Danny Kelly, Lamont Roach Jr Win In Boston on FS1

by Gautham Nagesh

Local heavyweight prospect Danny “Smooth” Kelly and lightweight Lamont Roach Jr. of NoXcuse Boxing scored first-round stoppage wins on Thursday at House of Blues in Boston.

Roach won in the evening’s first bout on the un-televised undercard when his opponent Miguel Antonio Rodriguez didn’t answer the bell for the 2nd round, according to Boxing Along the Beltway. We heard the result from the twitter account of Golden Boy, Roach’s promoter which was also the source of the photo below.

Kelly appeared as the swing bout on the Fox Sports 1 telecast and looked good in his national TV debut. With opponent Eric Newell against the ropes, Kelly landed a chopping right hand that dropped Newell and left him unable to beat the count. Kelly took some time to establish enough distance to land his punches, but once he did he made short work of Newell. At only 22 years old, Kelly has the time and tools to become an exciting heavyweight.