It was a night of endless drama for Josh Kelly on Saturday in Newcastle. And a few dreams and fairytales thrown in for good measure.
He started as a big underdog in his world title fight against the unbeaten Bakhram Murtazaliev; he finished exhausted, bruised and the new IBF super-welterweight champion. It was a win that few outside of Kelly’s tight circle believed would happen. Murtazaliev and his experienced crew thought it was an easy night and, at the end, the fallen champion looked more confused than upset that he had just lost his title.
