Champion vs. Champion Ennis vs. Stanionis 

The Saturday evening April twelfth version of world championship boxing encompasses a battle between two undefeated belt holders, because the IBF world welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) will face WBA champion Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Corridor in Atlantic Metropolis, live on DAZN.

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This unification bout between Ennis and Stanionis is assured to be a fan-friendly, action-packed battle. Each males will enter the ring as champions, however just one man will depart the ring with the IBF, WBA, and Ring Journal belts.

Again in April 2024, the newly elevated IBF world welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis signed with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing. The Philadelphia native returned to his hometown to defend his world title on two separate events.

Again in July 2024, Ennis seemed very spectacular in his Matchroom debut. With 1:08 left to go within the fifth spherical, Ennis landed a pointy counter left-hand shot that despatched David Avanesyan right down to the canvas.

Avanesyan obtained up, after which Ennis proceeded to land a number of pictures to the top and physique of Avanesyan. On the conclusion of the fifth spherical, the ringside doctor examined David Avanesyan, after which he proceeded to place a halt to the competition.

4 months later, Ennis beat Karen Chukhadzhian by means of unanimous resolution. After returning house to Philadelphia and having two profitable title defenses, Jaron Ennis is able to give attention to his aim of turning into undisputed.

Ennis will take step one in direction of his aim when he faces the WBA champion on the evening of April twelfth. Again in April 2022, Eimantas Stanionis defeated Radzhab Butaev through cut up resolution and gained the WBA (Common) title.

Stanionis was presupposed to battle Vergil Ortiz Jr, however the battle was postponed on a number of events. Stanionis lastly made his return to the squared circle in Might 2024 and defeated Gabriel Maestre through unanimous resolution.

Three months later, when the then undisputed welterweight champion Terence Crawford moved as much as face Israel Madrimov, Eimantas Stanionis was elevated to full champion. Now, on Saturday evening, the Lithuanian boxer Eimantas Stanionis has the chance to turn out to be a unified world champion.

Jaron “Boots” Ennis is a fighter who has all of the instruments. Ennis is a flexible swap hitter who has elite footwork, head motion, punch placement, and punching energy. His opponent Eimantas Stanionis is a heavy hitting stress fighter who has a energetic jab, and he’s extraordinarily environment friendly along with his pictures.

Ennis and Stanionis are each fighters who don’t thoughts standing within the pocket and exchanging punches. Attributable to each boxers willingness to work contained in the pocket, Stanionis believes his battle with Ennis shall be a slugfest.

Jaron Ennis signed with Matchroom as a result of he believed they’d a plan that might elevate his boxing profession. Throughout a interview with Ring Journal, Eimantas Stanionis acknowledged that his intent is to wreck these plans.

On Saturday evening, April twelfth, in Atlantic Metropolis, live on DAZN, two world champions will face one another in a winner-take-all match. Each fighters will enter the ring as an undefeated champion, however as soon as the bell rings to start out the bout, any person’s 0 has obtained to go.