Hearn wants Josh Kelly to fight Brandon Rios or Victor Ortiz next

By Tim Royner: Eddie Hearn is targeting former world champions Brandon Rios or Jessie Vargas as two guys that he’d like to match welterweight prospect Josh Kelly (7-0, 5 KOs) for his next fight following his 7th round stoppage victory over Commonwealth welterweight champion Kris George (14-2, 8 KOs) last Saturday night at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, UK.

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Josh Kelly vs. Kris George – Results

By Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten welterweight prospect Josh Kelly (7-0, 5 KOs) out-boxed Commonwealth 147 lb. champion Kris George (14-2, 8 KOs) in stopping him after the 7th round on Saturday night in a surprisingly competitive fight at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, UK. George’s corner halted the fight. It was one-sided for the most part, but still far too competitive for all the hype that surrounds Kelly. He should have trounced George, but he couldn’t do that. The power just wasn’t there for the 2016 Olympian.

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Josh Kelly vs. Kris George this Saturday in Newcastle

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By Trevor McIntyre: Josh Kelly (6-0, 4 KOs) will be fighting Commonwealth welterweight champion Kris George (14-1, 8 KOs) this Saturday night in a 12 round fight on June 16 at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle. The 24-year-old 2016 Olympian Kelly is coming off of a 10 round unanimous decision victory over 35-year-old former junior middleweight champion Carlos Molina on March 31 on the undercard of IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s unification fight against WBO champion Joseph Parker at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

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Crawford says he’ll “SMASH” Josh Kelly and Daniyar Yeleussinov

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By Scott Gilfoid: Eddie Hearn has high hopes for welterweight prospects Josh Kelly (5-0, 4 KOs) and Daniyar Yeleussinov, and he’s counting on them turning into stars in the future for him. Hearn thinks those two fighters will turn into the next mega-talents for his Matchroom Boxing stable. However, former 140 lb. unified champion Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford (32-0, 23 KOs) doesn’t view either of them as being in the same league with him.

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2018 Predictions

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By Gav Duthie: After reviewing the year it feels like the right time to preview next year. If we get a year anywhere near as good as 2017 boxing will continue to be in a strong place.

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