Josh Kelly survives late drama to become world champion against Bakhram Murtazaliev

Kelly made an excellent start and even dropped his opponent, but that was almost undone when he was floored in round nine before absorbing a tough finish in the championship rounds. 

Despite Murtazaliev’s efforts in the closing rounds, Kelly clung on to win on the scorecards via majority decision with the scores reading 115-111 and 114-113 in favour of Kelly against a card of 113-113. 

Kelly’s win now makes him Britain’s latest world champion, and he will be keen to land another huge fight against the likes of Jaron Ennis and Vergil Ortiz. 

All highlights from tonight's show in Newcastle can be found below.

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