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Kevin Kelley

6039 KOs

106 KOs

2Draws

Last six: L-W-L-W-L-L

Career

division

Featherweight

status

inactive

bouts

72

rounds

447

KO %

65%

KO wins

39

KO losses

6

career

1988–2009

debut

1988-09-08

last fight

2009-05-21

Profile

birth name

Kevin Philip Kelley

alias

Flushing Flash

manager

trainer

sex

M

stance

southpaw

height

5′ 7″ / 170cm

reach

71″ / 180cm

nationality

USA

origin

Brooklyn New York USA

city / state / zip

Flushing, Queens

dob

1967-06-29

age

59

Latest news

'Prince' Naseem Hamed vs. Kevin Kelley at 25

2022-12-21 · BoxingScene.com

KEVIN KELLEY: "FLOYD'S BEING CREATIVE, WHICH BOXING IS LACKING"

2010-06-18 · Fight Hype

I think additional testing is great for boxing. I'm all for anything to help the sport. People have to understand, Mayweather is not just a boxer…

KEVIN KELLEY: "FLOYD IS NOT PERFECT FOR PACQUIAO'S STYLE"

2009-12-30 · Fight Hype

Because it keeps boxing alive. Boxing needs something like this right now, for this fight to be close and explosive. Then we get another fight out of it,"…

KEVIN KELLEY: "PACQUIAO'S RETIRING MORE MEN THAN SOCIAL SECURITY"

2009-12-29 · Fight Hype

Kelley, who's seen his fair share of boxing styles after competing for 21 years in 72 professional bouts, thinks that although Mayweather is a phenomenal…

Ringside Report: Escobedo Crushes Kelley

2009-05-22 · 411mania.com

The former US Olympian stays on track for a lightweight title shot with an impressive outing in Sacramento 2004 United States Olympian Vicente 'Chente' Escobedo completely dominated former featherweight champ Kevin Kelley en route to a 2nd round TKO…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

Vicente Escobedo

20 1 0

L-TKO

Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, USA

2 of 10 · 135 / 135 lbs · 1:53

Referee: Jon Schorle

10 1 2

L-SD

Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, USA

8 of 8 · 133 / 131 lbs

Judges: Craig Harmon 74-78 | Dereck Zazuetta 77-75 | Dennis O'Connell 78-74

Referee: Nico Perez

13 11 1

W-UD

Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10 of 10 · 133 / 132 lbs

Judges: Adalaide Byrd 99-91 | Glenn Trowbridge 98-92 | Patricia Morse Jarman 97-93

Referee: Kenny Bayless

66 15 0

L-MD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

IBF Super Featherweight Title

12 of 12 · 130 / 130 lbs

Judges: Steve Weisfeld 114-114 | John McKaie 113-115 | Steve Epstein 113-115

Referee: Steve Smoger

Carlos Hernandez

42 6 1

W-UD

Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA

10 of 10 · 133 / 133 lbs

Judges: Roy Ovalle 97-92 | Glen Rick Crocker 95-94 | Perry Hillin 96-93

Referee: Wilfredo Esperon

26 11 3

L-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

WBC Continental Americas Super Featherweight Title

4 of 12 · 128 / 130 lbs · 1:24

Judges: Billy Costello | George DeGabriel | Frank Lombardi

Referee: Steve Willis

37 8 0

W-KO

Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, USA

2 of 10 · 131 / 131 lbs · 2:29

Judges: Ted Gimza | Jorge Dominguez | Mike Fitzgerald

Referee: Timothy Adams

24 13 2

W-TKO

Ventura Theatre, Ventura, California, USA

4 of 10 · 132 / 132 lbs · 2:23

17 1 0

W-UD

Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

10 of 10 · 132 / 130 lbs

Judges: Steve Weisfeld 96-93 | Tom Kaczmarek 95-94

Referee: Gary Rosato

12 4 2

W-TKO

Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 132 / 137 lbs · 1:47

Referee: Steve Willis

Marco Antonio Barrera

56 3 0

L-TKO

MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

4 of 12 · 126 / 126 lbs · 1:32

Judges: Chuck Giampa | Dave Moretti | Jerry Roth

Referee: Robert Byrd

12 2 1

W-KO

American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, USA

5 of 10 · 133 / 133 lbs · 2:58

Judges: Ric Bays | Bill Ray | Al Wilensky

Referee: Armando Garcia

22 4 2

W-MD

The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Vacant NABA Super Featherweight Title

