{"id":799620,"date":"2026-07-14T11:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/799620\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T11:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:47:11","slug":"josh-kelly-predicts-caoimhin-agyarkos-confidence-will-crumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/799620\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Kelly Predicts Caoimhin Agyarko&#8217;s Confidence Will Crumble"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxing247.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add East Side Boxing as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV0p2ZUdsdVp6STBOeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow East Side Boxing on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a good fighter, 18-0, undefeated, looks the part,\u201d said Josh Kelly to Matchroom Boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the compliment, Kelly believes there will be a turning point early in the contest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly on in the fight, there will be something which challenges his belief and his confidence, and you\u2019ll see that shift,\u201d said Kelly.<\/p>\n<p>Agyarko dismissed that prediction and vowed to finish what Bakhram Murtazaliev could not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI genuinely believe I knock Josh Kelly out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m telling you right now when I drop Josh Kelly, I\u2019m not Murtazaliev. I\u2019ll stick it all over him. I will not allow him to come out for that next round,\u201d said Agyarko.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly remained unfazed, insisting the fight will come down to boxing ability rather than confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll soon see on fight night. It\u2019s going to be who is the better boxer. On that night, it\u2019s going to be me versus you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelly then delivered his strongest statement of the exchange.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAm I the better boxer or are you the better boxer? I believe, not just believe. I know I\u2019m better than you. You\u2019re a good fighter, but I know I\u2019m better than you. End of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agyarko refused to back down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not a world champion for no reason. He\u2019s very skillful, but skill won\u2019t be enough to beat me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelly\u2019s response was brief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Looking forward to this one \ud83c\udf7f<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JOSHPBK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@JOSHPBK<\/a> defends his World Title against Caoimhin Agyarko on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/JoshuaPrenga?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#JoshuaPrenga<\/a>, July 25 \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/KellyAgyarko?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#KellyAgyarko<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DAZNBoxing?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@DAZNBoxing<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ringmagazine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@ringmagazine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EQQtRLepWq\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/EQQtRLepWq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MatchroomBoxing\/status\/2076954865704837414?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cHe\u2019s a good fighter, 18-0, undefeated, looks the part,\u201d said Josh Kelly to Matchroom Boxing. 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