He began boxing at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church gym in 1946 when he was 13 and won gold at the 1948 Olympic trials at age 14[2] At age 16, he became the youngest boxer to ever win a Canadian amateur senior crown.
Kelly was inducted into the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame 1990.
[3] Brian Kelly died in 2016 at age 78:from Alzheimer's disease.
In 1971, Kelly fought for the light heavyweight world title, losing to Bob Foster.
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