PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – NOVEMBER 8: Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Karen Chukhadzhian face off true via … [+] the weigh in sooner than their November ninth IBF World Welterweight title strive towards at 2300 Enviornment on November 8, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (List by Set Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty Photography)
Jaron “Boots” Ennis successfully defended his IBF welterweight title on Saturday evening in Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Enviornment, nonetheless the performance was as soon as from what most expected from the 27-year-feeble.
Ennis prevailed by a unanimous resolution, losing Karen Chukhadzhian in the fifth round of their rematch, which also saw the challenger penalize a level for repeated preserving.
The three judges scored the strive towards for Ennis (119-107, 117-109, 116-110). The scores dangle been nearer than in the principle meeting with Chukhadzhian nonetheless nonetheless clearly in Ennis’ desire. The house was as soon as packed with Ennis’ followers in his house city, nonetheless there was as soon as tiny or no vitality your total evening as the strive towards was as soon as extra aggressive than many expected.
After the strive towards, a seemingly embarrassed Ennis said he will almost definitely be performed at 147 kilos. Ennis is eyeing ability matchups at 154 kilos with considerable bigger names available to him in that weight class.
He doubled down on the idea that later true via a meeting with the click announcing he’s drained of struggling with bottom tier guys.
His promoter, Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn, wasn’t sold on the premise. On the different hand, he did lean into the growing potentially 5-v-5 thought with Golden Boy Promotions, which would likely look Ennis taking on Vergil Ortiz Jr. in the headliner for that ancient card.
These are the info from Saturday evening, nonetheless there dangle been just a few key takeaways from what grew to turn out to be out to be an advanced evening for Ennis.
Chukhadzhian Got right here to Compete
Chukhadzhian came to strive towards on Saturday, which wasn’t the case in the principle meeting with Ennis when he ran extra than punched. Chukhadzhian’s willingness to throw regarded as if it would possibly perchance perchance possibly possibly perchance catch Ennis off guard, and the challenger consistently landed left hooks and straight rights on the champion’s head.
Chukhadzhian did job muddying the walk with preserving, which ended in him being penalized and preserving him in the strive towards.
Ennis regarded as if it would possibly perchance perchance possibly possibly perchance underestimate his opponent and was as soon as hellbent on getting the attain.
Ennis wished an easy, showcase-vogue strive towards, nonetheless Chukhadzhian wouldn’t cooperate. Ennis would possibly perchance possibly dangle chanced on himself in deep water if he had extra punching vitality.
Nook Disagreements Perceived to Aggravate and Distract Ennis
At some level of the evening, Ennis’ dad and coach, Bozy Ennis, kept calling for his son to “score him outta there,” nonetheless there was as soon as tiny or no in the form of explicit instructions. At some level of the strive towards, boots looked preoccupied with followers, chums, and family ringside and his dad.
Ennis was as soon as already in the midst of a strive towards that grew to turn out to be out to be extra stressful than he expected, and it regarded he wanted extra focal level than chastisement.
Ennis’ Defense Isn’t Appropriate Sufficient for Elite Fighters
Despite the vogue you reduce it, Ennis gets hit some distance too on the total by warring parties who aren’t prime-tier guys. Imagining Ennis in the ring with Ryan Garcia, Terence Crawford, and others he has known as out can also seemingly result in a devastating loss for the Philly native.
Ennis punches laborious, is physically solid, and has a solid chin, nonetheless it’s not an correct notion to envision the latter towards guys who can in actuality crack and are lethal correct.
Ennis needs some work on that aspect of his game before elevating his stage of competitors.
