Kevin Kelly (boxer)

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Kevin Kelly
Born (1969-08-07) 7 August 1969 (age 54)
Nationality Australian
Other namesBones
Statistics
Weight(s) Welterweight (147 lb)
Light middleweight (154 lb)/Middleweight (160 lb)
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights39
Wins27 (KO 13)
Losses8 (KO 1)
Draws4

Kevin "Bones" Kelly (born 7 August 1969 in La Perouse, New South Wales) is an Australian retired professional welter/light middle/middleweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who won the South Australia State welterweight title, New South Wales (Australia) State welterweight title, New South Wales (Australia) State light middleweight title, Australian light middleweight title, Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA) light middleweight title, World Boxing Union (WBU) middleweight title, and Commonwealth light middleweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the World Boxing Association (WBA) World light middleweight title against David Reid, and World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental light middleweight title against Gary Lockett, his professional fighting weight varied from 142 lb (64 kg; 10 st 2 lb), i.e. welterweight to 158+14 lb (71.8 kg; 11 st 4.3 lb), i.e. middleweight. [1]

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