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Kelly Grinds Down Bastida To Be
Crowned WBO International Champion
Josh Kelly overcame a tough Lucas Bastida to enter the world
rankings and claim the WBO International Super Welterweight
Championship. It was a fiery encounter before the bell had
even sounded, and after yesterdays weigh-in antics that saw
the two main event fighters exchanging words, Bastida walked
to the ring in a Newcastle United football shirt to
antagonise Sunderland's Kelly even further.
With his name upon the banners, Kelly did not disappoint the
Channel 5 audience and all those in attendance at the Vertu
Motors Arena on a fantastic Wasserman Boxing fight night. 'PBK'
had a job to do as he continued his climb up the rankings,
but had clearly been working on all the physical and
technical aspects of his game to grind down his Argentine
opponent.
"I've said i only want to be in big fights, and that kid
tonight has only lost once, and that was due to a cut. It
wasn't even a legitimate loss," said Kelly, live on Channel
5 post-fight.
"He's a strong Argentine who wanted to push forward, with a
marauding style where he tried swinging shots from
everywhere. I needed to keep my discipline in there tonight,
and that's exactly what i did."
The eyes were on the North East fighter fighter even more so
when British champion, and potential opponent, Troy
Williamson entered the arena with his Newcastle shirt on.
Asked about this being the next move for Team Kelly, there
was no denying if they did, or didn't, want this fight.
"We absolutely want that fight. I'm here for all the big
fights and that includes Troy," he said. "I've told Adam
(Booth) and the rest of the team that it's a fight we all
definitely want to see."
The post-fight interview between Channel 5, Kalle Sauerland
and Josh Kelly was to be quickly interrupted by Williamson,
as he gave his opinion on the future encounter.
"It's a fight that represents the future of British boxing,
and i'm up for it 100%," he said.
"Lets get it on."
Results
Josh Kelly def. Lucas Bastida via points - 98-92, 99-92,
96-85
Harlem Eubank def. Eliot Chavez due to Chavez DQ
Pat McCormack def. Dimitri Trenel via first-round stoppage
Ben Marksby def. Rustem Fatkhullin via points, 60-55
Steve Robinson def. Phil Williams via points - 39-37
Jordan Barker-Porter def. Bec Connolly via fifth-round
stoppage
Hose Stewart vs. Franklin Ignatius was declared a draw
Lisa Whiteside def. Jasmina Nad via points - 60-54
Kai Richmond def. Taka Bembere via third-round stoppage
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