Jaron Ennis and Josh Kelly are set to clash in a much-anticipated welterweight unification contest in 2027.

Sunderland’s flashy and slick Kelly has one loss to David Avanesyan in 2021, one draw with Ray Robinson and 19 wins on his record, with nine of them via knockout.

Back in January 2026, he beat Bakhram Murtazaliev to pick up the IBF super welterweight championship and followed it up in July by defending the strap with a points decision win over Caoimhin Agyarko in Saudi Arabia.

Boxing journalist Dan Rafael has revealed on X that he has been told there is now a date and location for his unification fight with the highly rated Ennis.

“NEWS: Per sources, the Boots Ennis-Josh Kelly three-belt 154 unification fight will take place Feb. 27 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. #boxing #EnnisKelly”

Ennis has won all 36 of his fights so far, 32 of them by way of knockout. He is a two-division unified champion who picked up the WBA and WBO belts at 154lbs with a seventh stoppage win over Xander Zayas back in June at the Barclays Center in New York.

The highly ranked pound-for-pound star has previously held the WBA and IBF titles at welterweight, but more than a year ago first began talking about the possibility of moving up to take on Kelly.

Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing is expected to officially announce details of the bout this week at a press conference in Los Angeles, while the winner could go on to face WBC champion Sebastian Fundora in an undisputed title clash later in the year.