Kelly vs Robinson

Who won Kelly vs Robinson?

Josh Kelly drew with Ray Robinson by majority draw on Saturday, June 1st, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 95-95, 95-95, meaning it was a majority draw.

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 Anthony Joshua losing to Andy Ruiz Jr for the WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Callum Smith beat Hassan N’Dam for the WBA Super World Super Middleweight belt, Joshua Buatsi defeated Marco Antonio Periban, and Chris Algieri was victorious over Tommy Coyle.

Kelly vs Robinson stats

Back in June 2019, Josh Kelly stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ray Robinson made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kelly had an advantage in power over Robinson, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Robinson's 50%.

Josh Kelly was the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.

Robinson had a 6-inch reach advantage.

Josh Kelly fought out of the orthodox stance, while Ray Robinson was a southpaw.

Kelly was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 years and 4 months later than Robinson, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 45 fewer professional rounds, totaling 126 compared to Robinson's 171.

Josh Kelly went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA at welterweight.

Ray Robinson was ranked number 13 by the WBC, and 15 by the WBO in the 147lb division.

Kelly vs Robinson form

Kelly had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Przemyslaw Runowski on April 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Carlos Molina on March 31, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Before that, he had won against Jean Michel Hamilcaro on December 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

He had beaten Jose Luis Zuniga on October 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland.

Activity check

Kelly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Robinson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Kelly vs Robinson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Kelly vs Robinson?

Kelly vs Robinson was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Box Office HD.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Robinson?

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