Josh Kelly’s junior middleweight campaign moves forward on June 24th in Newcastle, England when he faces Argentina's Gabriel Corzo, live and exclusive on DAZN worldwide. Kelly is 13-2-1 including the World Sewries of Boxing. Wasserman Boxing announced that the venue will be the Vertu Motors Arena. But Corzo is unbeaten at 18-0 and has global ambitions of his own. On the undercard, local heavyweight Steve Robinson (6-1) collides with Franklin Ignatius (5-0-1) in a battle of big-punching big men.
Kelly, nicknamed ‘Pretty Boy’, is embarking on a comeback that sees the 29-year old continue to rise from his defeat to David Avanesyan. The gifted 2016 Olympian was written off and dismissed by many following the stoppage loss, but December’s masterclass British title win over Troy Williamson capped the first stage of his return.
Kelly said: "A win over Corzo on June 24th in Newcastle will put me within touching distance of a shot at the world title. I'm thrilled to be teaming up with DAZN and fully intend on producing a stellar performance that will be seen around the world on their platform. Corzo is a good fighter, but I am going to deliver a display that makes the rest of the division sit up and take note. You don't want to miss this one."
Corzo replied: “Make no mistake, on June 24th in Newcastle, Josh Kelly’s world title dream ends and mine gets closer to being a reality. I am not travelling all the way from Argentina to make up the numbers. I want my shot at the world title and Kelly is standing in my way of that, so he must be moved aside. I hope Kelly’s fans are prepared for the upset that is coming.”
The show also sees the return of heavyweight contender Nathan Gorman, a second pro contest for Codie Smith as well as the latest outing for women’s boxing hopeful Chloe Watson.
Promoter Kalle Sauerland, Global Head of Boxing at Wasserman, said: “Josh Kelly is ready to take on the world and everyone at Wasserman Boxing is thrilled to team up with DAZN on his journey to the top. We all watched in awe at Josh’s display against Troy Williamson late last year, where he showed, over twelve faultless rounds, just how gifted he is. The unbeaten and dangerous Corzo is up next on June 24th in Newcastle, but Josh Kelly is an exceptional talent and I strongly believe we are going to see something extra special, live on DAZN.”
“DAZN are proud to be teaming up with Wasserman Boxing, adding more big nights of boxing to our best-in-class schedule’, said Joe Markowski, CEO DAZN North America. “In 2023, we are determined to add to this and grow it in order to deliver for fight fans. We look forward to following Josh Kelly every step of the way on his road to a world title shot. Tune in June 24 to watch a great night of boxing, live and exclusive on DAZN.”
