Conwell (21-1, 16 KOs) is set to face Paul Kroll (12-0-2, 8 KOs) on August 1 at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, a source with direct knowledge of the deal told The Ring.

The junior middleweight fight will be featured on the card headlined by a lightweight title doubleheader: Lamont Roach Jr. vs. William Zepeda for the vacant WBC title, and IBF champion Raymond Muratalla making the first defense of his lightweight crown against Robson Conceicao.

Conwell and Kroll are no strangers, as their amateur careers developed along parallel paths.

Conwell was a 2016 United States Olympian at 165 pounds while Kroll was the American 152-pound representative in the 2016 Olympic qualifiers but failed to qualify for the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Conwell also beat Kroll in the 2015 Golden Gloves finals, and they’ve previously sparred each other as well.

“The fight against Paul Kroll was offered, and I said yes,” Conwell told The Ring.

“I’m ready to get back into the ring. I’ve been locked in and ready. I’ve been training since March, and am ready to show everyone a new and improved version of myself.”

The last time Conwell, a 28-year-old Cleveland native, graced the squared circle was in April last year when he suffered a 12-round split decision loss against Jorge Garcia Perez.

Kroll has also been inactive. The 30-year-old from Philadelphia has fought only once in the last 30 months, a second-round stoppage win against Antoni Armas in March last year.

However, a polished performance against Conwell can give him all of the motion he’s looking for. Manouk Akopyan is The Ring’s lead writer. Follow him on X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan.