Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Josh Kelly | DAZN - 31 January 2026

[Stobbo]

Strange cards as usual
114 112 about right i suppose
I had Murt by 2 for what it's worth

[veriton]

Awful way to win a title. Feel sorry for the Russian because he's been jobbed there.

Running, running, running.

[handsofstone]

I've got Kelly 115-111 but as intriguing as it was it was poor , every round decided on a couple of punches, Kelly was elusive, Murtazaliev couldn't figure him out, Kelly dropped him with a jab in the 4th, it set the tone, Murtazaliev threatened but was toothless, he did drop Kelly in the 9th with a cracking left hook, hurt him but didn't look like finishing him, Kelly nicked every single round fair play that was dire

[CaptainSpacerod]

Don't like all his in ring showboating but well played to him

Leaves a bit of a sour taste in the mouth that you can win a world title by running away for 12 rounds. Bellew summed up the difference between boxing and running very well and Kelly was definitely in the latter category.

[Sendo Takeshi]

What a joke.
Really wanna see some AI punch stats for that.
And how many kilometer Kelly ran, while we are at it.

[wrighty]

Kelly is the Sunderland Junior Witter

Junior was knocking a lot of blokes out in his domestic run though!

[skanksta]

I've got Kelly 115-111 but as intriguing as it was it was poor , every round decided on a couple of punches, Kelly was elusive, Murtazaliev couldn't figure him out, Kelly dropped him with a jab in the 4th, it set the tone, Murtazaliev threatened but was toothless, he did drop Kelly in the 9th with a cracking left hook, hurt him but didn't look like finishing him, Kelly nicked every single round fair play that was dire

Same 115-111.

Could be closer, but Kelly nicking an MD seems right.

[gregregegg]

I wonder what would of happened if the Russian just stood in the middle of the ring and didn’t chase…

[rd350lc]

Don't like all his in ring showboating but well played to him

Leaves a bit of a sour taste in the mouth that you can win a world title by running away for 12 rounds. Bellew summed up the difference between boxing and running very well and Kelly was definitely in the latter category.

He obviously showboated far less tonight and knew he couldn't afford to.

Nobody, including me gave him a chance in there tonight.
Well done PBK

[Sendo Takeshi]

I wonder what would of happened if the Russian just stood in the middle of the ring and didn’t chase…

Nothing at all.

[keithmoonhangover]

I TOLD YOU HE WAS GONNA WIN. HA'WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stobbo]

Don't like all his in ring showboating but well played to him

Leaves a bit of a sour taste in the mouth that you can win a world title by running away for 12 rounds. Bellew summed up the difference between boxing and running very well and Kelly was definitely in the latter category.

He obviously showboated far less tonight and knew he couldn't afford to.

Nobody, including me gave him a chance in there tonight.
Well done PBK

Yeah. I got it wrong too
Over the moon to be so mind

[keithmoonhangover]

Josh would mop the floor for Connor Benn.

[forcefraser]

It comes down to what you like. I didn't like that.

That's no way to win a title. Dalton Smith showed how you win a title. This was pish.

Running around all night trying to knick rounds. It a legal way to win, but it's the way of the shisester

Hope he walks onto a cracker in his next fight so we dont have to suffer through that rubbish again

[mickey1975]

i realise the top of the bill is not on … but
its EMPTY

The last prelim, a ten rounder, loads left after that. A geordie ticket seller. And loads hadn't arrived.

[coneye]

It comes down to what you like. I didn't like that.

That's no way to win a title. Dalton Smith showed how you win a title. This was pish.

Running around all night trying to knick rounds. It a legal way to win, but it's the way of the shisester

Hope he walks onto a cracker in his next fight so we dont have to suffer through that rubbish again

And Adam Booth said he was annoyed Josh did.nt run more LOL

[keithmoonhangover]

Nobody, including me gave him a chance in there tonight.

I did.

[Flump]

I TOLD YOU HE WAS GONNA WIN. HA'WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You did mate, fair play

[handsofstone]

I TOLD YOU HE WAS GONNA WIN. HA'WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get in there mucker

[keithmoonhangover]

I TOLD YOU HE WAS GONNA WIN. HA'WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get in there mucker

It wasn't pretty at times, but he did what he had to do to win. Murtazaliev's face was pretty marked up to be fair.

[Stobbo]

Nobody, including me gave him a chance in there tonight.

I did.

Absolutely. Great call
I got it wrong

[keithmoonhangover]

Nobody, including me gave him a chance in there tonight.

I did.

Absolutely. Great call
I got it wrong

I was too scared to bet on it, due to my Mackem bias.

[Taansend]

Brilliant.

Didn't watch as I'm at work but I knew Murta wasn't what people thought after the Tszyu destruction

[rd350lc]

Nobody, including me gave him a chance in there tonight.

I did.

Actually you did, bloody fair play fella

[THEBUTCH]

God that was awful to watch

If I hadn't watched the fight I'd have been pleased for Kelly, but I couldn't wait until the fight was over. After 3 rounds it was obvious this was going to be a tedious 12 round affair.

Kelly has got great skills and timing, but what a poser !

The Russion was about as effective as a chocolate teapot.

I honestly couldn't have cared less who won by the end