Simone Maludrottu vs. Damaen Kelly (1st meeting)

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Simone Maludrottu 118 lbs beat Damaen Kelly 117 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

Bout Summary

Maludrottu was the naturally bigger man and carried more power into the fight having fought at bantamweight for the majority of his career however Kelly possessed the faster hands and higher technical ability.

Kelly's footwork and precise darting jabs frustrated Maludrottu as Kelly stayed out of his range leaving him unable to make his superior power pay. Despite this Maludrottu won an extremely controversial decision by a unanimous points decision. Punch stats showed that Kelly landed 155 punches while Maludrottu landed only 87 and the vast majority of onlookers believed that Kelly had won a fairly comfortable decision, but the Sardinian was given the verdict by all three judges. Kelly's promoter Tommy Gilmour stated that "that was shameful. It was the biggest robbery I've seen in 35 years of boxing". Sky Sports pundit Jim Watt scored eight rounds for Kelly.

Comments

  • The fight took place at the Andersonstown Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Kelly was attempting to become the first Irishman to capture the European (EBU) bantamweight title and the first Irish fighter to win the European title at two different weights.
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