Josh Kelly meets Caoimhin Agyarko on Saturday, July 25 at Jeddah Superdome in a 12-round super-welterweight title match on the DAZN PPV card. Kelly’s majority decision over Bakhram Murtazaliev is the best recent twelve-round result supplied; unbeaten Agyarko’s composed pressure game is built to make the champion’s exits costly.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | Saturday, July 25, 2026 |
| Venue | Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Division | Super welterweight |
| Scheduled rounds | 12 |
| Title/status | Title match; title designation was not independently confirmed. |
| Broadcast | DAZN PPV. |
No conventional odds are confirmed.
Kelly’s Murtazaliev performance matters because it shows a willingness to win a long tactical fight, not only look sharp in bursts. His ideal sequence is feint, straight score, angled exit. The danger is lingering after that exit, which is exactly where Agyarko can close the ring and turn elegance into a defensive task.
Agyarko’s supplied wins over Ishmael Davis, Ryan Kelly and Troy Williamson all came on decisions. That is evidence of a fighter comfortable when a night is not ending early. He should shorten space with small steps, touch the body on each cut-off and make every clinch a reason for Kelly to work again.
| Category | Josh Kelly | Caoimhin Agyarko |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 32 | 29 |
| Record | 18-1-1 | 18-0 |
| KO record/rate | 9 (50.0%) | 7 (38.9%) |
| Height | 5’10” | 5’11” |
| Reach | 72 in | 71.3 in |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Total professional rounds | 139 | 133 |
Current Boxing Data BoxLive provider snapshots supply Kelly’s updated record, age, KO total and rounds, plus Agyarko’s age and KO total. The integrated production profiles are older snapshots.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2026 | Bakhram Murtazaliev | W | MD | 12 |
| Jun. 2025 | Flavius Biea | W | KO | 1 |
| Sep. 2024 | Ishmael Davis | W | MD | 12 |
| Dec. 2023 | Placido Ramirez | W | KO | 3 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 2025 | Ishmael Davis | W | SD | 12 |
| Apr. 2025 | Ryan Kelly | W | MD | 10 |
| Dec. 2023 | Troy Williamson | W | SD | 10 |
Kelly must create visible scoring clusters, especially late in a round, while preserving room to leave. Agyarko cannot be satisfied with territory; his pressure needs to result in clean contact. The boxer who wins the reset after a clinch can quietly own a competitive scorecard.
Neither man has a large physical edge, which puts focus on foot placement. Kelly needs the first jab and a sharp right hand during each exit. Agyarko must resist chasing his man in a straight line and instead close the doors that Kelly normally uses.
Prediction: Kelly by close unanimous decision. Kelly has more varied clean-scoring routes, which makes a close decision the choice. Agyarko has enough disciplined decision form to upset that reading if Kelly becomes decorative or gives ground without answering.
The two men are separated by only six recorded professional rounds in the supplied figures: 127 for Kelly and 133 for Agyarko. That makes broad claims about stamina unhelpful. More useful is the evidence that both have handled contested decisions. Kelly’s majority decisions over Murtazaliev and Ishmael Davis suggest he can operate when margins are narrow; Agyarko’s split decisions over Davis and Williamson show that he does not need a dominant night to stay composed.
The judges will likely respond to clarity. Kelly should not settle for a clean jab followed by a long retreat if Agyarko immediately owns the space. He needs a final, visible counter or angle that identifies the exchange. Agyarko needs to make pressure count with body shots or a clean head connection; simply walking forward can look busy without winning the round.
Watch the final thirty seconds. That is where Kelly can punctuate a round with fast, accurate combinations and where Agyarko can turn a quiet cut-off into a physical exchange. The result may be decided less by one dramatic tactical shift than by which boxer leaves those small moments in the judges’ minds.
Kelly’s advantage is not an invitation to coast. Against an unbeaten pressure fighter, a quiet round can be read as surrendering initiative. Agyarko, meanwhile, must stay patient when the first ring cut does not produce a target; the second cut, supported by a body jab, is usually more valuable than a lunging hook.
When is Josh Kelly vs Caoimhin Agyarko? Saturday, July 25, 2026.
Where is the fight? Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
What division and distance is it? Super welterweight, scheduled for 12 rounds.
What is at stake? Title match; title designation was not independently confirmed.
How can fans watch? DAZN PPV.
What is the prediction? Kelly by close unanimous decision.
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