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Josh Kelly defeats Ishmael Davis then reveals his targets for 2025

Published On Monday, September 23, 2024By Global Boxing News

Josh Kelly names his targets for 2025

The UK's No.1 super-welterweight Josh Kelly has made it crystal clear which fighters he wants next after a dominant win at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.

Kelly saw off late replacement Ishmael Davis at Riyadh Season: Wembley Edition with a majority decision victory after 12 rounds and immediately re-focused his sights on Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Junior.

The Sunderland fighter's control over the fight with Davis - who stepped in for the ill Liam Smith - was not reflected in the scorecards with Kelly describing them as "a bit crazy".

But 'Pretty Boy' was a clear winner and says that once the cuts to his nose heal, he wants 2025 to bring big nights against big-name domestic rivals.

Josh Kelly said: "The Liam Smith one is a bit mad at the moment, I've been getting ready for that fight all year and it keeps getting pulled. 

"Conor Benn or a Eubank, get me one of them, 100%.  It might have to be next year, let me heal up.

"They want to box on cards like this, I've boxed on this card, let's make the fight.  I believe I will beat both of them."

Kalle Sauerland, Global Head of Boxing at Wasserman said: "Of course, Liam Smith is still a big fight, so is Conor Benn, Chris Eubank and, potentially, Kell Brook.  

"The Conor Benn fight goes back six or seven years.  Kell Brook was talked about a lot before this fight and we had made the Smith fight, before he was forced out."