Kelly vs Agyarko

Who won Kelly vs Agyarko?

Josh Kelly beat Caoimhin Agyarko by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 25th, 2026, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 115-112, 115-112 in favor of winner Josh Kelly.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super welterweight championship of the world.

Kelly was making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Junior Middleweight Championship. He won this belt against Bakhram Murtazaliev in January 2026. He had held this belt for 6 months and 1 day. This fight was a mandatory contest for 's IBF Belt.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua beating Kristian Prenga. Also on the undercard Hamzah Sheeraz beat Simon Zachenhuber for the WBO World Super Middleweight belt, Reito Tsutsumi defeated Alvino Herrera Meza, and Jacob Bank was victorious over Pawel August.

Kelly vs Agyarko stats

Josh Kelly stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Caoimhin Agyarko made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Kelly had an advantage in power over Agyarko, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Agyarko's 39%.

Josh Kelly was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Agyarko had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kelly. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Josh Kelly and Caoimhin Agyarko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kelly was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Agyarko, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, totaling 151 compared to Agyarko's 145.

Caoimhin Agyarko was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

Kelly vs Agyarko 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 Bakhram Murtazaliev on January 31, 2026, by majority decision in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Flavius Biea on June 6, 2025, by knockout in the 1st round at Newcastle Arena, Newcastle.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ishmael Davis on September 21, 2024, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London.

Before that, he had beaten Placido Ramirez on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Beacon of Light, Sunderland.

He had defeated Gabriel Alberto Corzo on July 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle.

Caoimhin Agyarko had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ishmael Davis on September 13, 2025, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Windsor Park, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Ryan Kelly on April 19, 2025, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Park Community Arena, Sheffield.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Troy Williamson on December 2, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast.

Before that, he had beaten Lukasz Maciec on July 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

He had won against Juan Carlos Rubio on March 12, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Kelly had been fighting more than Caoimhin Agyarko.

Going into this contest, Josh Kelly had last fought 5 months and 24 days ago, while Caoimhin Agyarko's last outing had been 10 months and 12 days ago.

Kelly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Agyarko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Kelly vs Agyarko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:37 PM UTC at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 3:37 PM EST or 12:37 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:37 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Kelly vs Agyarko?

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

What were the odds on Kelly vs Agyarko?

Josh Kelly was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Caoimhin Agyarko made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.