On September 24, 1994, the 27-year-old WBC featherweight world champion, Kevin Kelley (39-0, 27 KOs), faced Jose Vida Ramos, in a title defense fight.
Kelley came in to the fight on a 39-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 29 days.
Kevin Kelley made very easy work of Jose Vida Ramos, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Kelley improves his record to 40-0 (28 KOs)
On December 4, 1993, a 26-year-old Kevin Kelley (36-0, 26 KOs) got a shot at the WBC featherweight title held by 23-year-old Mexican boxer Gregorio Vargas (29-3-1, 20 KOs).
Kelley came in to the fight on a 36-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days. Vargas was on a 11-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Kevin Kelley defeated Gregorio Vargas via unanimous decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Kelley improves his record to 37-0, while Vargas adds a loss to his record at 29-4-1.
On May 6, 1994, the 26-year-old WBC featherweight world champion, Kevin Kelley (37-0, 26 KOs), faced Jesse Benavides, in a title defense fight.
Kelley came in to the fight on a 37-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 2 days.
Kevin Kelley defeated Jesse Benavides via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC featherweight title. Kelley improves his record to 38-0
On November 12, 1991, a 24-year-old Kevin Kelley (24-0, 18 KOs) and Rafael Zuñiga met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Kelley came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 8 days.
Kevin Kelley stopped Rafael Zuñiga via TKO in the 4th round. Kelley improves his record to 25-0 (19 KOs)
On June 15, 1996, a 28-year-old Kevin Kelley (43-1-2, 30 KOs) and Derrick Gainer met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Kelley came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 13 days.
Kevin Kelley stopped Derrick Gainer via KO in the 8th round. Kelley improves his record to 44-1-2 (31 KOs)
On February 17, 2006, a 38-year-old Kevin Kelley (57-6-2, 38 KOs) and Juan Carlos Ramírez met in the ring.
Kelley came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days.
Kevin Kelley stopped Juan Carlos Ramírez via KO in the 2nd round. Kelley improves his record to 58-6-2 (39 KOs)
On November 4, 2005, a 38-year-old Kevin Kelley (56-6-2, 37 KOs) and Sandro Marcos met in the ring.
Kelley came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 18 days.
Kevin Kelley stopped Sandro Marcos via TKO in the 4th round. Kelley improves his record to 57-6-2 (38 KOs)
On March 14, 1997, a 29-year-old Kevin Kelley (45-1-2, 31 KOs) and Jesus Salud met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Kelley came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days.
Kevin Kelley defeated Jesus Salud via unanimous decision in the 12-round featherweight fight. Kelley improves his record to 46-1-2
On February 2, 1996, a 28-year-old Kevin Kelley (42-1-2, 30 KOs) and Louie Espinoza met in the ring in a featherweight bout.
Kelley came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days.
Kevin Kelley defeated Louie Espinoza via unanimous decision in the 12-round featherweight fight. Kelley improves his record to 43-1-2
On July 13, 2002, a 35-year-old Kevin Kelley (52-5-2, 35 KOs) and a 22-year-old Mexican boxer Humberto Soto (22-4-2, 12 KOs) met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
Kelley came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days. Soto was on a 9-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 29 days.
Kevin Kelley defeated Humberto Soto via majority decision in the 12-round super-featherweight fight. Kelley improves his record to 53-5-2, while Soto adds a loss to his record at 22-5-2.