Kelly vs Whitfield

Who won Kelly vs Whitfield?

Josh Kelly beat Tom Whitfield by knockout in the 1st round on Friday, June 23rd, 2017, at Walker Activity Dome, Tyne and Wear.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Kelly vs Whitfield stats

Back in June 2017, Josh Kelly stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 2 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tom Whitfield made his way to the ring with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

The stats suggested Kelly had a massive power advantage over Whitfield, boasting a 50% knockout percentage compared to Whitfield's 0%.

Josh Kelly was the younger man by 7 years, at 23 years old.

Whitfield had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kelly.

Both Josh Kelly and Tom Whitfield fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kelly was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 10 months later than Whitfield, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 99 more professional rounds, totaling 126 compared to Whitfield's 27.

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