Bakhram Murtazaliev vs Josh Kelly full card results
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Josh Padley settled the EBU European super featherweight belt in two rounds, controlling Jaouad Belmehdi from the opening exchange and closing the fight once
Josh Kelly believes Bakhram Murtazaliev's fearsome knockout record will inspire him to pull off an upset win in Saturday's world title fight.
Murtazaliev was behind on the scorecards when he stopped Jack Culcay late on as the away fighter in Germany to win the then vacant IBF title back in 2024. The champion may have to dig deep against a more skilful fighter again on Saturday but Murtazaliev can force a stoppage in the second half to keep hold of his belt.
Fighting back tears at times, former two-time unified world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua spoke publicly for the first time Thursday about the car crash that killed two friends in Nigeria last month.