Kelly vs Runowski

Who won Kelly vs Runowski?

Josh Kelly beat Przemyslaw Runowski by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 20th, 2019, at O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 100-88, 100-89, 100-88 in favor of winner Josh Kelly.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dave Allen beating Lucas Browne. Also on the undercard Derek Chisora beat Senad Gashi, Joe Cordina defeated Andy Townend for the BBBOC British Lightweight title, and Conor Benn was victorious over Josef Zahradnik.

Kelly vs Runowski stats

Back in April 2019, Josh Kelly stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Przemyslaw Runowski made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 3 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Kelly had a massive power advantage over Runowski, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Runowski's 18%.

Josh Kelly was the same age as Przemyslaw Runowski, at 25 years old.

Kelly had a height advantage of 1 inch over Runowski. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Josh Kelly and Przemyslaw Runowski fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kelly was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years later than Runowski, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 43 fewer professional rounds, totaling 126 compared to Runowski's 169.

Josh Kelly went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA at welterweight.

Kelly vs Runowski form

Kelly had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Kris George on June 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Carlos Molina on March 31, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jean Michel Hamilcaro on December 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had won against Jose Luis Zuniga on October 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland.

He had beaten Tom Whitfield on June 23, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Walker Activity Dome, Tyne and Wear.

Activity check

Kelly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kelly vs Runowski start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM BST at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Kelly vs Runowski?

Kelly vs Runowski was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Runowski?

Josh Kelly was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Przemyslaw Runowski made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.