Kelly vs Davis

Who won Kelly vs Davis?

Josh Kelly beat Ishmael Davis by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 21st, 2024, at Wembley Stadium, London.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-114, 114-114 in favor of winner Josh Kelly.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Daniel Dubois beating Anthony Joshua for the IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Hamzah Sheeraz beat Tyler Denny, Joshua Buatsi defeated Willy Hutchinson for the WBO Interim World Light Heavyweight title, Anthony Cacace was victorious over Josh Warrington, and Mark Chamberlain lost to Josh Padley.

Kelly vs Davis stats

Back in September 2024, Josh Kelly stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Ishmael Davis made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws.

Josh Kelly was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Davis had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kelly. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Josh Kelly and Ishmael Davis fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kelly was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 47 more professional rounds, totaling 126 compared to Davis' 79.

Kelly vs Davis form

Kelly had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Placido Ramirez on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Beacon of Light, Sunderland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Gabriel Alberto Corzo on July 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.

Going into that contest, he had won against Troy Williamson on December 2, 2022, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Newcastle.

Before that, he had beaten Lucas Brian Ariel Bastida on July 30, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.

He had defeated Peter Kramer on June 17, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

Activity check

Kelly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kelly vs Davis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 PM BST at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 12:00 PM EST or 9:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Kelly vs Davis?

Kelly vs Davis was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Kelly vs Davis?

Josh Kelly was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest, while Ishmael Davis made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.