David Avanesyan views his combat with IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis as his “final likelihood” for his profession to win a world title of their headliner conflict this Saturday, July thirteenth. Ennis vs. Avanesyan will likely be proven dwell on DAZN from the Wells Fargo Heart in Philadelphia.
Ennis’ Untested Waters
The punching energy that Avanesyan possesses provides him an actual likelihood on this combat to drag off an upset of Boots Ennis, who appears to be a tad bit overconfident, believing all back-slappers which were pouring nonstop reward over him.
Boots has by no means crushed anybody notable throughout his profession in order that he might get uncovered by Avanesyan on Saturday.
Avanesyan (30-4-1, 18 KOs) turns 36 subsequent month on August fifteenth, and he’s rated #13 IBF. A defeat towards ‘Boots’ Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) will undoubtedly knock him out of the highest tier scores at welterweight, making it time-consuming to climb his means again.
Resulting from his age, Avanesyan doesn’t have time, and he arguably doesn’t charge a world title shot now. Coming off a two-year layoff and a sixth-round knockout defeat towards WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford in December 2022, he’s being given a chance solely based mostly on his title recognition slightly than on advantage.
“I really like the truth that he’s one of many so-called finest. He’s versatile however weak to influence,” mentioned Avanesyan to RingTV about Jaron Ennis. “I simply wish to beat him. That is my final likelihood.”
Is ‘Boots’ Ennis Actually the Finest?
Many followers view Ennis, 27, as the most effective fighter within the welterweight division, however he’s weak to getting harm. He places himself on the road for taking pictures as a result of he focuses on scoring knockouts and entertaining the followers.
Sadly, the adverse downside to being an thrilling fighter who scores highlight-reel KOs is you get hit. Avanesyan has the ability to harm Ennis and knock him out if he can land his pictures.
It is going to be troublesome for Avanesyan to final lengthy sufficient to get a knockout as a result of he folded quick towards Crawford, who isn’t practically as a lot of a seek-and-destroy KO artist as Boots Ennis.
We don’t know but whether or not Boots Ennis is really the most effective fighter within the welterweight division at present as a result of his opposition has been largely marginal fighters who would lose to most of the high 147-pounders. The highest welterweight within the division continues to be but to be decided, nevertheless it’s between one in all these fighters:
- Jaron Ennis
- Brian Norman Jr.
- Mario Barrios
- Eimantas Stannionis
Primarily based on the uncooked energy, youth, and toughness we noticed just lately, I view Brian Norman Jr. (26-0, 23 KOs) because the #1 welterweight on the planet now and a star within the making. He could be an actual nightmare for anybody, together with Boots Ennis.
“I see it as being as robust because the Crawford combat, however Ennis is just not working on the identical degree as Crawford,” mentioned Neil Marsh, the supervisor for Avanesyan. “David will enhance after Crawford’s efficiency. One factor is for positive: David may be very, very perilous.”
Avanesyan has an actual likelihood of profitable this combat towards Boots Ennis as a result of he’ll be capable of hit him, and he’s received the ability to KO the Philadelphia native.
