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Britain's Josh Kelly loses to Parviz Baghirov in welterweight semi

Josh Kelly loses in the welterweight semi-final to Azerbaijani Parviz Baghirov to take bronze at the European Games in Baku.

Great Britain's Josh Kelly has taken bronze in the men's welterweight category after losing to Azerbaijan's Parviz Baghirov by a unanimous decision in the semi-final.

Kelly looked the better of the two during the first round but Baghirov was deemed the winner by all three judges after landing a couple of big shots.

Kelly, 21, had to attack in the second round but the home man looked comfortable on the back foot. All three judges deemed the Azerbaijani won that round too.

Baghirov, the tournament's number two seed, was again on the back foot in the third with Kelly landing some nice punches but it wasn't enough for the Brit to take the round or the fight.

Ukraine's Yaroslav Samofalov is the other fighter to take bronze.

The Azerbaijani will now face Russian Alexander Besputin in the gold-medal fight.

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