[1] Kelly outpointed Martin Fidel Rios over ten rounds at the AO Arena, Manchester capturing the WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title with a unanimous decision win with the scorecards 99-89, 100-87 and 98-89.
[3] Kelly became the WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight titleholder again, knocking down Kostov in the first round and twice in the fourth where the fight was halted by TKO.
[4] In ProBox Promotions’ main event in Plant City, Florida, Kelly defeated middleweight contender Kanat Islam handing him his first loss despite being the underdog.
[5] Kelly captured the WBO global middleweight title with scores 95-95, 96-94 and 97-93, a majority decision.
[10][1] Before every fight, Kelly takes a blade of grass from his mother's graveside and places it in his hand wraps.