On September 21, 2024, a 29-year-old Ishmael Davis (13-0, 6 KOs) and a 30-year-old fellow British boxer Josh Kelly (15-1-1, 8 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Davis came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 29 days. Kelly was on a 5-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 5 days.
Josh Kelly defeated Ishmael Davis via majority decision in the 12-round middleweight fight. Kelly improves his record to 16-1-1, while Davis adds a loss to his record at 13-1.