Amanda Kelly

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| residence = London, England

| nationality = Scottish

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| weight_class = Bantamweight

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| style = Boxing, Muay Thai

| stance = Southpaw

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| team = KO Gym{{cite news|title= Muay Thai boxer Amanda Kelly: KO Gym|work= Daily Star|url= http://www.dailystar.co.uk/boxing/243263/Muay-Thai-boxer-Amanda-Kelly-KO-Gym|access-date=22 October 2014}}

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Amanda Kelly{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Amanda-Kelly-145251|title=Amanda|last=Sherdog.com|website=Sherdog|access-date=19 December 2016}} is a Scottish female kickboxer and mixed martial artist, based in London. She has competed professionally since 2005 and is currently in the Cage Warriors Bantamweight division.{{cite news|title= Thai boxing: coming to a gym near you|work= The Daily Telegraph|url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/9937631/Thai-boxing-coming-to-a-gym-near-you.html|access-date=4 April 2015}} Trained in Muay Thai for 5 years due to her upright stance compared to others in her training group.{{Cite web|url=https://muaythaionthebrain.com/2012/11/23/interview-with-amanda-kelly/|title=Interview with Amanda Kelly|date=23 November 2012|website=Muay Thai on the Brain|access-date=19 December 2016}}

Fight career

Amanda Kelly began competing in the IFMA European Championships 2009 in Latvia and the IFMA World Championships 2009 in Thailand gaining a Silver and Bronze [https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/olympic-medals medals]. Amanda then made the decision to focus and become a kickboxer the sport and gave up her career in Architecture. This decision lead to her achieving the WMC (MAD) World Title (2010) and the ISKA World Title (2011). Amanda Kelly has defeated opponents such as Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Chantal Ughi, Claire Haigh, Rachida Hilali.{{cite news|title= Greg and Kelly both win fights at the indigO2|publisher= Ipswich Star|url= http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/more-sport/greg_and_kelly_both_win_fights_at_the_indigo2_1_1459239|access-date= 30 November 2014|archive-url= https://archive.today/20141130091502/http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/more-sport/greg_and_kelly_both_win_fights_at_the_indigo2_1_1459239|archive-date= 30 November 2014|url-status= dead|df= dmy-all}}{{cite news|title= Amanda Kelly's journey from Muay Thai World Champion to MMA|publisher= splitdecisionmmauk.com|url= http://splitdecisionmmauk.com/2013/10/02/amanda-kellys-journey-from-muay-thai-world-champion-to-mma/|access-date=24 November 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://muaythaionthebrain.com/2012/11/23/interview-with-amanda-kelly/ |title=Interview with Amanda Kelly |publisher=Muay Thai on the Brain |date=23 November 2012 |access-date=2 February 2016}}

Amanda Kelly is originally from a small village outside of Inverness called Drumnadrochit. She studied and worked in Scotland but did not have the time to train and compete which led her to moving to London. The East London KO Muay Thai gym was the first gym she joined after moving.

Amanda Kelly worked in the field of architecture when she first moved to London. After this, she began to study to become a personal trainer.

Titles

2011 – ISKA World Champion
2010 – WMC (MAD) World Champion
2009 – IFMA World Championships, Thailand (Bronze)
2009 – IFMA European Championships, Latvia (Silver){{cite news|title= Amanda Kelly|publisher= Awakening Fighters|url= http://www.awakeningfighters.com/athletes/amanda-kelly/|access-date=20 October 2014}}

Kickboxing record

{{Kickboxing record start|title=Kickboxing Record|record=30 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Draws}}

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|{{dts|2013|03|13}}

| style="text-align:center;"|Win

|{{flagicon|MAR}} Fatima Adib

|Enfusion Live

|{{flagicon|ENG}} London, England

| style="text-align:center;"|Decision

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| style="text-align:center;"|30–1–1

|- style="background:#cfc;"

|{{dts|2012|01|12}}

| style="text-align:center;"|Win

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Julie Kitchen

|In Honor of the King, Playa Vista

|{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles, United States

| style="text-align:center;"|Split Decision

|align=center|

| style="text-align:center;"|29–1–1

! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Julie Kitchens retirement fight}}

|- style="background:#cfc;"

|{{dts|2012|07|12}}

| style="text-align:center;"|Win

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Chantal Ughi

|{{flagicon|ENG}} London, England

| style="text-align:center;"|TKO (Liver Kick)

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| style="text-align:center;"|28–1–1

|- style="background:#cfc;"

|{{dts|2010|06|19}}

| style="text-align:center;"|Win

|{{flagicon|POL}} Joanna Jędrzejczyk

|Lady Killers 4

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester, England

| style="text-align:center;"|Unanimous Decision

|align=center|5

|align=center|3:00

| style="text-align:center;"|27–1–1

|- style="background:#c5d2ea;"

|{{dts|2010|04|25}}

| style="text-align:center;"|Draw

|{{flagicon|LUX}} Claire Haigh

|Muay Thai Addicts III

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:center;"|Unanimous Decision

|align=center|3

|align=center|3:00

| style="text-align:center;"|26–1–1

| colspan=9 | Legend: {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}} {{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}} {{legend2|White|Notes |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}