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ITV News
3 days ago
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Sunderland boxer Josh Kelly wins by TKO in first-round victory against Flavius Biea
Josh Kelly is hoping to bring a world-title fight to the North East after a dramatic win in front of a home crowd. The Sunderland boxer put a quick stop to the show at Newcastle's Utilita Arena, after a first-round knock out of opponent Flavius Biea. The dramatic TKO was called with less than a minute left on the clock, meaning the Romanian champion's 12-win streak was ended. Following the fight, Kelly told ITV Tyne Tees: "I've been hitting different in the gym, nothing much has changed but my mindset. "I don't ever think I'm going in there to knock this guy out, I just go in there to box. The speed and the power and when you don't see the shot coming, it lands and that's it. Good night, God bless." Kelly needed to win to keep himself in contention for a world title fight in the future - one he says should be fought at the Stadium of Light. He told ITV Tyne Tees: "I believe in the next couple of years I will headline there. But it needs a big domestic to get it there, we need someone interesting, like a [Conor] Benn or someone like that. It would be unbelievable, a dream come true for me." The undercard also featured five fighters from the North East, including huge wins for Newcastle's Cyrus Pattinson, who was declared victorious after an "all out war" with Joe Garside - his team threw in the towel in round five. Plus, TKO wins for Darlington's Ben Marksby and Birtley's Dan Toward and Lee Rogers defeated Charles Tondo by decision. Morpeth's Matt McCallum who went the distance, but lost on points to Niall Brown.
BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
Kelly calls out Benn after first-round stoppage win
Sunderland fighter Josh Kelly called out Conor Benn after making light work of Flavius Biea at Newcastle 31, bulldozed Biea in one round of their light-middleweight bout, dropping the Romanian with a left just over a minute of the round left, 35-year-old Biea was slow to rise to beat the referee's count, prompting the official to wave off the about who he wanted to fight next, Kelly called out domestic rival Benn."If it's a big domestic fight, [I want] Benn," Kelly replied."If it's not Benn, if he doesn't want to take that fight, then it'll be a big world-title fight."In every governing body I'm ranked number four or number three, two in some governing bodies."I'm there. I've been knocking on the door for some time. I'm in my prime now. Let me run, let me run."Benn is still considering his next move after suffering the first defeat of his career by Chris Eubank Jr in Englishman usually fights at welterweight, but moved up to middleweight to face improved his record to 17 wins, one loss and one draw, collecting just the ninth stoppage a derailing loss to David Avanesyan in 2021, Kelly has rebuilt his career with seven wins in a row.
The Sun
3 days ago
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- The Sun
Josh Kelly vs Flavius Biea LIVE RESULTS: Pretty Boy lands brutal left hook to BEAT Romanian star by first round TKO
Live Blog PRETTY PENNY Chisanga Malata , Senior Digital & Print Combat Sports Reporter Updated : 22:26, 6 Jun 2025 JOSH KELLY has made a statement on national television by landing a brutal left hook to beat Flavius Biea in just the first round! Three body shots rattled the torso of Romanian Biea which drew a big reaction from the Newcastle crowd. And then two consecutive blows from Pretty Boy dropped Biea to the canvas - eventually forcing the referee to call off the fight. RESULT: Josh Kelly beats Flavius Biea by TKO BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Follow ALL the action from the Newcastle Arena with our live blog below... Josh Kelly vs Flavius Biea Niall Brown vs Matt McCallum Ben Marksby vs Nicolas Blanco Felix Cash vs Rolando Mansilla Lucas Roehrig vs Sofiane Quoit Tom Welland vs Mauricio Perez Codie Smith vs Mario Portillo Lee Rogers vs Charles Tondo Cyrus Pattinson vs Joe Garside Dan Toward vs Connor Goulding Matty Harris vs Dan Garber Former Olympian Josh Kelly returns to action for a huge welterweight clash against WBC Latino champion Flavius Biea! Kelly is in incredible form having won his last six fights dating back to June 2022. However, Kelly's last performance was underwhelming as he was forced to battle through a Ishmael Davis onslaught before picking up a decision win on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois. And his upcoming is set to be another tough one as Biea enters this bout on a 12-fight winning streak, last beating Jonathan Jose Eniz to claim the then vacant WBC Latino Super Welterweight belt. This fight has all the ingredients to be a blockbuster encounter and SunSport can provide fans with all the information ahead of fight night.
