Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Josh Kelly will clash in a junior middleweight unification blockbuster on Saturday, February 27th at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, the latest headline bout of TNT Sports and DAZN’s “The Fight”, the monthly live boxing series, and will be broadcast co-exclusively in the U.S. on TNT, truTV and DAZN and worldwide on DAZN. Ennis (36-0 32 KOs) became a two-time, two-weight unified champion in June with a stoppage win over Xander Zayas in Brooklyn. The result was that Ennis, a Philadelphian, owned the WBO and WBA straps. Ennis moved up to 154 pounds in October 2025 after becoming a two-belt champion at welterweight with a dominant win over previously undefeated Eimantas Stanionis.

 

Kelly (19-2-1 9 KOs including the World Series of Boxing) won the IBF title by taking on Bakhram Murtazaliev in January in Newcastle, England. The Sunderland slickster defended the crown against Caoimhin Agyarko in Saudi Arabia in July. The 32-year old, who represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympics, comes to the States for the third time for the biggest night of his career to date, having already boxed twice in the States in New York and Arizona.

 

Boots and Kelly’s showdown will bring the 154-pound division closer to having an undisputed champion, with WBC ruler Sebastian Fundora lying in wait for the winner, and both men are confident that they will emerge victorious in Matchroom’s first event in Atlanta.

 

“What a fantastic unification fight this is,” said Eddie Hearn. “Boots and Josh are both brilliant World champions and this was not a difficult fight to make when you lay out what is there for the winner – three belts around your waist and just one more to collect to become undisputed at 154 and lay the foundations to a legacy in the sport. There’s so much incredible action still to come in 2026, but I already cannot wait for February 27, when one of these fantastic champions will take a giant step to landing a shot at becoming an undisputed World ruler in our first ever event in Atlanta. This is a night not to miss in person or live on TNT and DAZN.”