Belfast's Damien Kelly produced an assured performance to eclipse Mexico's Paulino Villalobos in last night's defence of his IBO crown, at London's York Hall. The former European championship bronze medallist went the distance with the hard punching Mexican, but won on a unanimous decision from all three judges.
Kelly won by margins of 120-110 on two judges' cards, both giving Villalobos a share of two rounds. But Derby's Paul Thomas carded a maximum 120-108 verdict at the end of the Belfast stylist's fourth successive 12-round fight. Kelly now turns his attention to his match against the WBU champion Peter Culshaw at Belfatst's Kings Hall, this April.
Filed by Shane Murray
