Alo Kelly
{{short description|Irish boxer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2014}}
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|name=Alo Kelly
|realname=Aloysius Kelly
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|weight=light heavyweight
|nationality= Irish
|birth_date=
|birth_place=Milltownpass, County Westmeath, Ireland
|style=
|total=6
|wins=5
|KO=3
|losses=0
|draws=1
|no contests=0
|}}
Aloysius Kelly (born in County Westmeath, Ireland), more commonly known as Alo Kelly, is a former New York based Irish professional boxer from Milltownpass, County Westmeath, Ireland who was the Irish light heavyweight champion. Kelly fought at light heavyweight until he had prematurely retire from boxing due to a detached retina.{{cite web | author=Boxrec | title=Alo Kelly | work=Boxrec Fighter Page | url=http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=418457&cat=boxer| accessdate=26 January 2008 }}
Amateur career
In 1999, Kelly represent the Brosna ABC at the 1997 Irish Senior Middleweight Championships and was defeated by Brian Magee in the quarter-finals.{{cite web| title=Champs| work=Holy Trinity ABC| url=http://www.holytrinityboxing.com/hall.php?hallchamps| accessdate=26 January 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113000345/http://www.holytrinityboxing.com/hall.php?hallchamps| archive-date=2007-11-13| url-status=dead}}
At amateur level, Kelly became Irish Senior light middleweight champion.{{cite web | author= | title=McKay confident ahead of Lee bout | work=BBC Sport| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7139087.stm| accessdate=26 January 2008 | date=11 December 2007}}
Professional career
Kelly turned professional in July 2007 in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States on an undercard of bill that included Andre Berto and Chazz Witherspoon. In his debut Kelly was on the floor in his first round but went on to defeat journeyman Rafael Jastrzebski with a points victory over four rounds.
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Category:Boxers from County Westmeath
Category:Light-heavyweight boxers
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