The Sun
3 days ago
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- The Sun
Josh Kelly vs Flavius Biea LIVE RESULTS: Fight updates ahead of huge welterweight battle in Newcastle
JOSH KELLY will leave it all in the ring tonight as he takes on WBC Latino champion Flavius Biea on a huge Newcastle bill - and the main card is currently UNDERWAY! Kelly, 31, most recently survived an onslaught from Ishmael Davis before being victorious via a points decision on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois. And it doesn't get any easier for the British boxer as he now faces a Latino champ who enters the ring on the back of a 12-fight winning streak. But before that huge bout gets underway, there are several fights on the undercard for fans to sink their teeth into.
The Sun
3 days ago
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- The Sun
Josh Kelly vs Flavius Biea LIVE RESULTS: Card UNDERWAY ahead of huge main event in Newcastle
JOSH KELLY will leave it all in the ring tonight as he takes on WBC Latino champion Flavius Biea at the top of a Newcastle bill - and the main card is now UNDERWAY! Kelly, 31, most recently survived an onslaught from Ishmael Davis before being victorious via a points decision on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois. And it doesn't get any easier for the British boxer as he now faces a Latino champ who enters the ring on the back of a 12-fight winning streak. But before that huge bout gets underway, there are several fights on the undercard for fans to sink their teeth into. just now By Chisanga Malata Harris vs Garber - Round 1 Harris is boxing behind his long jab early doors and looking to land hooks to the body of his former sparring partner. Garber is all too happy to operate on the back foot and allow Harris to walk him down. 3 minutes ago By Chisanga Malata Heavyweights on deck A tasty heavyweight dust-up between Matty Harris and Dan Garber is about to go down. This domestic dust-up should be a good one. 6 minutes ago By Chisanga Malata Remaining fight card in full In case you haven't been keeping up with the early prelims, here are the remaining fights left on the card. 12 minutes ago By Nyle Smith First win of the night We've had our first win of the night, which saw Lucas Roehrig beat Sofiane Quoit. 14 minutes ago By Nyle Smith Class Kelly Josh Kelly is confident that he will show everyone why he believes he is world class. The Brit boxer said: "Biea has shown he's got what plenty of others in my division haven't – the minerals to step up and fight me. 'You have to respect his warrior mentality but there are levels to this game, and on June 6, I will show him, and everyone watching on Channel 5, why I am world class. 'Biea will no doubt think he'll be able to walk me down, but I'll make him miss, and then I'll make him pay. 'It will be beautiful and brutal.' 15 minutes ago By Nyle Smith What is the full card? Josh Kelly vs Flavius Biea Niall Brown vs Matt McCallum Ben Marksby vs Nicolas Blanco Felix Cash vs Rolando Mansilla Lucas Roehrig vs Sofiane Quoit Tom Welland vs Mauricio Perez Codie Smith vs Mario Portillo Lee Rogers vs Charles Tondo Cyrus Pattinson vs Joe Garside Dan Toward vs Connor Goulding Matty Harris vs Dan Garber 15 minutes ago By Nyle Smith Welcome to SunSport's coverage of Josh Kelly vs Flavius Biea Former Olympian Josh Kelly returns to action for a huge welterweight clash against WBC Latino champion Flavius Biea! Kelly is in incredible form having won his last six fights dating back to June 2022. However, Kelly's last performance was underwhelming as he was forced to battle through a Ishmael Davis onslaught before picking up a decision win on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois. And his upcoming is set to be another tough one as Biea enters this bout on a 12-fight winning streak, last beating Jonathan Jose Eniz to claim the then vacant WBC Latino Super Welterweight belt. This fight has all the ingredients to be a blockbuster encounter and SunSport can provide fans with all the information ahead of fight night.
