Kevin Kelley
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| Real name | Kevin Kelley |
| Nickname(s) | The Flushing Flash |
| Rated at | Featherweight |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth date | June 29, 1967 |
| Birth place | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Stance | Southpaw |
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| Total fights | 69 |
| Wins | 59 |
| Wins by KO | 39 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Kevin Kelley (born Kevin Philip Kelley on June 29, 1967, in Brooklyn, New York) is a professional boxer and former television commentator.
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[edit] Amateur career
Kelley won two New York Golden Gloves Championships as well as the 1985 119lb Sub-Novice Championship and the 1986 119lb Open Championship. In 1988 Kelley advanced to the finals of the 125lb Open division and was to have met Fred Liberatore in the finals. Kelley was injured and could not fight. Liberatore was declared the Champion by Default-Injury.\
In the Olympic box-offs he lost to Carl Daniels. His record was 62-5.
[edit] Professional career
Known as the "Flushing Flash," Kelley held the WBC featherweight title and defended it until he lost he TKO to Alejandro Gonzalez, after Kelley failed to come out for the 11th round. Kelley won the title by defeating Gregorio Vargas by unanimous decision in 1993.
Kelley's defeats include losses to Naseem Hamed, Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales. In his fight with Hamed, Hamed was down once in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th rounds. Kelley was down once in the 2nd and twice in the 4th, the second of which ended the fight and gave the victory to Hamed.
Kelley knocked out former WBA featherweight champion Derrick Gainer in 1996, a loss which Gainer later avenged via unanimous decision in 1998.
His current record is 59 wins, 8 losses, and two draws. He has 39 wins by knockout.
[edit] Outside the ring
While fighting, Kelley also has moonlighted as a color commentator, most notably for HBO. He was the lead on HBO's short lived KO Nation television show. The show served as a "hip hop" based boxing broadcast, and was hosted by Ed Lover.
| Preceded by Gregorio Vargas |
WBC Featherweight Champion 4 Dec 1993– 7 Jan 1995 |
Succeeded by Alejandro Gonzalez |
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