Glen Kelly (boxer)
Glen Kelly (born 8 March 1971 in La Perouse, New South Wales) is an Indigenous Australian professional boxer. The pinnacle of Kelly's boxing career came in 2002, when he unsuccessfully challenged Roy Jones Jr for the WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO, WBF and IBA light heavyweight World titles. Kelly, who came in undefeated, was knocked out in seventh round.[1]
| Glen Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Glen Kelly |
| Nickname(s) | Kunga |
| Weight(s) | Light heavyweight, Cruiserweight |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Reach | 180 cm (71 in) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 8 March 1971 La Perouse, Sydney, Australia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 35 |
| Wins | 31 |
| Wins by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Career
Kelly won the New South Wales light-heavyweight title in 1996, before winning the Australian Light Heavyweight title the following year and the IBF Pan Pacific light heavyweight title (against Anthony Bigeni) in 1999. he defended them titles against Sam Soliman before relinquished his Australian titles to fight in USA, beating Billy Lewis for the IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight title in 2000. Kelly then moved to be trained by former world champion, Jeff Fenech. His biggest fight was against Roy Jones, Jr. for the WBC, WBA, IBF, IBO, WBF and IBA light heavyweight World titles in 2002. Kelly was outclassed by Jones, being knocked out in the seventh round.[2] His final fight was against David Haye in 2005 which he lost by TKO in the 2nd round.
Professional boxing record
| 35 fights | 31 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 17 | 3 |
| By decision | 14 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Loss | 31–3–1 |  |
TKO | 2 (10), 1:09 | 4 March 2005 | |
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| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 |  |
UD | 12 | 8 August 2004 | |
Retained OPBF Cruiserweight Title |
| 33 | Win | 30–2–1 |  |
TKO | 6 (10), 2:15 | 23 January 2004 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
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| 32 | Win | 29–2–1 | |
UD | 12 | 13 April 2003 | |
Won vacant OPBF Cruiserweight Title, Won IBF Pan-Pacific Cruiserweight Title |
| 31 | Loss | 28–2–1 | |
TKO | 4 (12) | 18 September 2002 | |
For OPBF Light Heavyweight Title |
| 30 | Loss | 28–1–1 |  |
KO | 7 (12), 1:55 | 2 February 2002 | |
For WBA, WBC, IBF, IBO, WBF, IBA, and The Ring Light Heavyweight titles |
| 29 | Win | 28–0–1 | |
UD | 8 | 3 August 2001 | | |
| 28 | Win | 27–0–1 |  |
TKO | 3 (10) | 29 June 2001 | |
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| 27 | Win | 26–0–1 | |
TKO | 10 (10), 2:17 | 24 February 2001 | |
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| 26 | Win | 25–0–1 | |
TKO | 7 (12), 2:17 | 7 September 2000 | |
IBF Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator, Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight title |
| 25 | Win | 24–0–1 | |
UD | 12 | 17 March 2000 | |
Retained Australian Light Heavyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–0–1 | |
TKO | 6 (10) | 22 November 1999 | |
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| 23 | Win | 22–0–1 | |
UD | 12 | 28 September 1999 | |
Retained IBF Pan Pacific Light Heavyweight Title, Retained Australian Light Heavyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–0–1 | |
PTS | 12 | 4 June 1999 | |
Retained IBF Pan Pacific Light Heavyweight Title |
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 |  |
TKO | 8 (12) | 16 January 1999 | |
Retained IBF Pan Pacific Light Heavyweight Title, Retained Australian Light Heavyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 |  |
TKO | 7 (12) | 27 August 1998 | |
Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific Light Heavyweight Title |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | |
TKO | 3 (10) | 24 April 1998 | |
Personal life
His brother is also a professional boxer Kevin Kelly
he is married to Tracy Kelly and they have 5 kids together. they have been together for over 20 years.
References
- "Glen Kelly". 30 November 2007.
- Masters, Roy (4 February 2002). "Public execution in the ring for brave Kelly". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 8 February 2002.