Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-01-31, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the boxing match Bakhram Murtazaliev vs Josh Kelly gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2026).Kelly vs Murtazaliev is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 31st, at the Newcastle Arena in Newcastle (United Kingdom), in a 12-round light middleweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the IBF world super-welterweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Bakhram Murtazaliev record
The undefeated Ibf super-Ww champ Bakhram Murtazaliev entered this fight with a perfect record of 23-0-0 (17 knockouts) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since 2024.
In his last three bouts he has beat Roberto Valenzuela Jr, Jack Culcay (4-stars match, Bakhram Murtazaliev vs Jack Culcay) and Tim Tszyu (Bakhram Murtazaliev vs Tim Tszyu).
Josh Kelly record
His opponent, the former Olympian Josh Kelly, has a boxing record of 17-1-1 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.16 in the light middleweight division.
He suffered his only loss when he faced David Avanesyan in 2021 (David Avanesyan vs Josh Kelly), since then he has won seven times defeating Ishmael Davis (Josh Kelly vs Ishmael Davis) and Flavius Biea in his last two (Josh Kelly vs Flavius Biea).
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the pre-fight press conference video, featuring Josh Kelly and Bakhram Murtazaliev, from the official DAZN Boxing Youtube channel!
Weigh-in
Watch the video of Murtazaliev vs Kelly weigh-in from the official Matchroom Boxing Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Bakhram Murtazaliev vs Josh Kelly as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
Result
Who won Murtazaliev vs Kelly fight?
Josh Kelly defeated Bakhram Murtazaliev via majority decision. Scores were 115-111, 114-113, 113-113.
