American boxer Jaron Ennis and Britain’s Josh Kelly are scheduled to meet in Atlanta on February 27, 2027. The super-welterweight contest brings together Ennis’s two world titles and Kelly’s championship. Promoter Matchroom has booked State Farm Arena for the bout, with the winner set to hold three of the division’s four major belts.
American boxer Jaron Ennis and Britain’s Josh Kelly are scheduled for a world-title unification in February. Matchroom Boxing, the bout’s promoter, has set February 27, 2027, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta in the United States. Ennis brings two super-welterweight world championships into the contest, while Kelly holds a third belt in the same division.[1], [2]
Ennis holds the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization titles; Kelly holds the International Boxing Federation championship. The remaining major belt, from the World Boxing Council, belongs to Sebastian Fundora. Promoter Eddie Hearn said having both champions with the same organization had helped the match come together. The announced bout puts three titles on the line.[1]
Ennis took his current titles by stopping Xander Zayas in the seventh round in Brooklyn in June. Kelly won his championship against Bakhram Murtazaliev in Newcastle in January and defended it against Caoimhin Agyarko in Saudi Arabia in July. Kelly, 32, represented Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Atlanta is set to be his third appearance in the United States.[1]
