Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis defends his IBF welterweights title in opposition to his necessary Karen Chukhadzhian in a rematch this Saturday, November ninth. Within the different massive struggle on the cardboard, WBC tremendous flyweight champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez fights Pedro Guevara. The occasion can be proven dwell on DAZN beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Neither of those fights is engaging to the followers, who see them as mismatches. In Boots’ case, he has no alternative as a result of Chukhadzhian is his IBF necessary struggle. Together with Bam Rodriguez on this card was a good suggestion, however it won’t be sufficient for it to drag in massive rankings on DAZN.
What was actually wanted was Terence Crawford as Boots Ennis’ opponent as a result of many followers are all for seeing that struggle.
Undercard
– Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez vs. Pedro Guevara
– Raymond Ford vs. Orlando Gonzalez
– Khalil Coe vs. Manuel Gallegos
– Ernesto Mercado vs. Jesus Saracho
– Austin Williams vs. Gian Garrido
Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) will struggle in entrance of his hometown followers on the Wells Fargo Heart in Philadelphia. Being at dwelling places quite a lot of stress on the 27-year-old Boots Ennis’ shoulders as a result of he’s acquired to look good in opposition to a fighter he struggled in opposition to final 12 months on January seventh. Ennis received by the scores 120-108, 120-108, and 120-108.
Chukhadzhian (24-2, 13 KOs) misplaced each spherical to Ennis in a 12-round unanimous determination defeat, however he made him look unhealthy through the use of motion and annoying photographs thrown with little energy.
“I’ve been watching Jaron Ennis for 5 years. This child is unbeatable for my part,” stated Eddie Hearn to Matchroom Boxing. “Velocity, energy, motion, protection, temperament, work ethic, and he’ll rule the division at 147 and plenty of divisions past.”
What makes it more durable for Ennis is that that is his second struggle with Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn, and he didn’t look good in his debut with the corporate earlier this 12 months in opposition to David Avanesyan on July thirteenth.
Hearn’s expectations for Boots Ennis don’t appear to jibe with actuality. He speaks about Ennis as if he’s infallible, however his performances in opposition to Roiman Villa, David Avanesyan, and Chukhadzhian confirmed that he’s beatable. That could be one of many explanation why Ennis has chosen to stall his profession out at 147 together with his unattainable purpose of turning into an undisputed champion.
It might be doable if Hearn have been prepared to speculate the cash in Boots’ profession to get the opposite champions to comply with struggle him. He’s not accomplished that. We might even see Ennis stultified at 147 and unable to maneuver ahead as a result of his promoter just isn’t arising with the dough to get the champions to struggle him.
“The plan is to gather these belts and be undisputed at 147 and do the identical factor at 154,” stated Ennis.”The champions don’t need to struggle me. It’s out of my palms. I did my finest. I really feel like they’re missing confidence. They don’t imagine in themselves. They know what’s in entrance of them. A unique sort of mindset, a distinct sort of beast.”
When Ennis talks, he sounds naive and doesn’t perceive his bleak state of affairs. After all, what we don’t know is whether or not Ennis is deliberately utilizing his purpose of gathering the belts as an excuse to remain within the useless 147-lb division and keep away from the killer sharks at 154 that may devour him complete. They’d probably finish Ennis’ profession as a top-level fighter by beating him if he moved as much as 154.
So, as a substitute of going up, Ennis repeatedly says that he’s staying at 147 to perform his purpose of turning into an undisputed champion. He seems like a damaged report when he talks about this topic, however this can be only a foxhole for Ennis to cover in to maintain from getting crushed.
“Everyone retains asking me about Bud. That’s the one struggle that everybody desires to see,” stated Ennis about Crawford. “I’m attempting, I attempted. I needed it to occur. It’s at all times going to be ‘Sure’ on my finish. It’s as much as them if it’s going to be ‘Sure’ on their finish.”
Boots can’t be critical about eager to struggle Crawford as a result of if he have been, he’d have already moved as much as 154 to extend his probabilities of that struggle occurring.
“Clearly, they don’t need the struggle. I’m centered on what I’ve acquired happening proper now. After I fought Chukhadzhian, my complete mindset was, ‘knockout.’ You may’t go into no struggle like that. When you could have your enjoyable, the stoppage goes to return,” stated Ennis, giving his philosophy, which he’s stated in quite a few interviews.
Former WBA featherweight champion Raymond Ford (15-1-1, 8 KOs) can be combating for the primary time since shedding his title to Nick Ball by a 12-round cut up determination earlier this 12 months on June 1st in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We’ll see if the loss to Ball has affected Ford.
Orlando Gonzalez (23-2, 13 KOs) can be seeking to ship Ford all the way down to his second consecutive defeat on Saturday. This isn’t the perfect opponent for Ford to return again in opposition to.
