Murtazaliev vs Kelly reportedly planned for Canelo vs Crawford undercard

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Bakhram Murtazaliev could return to action this coming September, though not against an opponent most would clamor to see

Adam Booth, trainer of IBF no. 3 super welterweight Josh Kelly, recently told Sky Sports that he’d had “a couple of conversations” with promoter Kathy Duva about pitting Kelly against reigning champion Bakhram Murtazaliev. Now, Lance Pugmire reports that the bout could join Canelo Alvarez’s September 13th clash with Terence Crawford in Las Vegas.