Who won Kelly vs Whitfield?
Josh Kelly beat Tom Whitfield by knockout in the 1st round on Friday 23rd June 2017 at Walker Activity Dome in 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 loses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
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, boosting at 50% knock out percentage over Whitfield's 0%.
Josh Kelly was the younger man by 7 years, at 24 years old.
Whitfield had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kelly.
Both Josh Kelly & Tom Whitfield fought out of an orthodox stance.
Kelly was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 year and 10 months later than Whitfield, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 87 more professional rounds, 114 to Whitfield's 27.
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