Hogan vs Kelly

Who won Hogan vs Kelly?

Dennis Hogan beat ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 7th April 2018 at Convention & Exhibition Centre in Queensland.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Dennis Hogan.

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).

Hogan vs Kelly stats

Back in April 2018, Dennis Hogan stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Kelly had advantage in power over Hogan, with a 39% knock out percentage over Hogan's 27%.

Dennis Hogan was the older man by 8 years, at 33 years old.

Kelly had a height advantage of 4 inches over Hogan.

Both Dennis Hogan & ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hogan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 11 months earlier than Kelly, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 108 more professional rounds, 280 to Kelly's 172.

Dennis Hogan went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, 2 by the WBO and 7 by the IBF at super welterweight.

‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly was ranked number 3 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Activity check

Hogan's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hogan vs Kelly?

Dennis Hogan was a 2/5 (-250) favourite going into the contest, while ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly made his way into the ring at 47/25 (+190) with oddsmakers.