Kevin Kelley (The Flushing Flash) is a 57-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former featherweight world champion. In a career spanning 20 years, 8 months, and 13 days, Kelley amassed a record of 60-10-2, which includes 39 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Kevin Kelley was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. on June 29, 1967. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on September 8, 1988 against Willie Barnes. Kelley defeated Barnes via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Kelley became a world champion at the age of 26 after 36 professional fights. He challenged Gregorio Vargas for the WBC featherweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Kelley's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Vicente Escobedo at age 41, on May 21, 2009.
Some of Kevin Kelley's best fights have been against Gregorio Vargas, Humberto Soto, Héctor Velázquez, and Carlos Hernandez. For a complete list of Kelley's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Kevin Kelley".
Kelley has 10 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Kevin Kelley Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | May 21, 2009 | 41 | Vicente Escobedo | loss | TKO 2 |
71 | Oct 10, 2008 | 41 | David Rodela | loss | SD 8 |
70 | Jul 08, 2008 | 41 | Jaime Palma | win | UD 10 |
69 | Nov 11, 2006 | 39 | Manuel Medina 35 66-15 | loss | MD 12 |
68 | Sep 28, 2006 | 39 | Carlos Hernández 35 42-6-1 | win | UD 10 |
67 | Jun 10, 2006 | 38 | Bobby Pacquiao 26 28-11-3 | loss | KO 4 |
66 | Feb 17, 2006 | 38 | Juan Carlos Ramírez | win | KO 2 |
65 | Nov 04, 2005 | 38 | Sandro Marcos | win | TKO 4 |
64 | May 17, 2005 | 37 | Jose Reyes | win | UD 10 |
63 | Mar 03, 2005 | 37 | Felix St Kitts | win | TKO 8 |
62 | Apr 12, 2003 | 35 | Marco Antonio Barrera 29 56-3 | loss | TKO 4 |
61 | Nov 14, 2002 | 35 | Johnny West | win | KO 5 |
60 | Jul 13, 2002 | 35 | Humberto Soto 22 22-4-2 | win | MD 12 |
59 | Apr 27, 2002 | 34 | Raul Franco | win | TKO 2 |
58 | Sep 02, 2000 | 33 | Érik Morales 24 37-0 | loss | TKO 7 |
57 | Jan 22, 2000 | 32 | Frankie Archuleta | win | KO 9 |
56 | Aug 13, 1999 | 32 | Benito Rodriguez | loss | UD 10 |
55 | May 08, 1999 | 31 | Héctor Velázquez 24 24-5-1 | win | UD 10 |
54 | Dec 17, 1998 | 31 | Jorge Ramirez | win | KO 9 |
53 | Jul 18, 1998 | 31 | Derrick Gainer | loss | UD 10 |
52 | May 08, 1998 | 30 | Vincent Howard | win | UD 10 |
51 | Dec 19, 1997 | 30 | Naseem Hamed 23 28-0 | loss | KO 4 |
50 | Jul 12, 1997 | 30 | Orlando Fernandez | win | KO 10 |
49 | Mar 14, 1997 | 29 | Jesus Salud | win | UD 12 |
48 | Nov 16, 1996 | 29 | Edwin Santana | win | UD 12 |
47 | Jun 15, 1996 | 28 | Derrick Gainer | win | KO 8 |
46 | Feb 02, 1996 | 28 | Louie Espinoza | win | UD 12 |
45 | Sep 09, 1995 | 28 | Clarence Adams | draw | MD 12 |
44 | Jul 28, 1995 | 28 | Tommy Parks | draw | TD 2 |
43 | Mar 31, 1995 | 27 | Ricardo Rivera | win | TKO 9 |
42 | Jan 07, 1995 | 27 | Alejandro González | loss | RTD 10 |
41 | Nov 02, 1994 | 27 | Pete Taliaferro | win | TKO 10 |
40 | Sep 24, 1994 | 27 | Jose Vida Ramos | win | TKO 2 |
39 | Jun 26, 1994 | 26 | Georgie Navarro | win | TKO 6 |
38 | May 06, 1994 | 26 | Jesse Benavides | win | UD 12 |
37 | Dec 04, 1993 | 26 | Gregorio Vargas 23 29-3-1 | win | UD 12 |
36 | Sep 11, 1993 | 26 | Patrick Simeon | win | UD 10 |
35 | Jul 08, 1993 | 26 | Adolfo Castillo | win | TKO 2 |
34 | May 13, 1993 | 25 | Jesus Poll | win | TKO 6 |
33 | Mar 23, 1993 | 25 | Angel Gonzalez | win | TKO 4 |
32 | Jan 12, 1993 | 25 | Peter Nieves | win | TKO 6 |
31 | Sep 25, 1992 | 25 | Roberto Villareal | win | KO 3 |
30 | Aug 20, 1992 | 25 | Antonio Hernandez | win | UD 10 |
29 | Jun 02, 1992 | 24 | Alric Johnson | win | PTS 10 |
28 | May 21, 1992 | 24 | Tomas Valdez | win | TKO 2 |
27 | Feb 18, 1992 | 24 | Troy Dorsey | win | UD 12 |
26 | Jan 31, 1992 | 24 | Hector Padilla | win | TKO 2 |
25 | Nov 12, 1991 | 24 | Rafael Zuñiga | win | TKO 4 |
24 | Oct 04, 1991 | 24 | Cesar Almonte | win | KO 2 |
23 | Aug 31, 1991 | 24 | Juan Gomez Polo | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Jul 23, 1991 | 24 | James Pipps | win | TKO 4 |
21 | Jun 14, 1991 | 23 | Job Walters | win | TKO 6 |
20 | May 27, 1991 | 23 | Richie Foster | win | KO 1 |
19 | Mar 22, 1991 | 23 | Harold Warren | win | UD 10 |
18 | Feb 12, 1991 | 23 | Boualem Belkif | win | KO 3 |
17 | Nov 30, 1990 | 23 | Ernesto Quintana | win | TKO 1 |
16 | Oct 30, 1990 | 23 | Jesse Sierra | win | TKO 5 |
15 | Sep 13, 1990 | 23 | Cruz Saldana | win | KO 1 |
14 | Dec 23, 1989 | 22 | Russell Davison | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Nov 30, 1989 | 22 | Martin Mendoza | win | KO 1 |
12 | Nov 13, 1989 | 22 | Fermin Rodriguez | win | KO 2 |
11 | Oct 30, 1989 | 22 | Jean Pierre Dibateza | win | PTS 8 |
10 | Aug 24, 1989 | 22 | Byron Chacon | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Jul 27, 1989 | 22 | Jose Villasenor | win | KO 1 |
8 | May 25, 1989 | 21 | Bruce Flippins | win | TKO 4 |
7 | May 05, 1989 | 21 | Anthony Barela | win | UD 6 |
6 | Mar 03, 1989 | 21 | Anthony Barela | win | UD 6 |
5 | Feb 09, 1989 | 21 | Carlos Peralta | win | KO 2 |
4 | Dec 15, 1988 | 21 | Agustin Silva | win | TKO 4 |
3 | Nov 10, 1988 | 21 | Joey King | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Oct 27, 1988 | 21 | Vicente Arias | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Sep 08, 1988 | 21 | Willie Barnes | win | TKO 2 |