Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Josh Kelly: Weigh-In Results & Betting Odds

On Friday afternoon in New Castle, U.K., IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazakliev (23-0, 17 KOs) and his opponent, Josh Kelly (17-1-1, 9 KOs), both came in under the weight limit of 154 pounds, making Saturday’s main event official.

This fight is flying under the radar with all the other exciting matchups on Saturday, but the winner of Murtazaliev-Kelly could be set up for a major unification bout later this year, so there’s a lot at stake. Murtazaliev is the slight betting favorite, but since the fight is in Kelly’s hometown, let’s see how it unfolds.

BAKHRAM MURTAZALIEV VS JOSH KELLY WEIGH-IN RESULTS

PRELIMS – Live on DAZN

Brad Casey (199.3 lbs.) vs Lee Roberts (196.3 lbs.)

Lee Rogers (121.3 lbs.) vs Erick Omar Lopez (121.2 lbs.)

Kiaran Macdonald (117.7 lbs.) vs Marius Vysniauskas (116.95 lbs.)

Josh Blenkiron (134.8 lbs.) vs Robbie Colman (134.7 lbs.)

MAIN CARD – Live on DAZN

Leo Atang (236 lbs.) vs Amine Boucetta (241.25 lbs.)

Elif Nur Turhan (134.55 lbs.) vs Taylah Gentzen (134.15 lbs.); IBF World Lightweight Championship

Josh Padley (129.7 lbs.) vs Jaouad Belmehdi (128.5 lbs.)

Bakhram Murtazaliev (152.2 lbs.) vs Josh Kelly (153.65 lbs.); IBF World Super Welterweight Championship

BAKHRAM MURTAZALIEV VS JOSH KELLY BETTING ODDS

Per DraftKings SportsBook, Bakhram Murtazaliev is the favorite at -300, and Josh Kelly is the underdog at +230.

Bakhram Murtazaliev: TKO/KO -140; Decision +380

Draw: +1600

Josh Kelly: TKO/KO +950; Decision +350

BAKHRAM MURTAZALIEV VS JOSH KELLY DATE, START TIME

• Date: Saturday, January 31
• Start time: 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. PT
• Main event ringwalks (approx): 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT

These timings could change due to the length of the undercard fights. 

WHAT CHANNEL/STREAM IS BAKHRAM MURTAZALIEV VS JOSH KELLY?

• U.S.: DAZN
• UK:   DAZN

Abraham Gonzalez

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