Kevin Kelley

Kevin Kelley is a retired American professional boxer who was born on June 29, 1967. During his boxing career, which spanned over 20 years from 1988 to 2009, he fought in 72 matches.

In his first professional boxing match on September 8, 1988, Kevin Kelley won by defeating Willie Barnes via a 2nd round TKO. He went on to win his next 40 fights, 28 of which were won via stoppage. With his exceptional performance, he earned his first world title fight at the age of 26 against Gregorio Vargas.

In his World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title fight against Gregorio Vargas on December 4, 1993, Kevin Kelley emerged victorious via a 12-round unanimous decision making him the featherweight Champion of the World. He had won his first world title.

After his first title win, Kelley successfully defended his featherweight title against Jose Vida Ramos in a fight on September 24, 1994. Kevin Kelley won this fight via 2nd round TKO.

However, Kevin Kelley's notable career highlight was winning the featherweight world title. The American retired professional boxer fought a total of three career highlight fights. He won his first career highlight fight-based on a unanimous decision on December 4, 1993, against Gregorio Vargas, for the World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title. He successfully defended his title against Jose Vida Ramos on September 24, 1994, winning via a 2nd round TKO. His last career highlight fight was against Naseem Hamed on December 19, 1997, in a fight where he lost via a 4th round knockout, but it was still a significant fight in his professional boxing career.

Across Kevin Kelley's professional boxing career, he maintained an impressive record, winning 60 of his 72 fights. He lost ten of his total matches, and two were draws. The American fighter earned his first professional boxing loss in a title bout, which was against Alejandro Gonzalez on January 7, 1995, via 10th round referee technical decision.

Kelley's last professional fight was against Vicente Escobedo, which was a non-title bout on May 21, 2009. He lost the match in the 2nd round via TKO, and this marked the end of his remarkable boxing career. For his entire career, Kevin Kelley bagged one title win in the featherweight category, won 39 fights via knockout, and lost six times due to a knockout. It's been 13 years, 10 months, and 10 days since his last fight.

Kelley had some of his best fights with notable victories over several boxers such as Jose Vida Ramos, Gregorio Vargas, Juan Carlos Ramirez, Sandro Marcos, Frankie Archuleta, Georgie Navarro, and Johnny West. He also had seven losses in non-title fights and three losses during title bouts.

Kevin Kelley was an all-action fighter and always gave his best in every match he competed in. In summary, Kevin Kelley's professional boxing career was full of notable achievements, particularly his one world title win at featherweight, among others. His excellent fighting style and tenacity endeared him to many boxing fans worldwide, making him one of the most unforgettable boxers of his era.

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