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Brian Kelly vs Tony DeMarco — record, stats and common opponents compared

Brian Kelly

🇺🇸WELTERWEIGHT

Tony DeMarco

Brian Kelly (2-2 across 4 tracked bouts) and Tony DeMarco (58-12-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Kelly

Tracked record

2–2

counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

DeMarco

58

Wins33 KO · 57%

12

Losses

1

Draw71 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Kelly leads 1–0

Brian Kelly and Tony DeMarco have met 1 time; Kelly leads 1–0.

Brian Kelly and Tony DeMarco have met 1 time; Kelly leads 1–0.
Met1952May 1Series
Brian KellyFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Tony DeMarcoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultUD1Meeting

The Numbers

Kelly 1 · DeMarco 6 of 7 measurable rows
KellyDeMarco
Record†
2-258-12-1 (edge)
Win %0–100%
50%
82.4% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 33
0
33 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—56.9%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
57% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 7
1 (edge)
7
Title reignsmax 2
0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 5.3
0.2
5.3 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 71
4
71

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Brian Kelly: No height on file
Tony DeMarco: 5′5″
Agenot comparable
Brian Kelly: Died aged 78
Tony DeMarco: Died aged 89
Stance
Brian Kelly: Not recorded
Tony DeMarco: Orthodox

Brian Kelly left, Tony DeMarco right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Brian Kelly2 wins · from 4 tracked bouts

Brian Kelly: 2 tracked wins — 2 on the cards (100%). Counted from 4 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

2 on the cards 100%

Tony DeMarco58 wins · from 71 tracked bouts

Tony DeMarco: 58 tracked wins — 33 by KO/TKO (57%) and 25 on the cards (43%). Counted from 71 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

33 by KO/TKO 57%25 on the cards 43%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Brian Kelly 4, Tony DeMarco 71 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Brian Kelly has lost two straight, after two straight wins. Kelly last boxed on Dec 16, 1971.WWLL

DeMarco May 1952Dupas Jul 1953Dupas Aug 1953Foster Dec 19710.2 tracked bouts per year

Tony DeMarco has won two straight since losing by stoppage to Denny Moyer. DeMarco last boxed on Feb 6, 1962.WWLWW

Monroe Mar 1959Connors Apr 1959Moyer Feb 1960Jordan Dec 1961Redl Feb 19625.3 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Brian Kelly and Tony DeMarco ever fought each other?
Yes. Brian Kelly and Tony DeMarco met once on May 1, 1952, and Brian Kelly won by UD.
The meeting

WMay 1, 1952 · Kelly · UD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Kelly or DeMarco?
Brian Kelly is 2-2 across the 4 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Tony DeMarco is 58-12-1. Tony DeMarco has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Kelly2–250%

DeMarco58–12–182.4%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Kelly or DeMarco?
Brian Kelly has 0 knockout wins and Tony DeMarco has 33. Tony DeMarco has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Kelly0

DeMarco3356.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Kelly and DeMarco have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Brian Kelly and Tony DeMarco have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Kelly and DeMarco?
This comparison is drawn from 4 bouts tracked for Brian Kelly and 71 bouts tracked for Tony DeMarco. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Kelly4bouts

DeMarco71bouts

How They Win ↓

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