12 of 12 · 130 / 131 lbs

Judges: Carol Castellano 112-116 | Paul Smith 113-115 | C.J. Ross 114-114

Referee: Robert Byrd

23 15 2

W-TKO

Stratosphere Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

2 of 10 · 132 / 132 lbs · 1:05

Referee: Joe Cortez

37 0 0

L-TKO

Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, USA

WBC World featherweight title

7 of 12 · 126 / 126 lbs · 2:30

Judges: Robert Gonzalez 52-60 | Jerry Roth 53-60 | Paolo Scarso 54-59

Referee: Laurence Cole

Frankie Archuleta

18 0 1

W-KO

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

9 of 10 · 128 / 127 lbs · 2:59

Referee: Joe Cortez

Benito Rodriguez

30 31 2

L-UD

Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

10 of 10 · 133 / 133 lbs

Hector Velazquez

24 5 1

W-UD

Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

10 of 10 · 126 / 127 lbs

Judges: Bill Graham 93-97 | Patricia Morse Jarman 92-98 | Al Siciliano 94-96

Referee: Richard Steele

69 15 4

W-KO

Country Club, Reseda, California, USA

9 · 131 lbs

23 4 0

L-UD

Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, New York, USA

10 of 10 · 126 / 126 lbs

Judges: Luis Rivera 94-96 | Don Ackerman 92-96 | Joe Dwyer 93-96

Referee: Arthur Mercante Jr.

14 4 2

W-UD

Trump Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

10 of 10 · 131 / 132 lbs

28 0 0

L-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

WBO World featherweight title

4 of 12 · 126 / 126 lbs · 2:27

Judges: Eva Shain 28-27 | Jose Hiram Rivera 28-27 | Victor Salomon 27-28

Referee: Benjy Esteves, Jr.

Orlando Fernandez

22 8 0

W-KO

Sam's Town Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, USA

World Boxing Union featherweight title

10 of 12 · 126 / 126 lbs · 0:15

Judges: Elmo Adolph 89-81 | John Femia 89-82 | Fred Steinwinder III 89-81

Referee: Steve Smoger

54 8 0

W-UD

Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York, USA

World Boxing Union featherweight title

12 of 12 · 126 / 126 lbs

Judges: Melvina Lathan 117-109 | Harold Lederman 118-108 | Robert Gilson 118-108

Referee: Arthur Mercante Jr.

