Simone Maludrottu vs. Damaen Kelly (2nd meeting)

Simone Maludrottu 118 lbs beat Damaen Kelly 118 lbs by TKO at 1:34 in round 3 of 12

• Date: 2006-11-25
• Location: Olbia, Sardegna, Italy
• Referee: Erkki Meronen
• Judge: Philippe Verbeke
• Judge: Francisco Vazquez Marcos
• Judge: Daniel Talon

Bout Summary

This was the rematch after a very controvertial first fight and took place in Maludrottu's hometown of Olbia, on 25 November 2006, Maludrottu stopped Kelly inside three rounds after Kelly's trainer Mickey Hawkins threw in the towel.

Kelly announced his retirement immediately after the fight stating "the time has come for me to walk away. The defeat on Saturday night just confirmed that to me. Every sportsman comes to a point when they know they are at that stage when it is time to go. I've had a great career with highs and lows and I've achieved an awful lot". This was to be Kelly's last fight although he was still the number one ranked Irish bantamweight boxer at the time.