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Josh Kelly goes out to Mohammad Rabii at World Championships

Team GB welterweight boxer Josh Kelly is beaten in the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Championships by Morocco's Mohammad Rabii.

Team GB welterweight boxer Josh Kelly has been beaten in the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Championships by Morocco's Mohammad Rabii.

Kelly was caught by a couple of jabs in the early stages of the contest, but settled as the first round progressed and managed to fight off the second seed with some fast combinations.

Both had their moments in a fast-paced opening round, but it was Rabii that triumphed 10-9 on all three of the judges' scorecards in Doha.

It was a similar story in the second, with Kelly causing problems with his counter-punching style, but Rabii once again took the round 10-9 on all three of the scorecards.

Kelly's style certainly caught the eye in the third as he went after Rabii, but the Moroccan stood his ground to make sure of his spot in the semi-finals courtesy of a 3-0 score on points.

Kelly entered the competition in Doha off the back of a bronze medal at the inaugural European Games in Azerbaijan.

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