Who won Kelly vs Corzo?
Josh Kelly beat Gabriel Alberto Corzo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 15th July 2023 at Vertu Motors Arena in 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 & 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 11 months later than Corzo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 111 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 2nd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Lucas Brian Ariel Bastida on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.
Going into that contest, he had beat Peter Kramer on 17th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside.
Before that, he had been beaten by David Avanesyan on 20th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
He had won against Winston Campos on 20th December 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (GTM).
What were the odds on Kelly vs Corzo?
Josh Kelly was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Gabriel Alberto Corzo made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.
What happened to the prediction?
Glitch?
I had Kelly
Win
Dec
Shut Out (7.5£-10 rds)