July 2022, Josh Kelly stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Lucas Brian Ariel Bastida made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Josh Kelly was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Bastida had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kelly.

Both Josh Kelly and Lucas Brian Ariel Bastida fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kelly's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Bastida's, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 months earlier than Bastida, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, totaling 126 compared to Bastida's 95.

Kelly vs Bastida form

Kelly had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Peter Kramer on June 17, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by David Avanesyan on February 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Winston Campos on December 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona, United States.

Before that, he had drawn with Ray Robinson on June 1, 2019, by majority draw at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had beaten Przemyslaw Runowski on April 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Kelly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Kelly vs Bastida start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM BST at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Kelly vs Bastida?

Kelly vs Bastida was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Bastida?

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