Kelly vs Corzo

Who won Kelly vs Corzo?

Josh Kelly beat Gabriel Alberto Corzo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 15th, 2023, at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.

The scorecards were announced as 120-107, 120-107, 117-110 in favor of winner Josh Kelly.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Ashfaq vs Dillon for the BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship.

Kelly vs Corzo stats

Back in July 2023, Josh Kelly stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Gabriel Alberto Corzo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws.

Josh Kelly was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Kelly had a height advantage of 1 inch over Corzo.

Both Josh Kelly and Gabriel Alberto Corzo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kelly's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Corzo's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 11 months later than Corzo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, totaling 126 compared to Corzo's 97.

Kelly vs Corzo form

Kelly had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Troy Williamson on December 2, 2022, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Lucas Brian Ariel Bastida on July 30, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Peter Kramer on June 17, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

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

He had won against Winston Campos on December 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona, United States.

Activity check

Kelly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Kelly vs Corzo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Kelly vs Corzo?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Kelly vs Corzo?

Josh Kelly was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Gabriel Alberto Corzo made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.