22 0 3

W-UD

Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

World Boxing Union featherweight title

12 of 12 · 126 / 126 lbs

Judges: Jean Williams 119-109 | Irwin Deutsch 120-108 | Burton Gillium 119-109

Referee: Rudy Battle

17 3 0

W-KO

Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida, USA

World Boxing Union featherweight title

8 of 12 · 125 / 126 lbs · 2:16

Judges: Paul Herman | Chester Comeaux | William Hutt

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

50 9 2

W-UD

Boulder Station Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

World Boxing Union featherweight title

12 of 12 · 126 / 126 lbs

Judges: Duane Ford 119-109 | Chuck Giampa 118-110 | John Rupert 118-110

Referee: Richard Steele

31 3 2

D-MDRAW

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

vacant World Boxing Union featherweight title

12 of 12 · 126 / 126 lbs

Judges: Clark Sammartino 114-114 | Art Lurie 114-114 | Bill Graham 112-116

Referee: Mitch Halpern

18 8 0

D-TDRAW

Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, USA

2 of 10 · 130 / 129 lbs · 0:34

Referee: Elmo Adolph

12 2 1

W-TKO

Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, USA

9 of 10 · 129 / 128 lbs · 1:15

Judges: Ray Dantini | Tony DiCarria | Lou Torgio

Referee: Dave Johnson

Alejandro Gonzalez

34 2 0

L-RTD

Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, USA

WBC World featherweight title

10 of 12 · 126 / 126 lbs · 3:00

Judges: Jose Juan Guerra 91-97 | Gale E. Van Hoy 93-95 | Adrian Morgan 92-95

Referee: Laurence Cole

Pete Taliaferro

26 3 0

W-TKO

Grand Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, USA

10 · 130 / 130 lbs

24 1 0

W-TKO

Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

WBC World featherweight title

2 of 12 · 126 / 125 lbs · 1:58

Judges: Omar Escalante 10-9 | Francisco Manzano 10-9 | John Stewart 10-9

Referee: Tony Perez

Georgie Navarro

20 3 1

W-TKO

Race Course, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

6 of 10 · 129 / 130 lbs · 0:56

Referee: Steve Smoger

Jesse Benavides

37 3 1

W-UD

Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

WBC World featherweight title

12 of 12 · 126 / 126 lbs

Judges: Horacio Castilla 112-116 | Malcolm Bulner 111-117 | Shafeeq Rashada 111-116

Referee: Tony Perez

Gregorio Vargas

29 3 1

W-UD

Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, USA

WBC World featherweight title

12 of 12 · 125 / 126 lbs

Judges: Doug Tucker 115-112 | Dae-Eun Chung 115-112 | Omar Mintun 116-111

Referee: Richard Steele

11 6 1

W-UD

Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

10 of 10 · 128 / 128 lbs

Adolfo Castillo

10 11 1

W-TKO

Paramount Theatre, New York, New York, USA

2 of 10 · 127 / 125 lbs · 2:02

24 8 3

W-TKO

Paramount Theatre, New York, New York, USA

6 of 10 · 126 / 126 lbs · 2:10

12 6 1

W-TKO

Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, Netherlands

4 of 10 · 124 lbs

Referee: Henk Meijers

12 2 0

W-TKO

Paramount Theatre, New York, New York, USA

6 of 10 · 128 / 128 lbs · 2:03

Judges: Barbara Perez | Al DeCesar | Wynn Kintz

Referee: Ken Zimmer

Roberto Villareal

19 3 1

W-KO

Catskill, New York, USA

3 of 10 · 128 / 127 lbs · 2:40

Referee: Wayne Kelly

Antonio Hernandez

31 6 0

W-UD

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

10 of 10 · 127 / 128 lbs

Judges: Steve Weisfeld 99-90 | Tom Kaczmarek 99-91 | Eugene Grant 98-92

9 4 0

W-PTS

Weenahal, Rotterdam, Netherlands

10 of 10 · 127 / 127 lbs

Referee: Henk Meijers

32 14 2

W-TKO

Paramount Theatre, New York, New York, USA

2 · 127 / 128 lbs

12 4 4

W-UD

Paramount Theatre, New York, New York, USA

WBC Continental Americas Featherweight Title

12 of 12 · 126 / 126 lbs

Judges: Nick Drake 116-109 | Tony Castellano 116-112 | George Colon 116-112

Referee: Arthur Mercante

0 0 0

W-TKO

Waregem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

2 of 10

Judges: Daniel Van de Wiele

24 1 3

W-TKO

Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

WBC Continental Americas Featherweight Title

4 of 12 · 126 / 125 lbs · 1:37

Referee: Richard Steele

1 12 0

W-KO

Waregem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

2 · 126 lbs

0 6 0

W-TKO

Sentro Deportivo Korsou, Willemstad, CuraÃ§ao

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