Josh Kelly becomes IBF light-middleweight champion after recovering from knockdown to beat Bakhram Murtazaliev in Newcastle

Britain's Josh Kelly outpointed Bakhram Murtazaliev to win the IBF light-middleweight title in Newcastle.

The Sunderland fighter was floored in the ninth round by Russian Murtazaliev with two further stumbles late on ruled as slips by the referee.

Kelly - who had knocked his opponent off his feet in the fourth round - took victory with one judge marking the bout 115-111 in his favour and another grading it 114-113, with the third calling it a 113-113 draw.