Bakhram Murtazaliev vs Josh Kelly

Josh Kelly may be forced to run back his victory over Bakhram Murtazaliev.

Judge Pawel Kardyni scored the contest 113-113 even, while Steve Gray and John Basile had it 114-113 and 115-111 in Kelly's favour.

However, Gray's scoring of the 12th and final round caused a stir.

The experienced official submitted a highly unusual 10-10 scorecard, which is frowned upon and generally advised against.

Had Gray scored the round 10-9 for Murtazaliev, then the contest would have been declared a draw, and the Russian would have retained the red and gold strap.

Murtazaliev's Attorney Patrick English, has subsequently submitted an appeal to the IBF on his behalf for an immediate rematch, arguing that his client was the rightful winner of the 12th.

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i had it a draw so i don't mind a rematch

I had it a draw too but was disappointed how slow and one paced Murtazaliev was.

what about paddy donovan as an opponent for josh?

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Originally Posted by TIC

what about paddy donovan as an opponent for josh?

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That should be easy enough for Josh to take. He would make easy work of Conor Benn but the rest of the division are too good for him.