IBF welterweight Champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and David Avanesyan each weighed in efficiently on Friday on the weigh-in for his or her battle this Saturday evening on DAZN.
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Each fighters seemed in good condition at this time. Ennis, 27, gave the impression to be attempting to ship a message with the menacing look he gave Avanesyan (30-4-1, 18 KOs) throughout their faceoff.
Ennis’s Mission: Claiming the Prime Spot
You would inform that Boots wished to let the challenger know that he meant enterprise and can be coming to knock him out on Saturday evening on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia.
Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) is out to make an announcement to the welterweight division to indicate folks he’s now the #1 fighter. He wished to show that he was the most effective by beating Terence Crawford, however moved as much as 154 with out permitting him to try to defeat him for the belts.
Weights:
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis: 146.4
David Avanesyan: 147
“We’re going to make an enormous assertion right here tomorrow and put the welterweight division on discover and take over boxing,” stated Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to DAZN after weighing in for his battle in opposition to David Avanesyan on Saturday evening.
Ennis must make an announcement to indicate the followers that he’s the true #1 and never some man who solely received his place because of Crawford transferring as much as 154. Many boxing followers consider that, and it’s going to take plenty of proving by Boots to make them consider in any other case.
Eddie Hearn’s Excessive Reward and Expectations
“Tomorrow evening, they’re going to get behind arguably the #1 pound-for-pound within the sport,” stated promoter Eddie Hearn in regards to the followers on the Wells Fargo Middle to assist Boots Ennis.
Boots Ennis hasn’t fought in a stable yr since July 2023, and he didn’t look that nice in his final battle in opposition to Roiman Villa. If Hearn is correct about Ennis being the #1 pound-for-pound, he might want to wipe out the 35-year-old Avanesyan as a result of he can’t get hit as a lot by him as he was by Villa.
“We’re going to have 13-14,000, and we’re nonetheless promoting quick. You’re going to get an incredible evening of boxing and a generational expertise from Philadelphia to defend his world title tomorrow evening,” stated Hearn.
“They’re popping out to assist considered one of their very own who arms to be the most effective fighter on the planet. Tomorrow evening, with all of the strain in right here, he’s received to make an announcement, and he’s a particular sort of fighter to take an announcement,” stated Hearn.
Will probably be attention-grabbing to see if Hearn can remodel Boots Ennis right into a PPV attraction that the followers need to see battle. He’s not going to have the ability to appeal to followers outdoors of the ring by his social media posts or interviews as a result of he’s not an incredible talker.
Fighters like Shakur Stevenson are boring and terrible to observe, however he talks an excellent recreation in interviews and posts on social media nearly as a lot as Ryan Garcia. That helps together with his boring performances. Ennis is the other.
“If he performs tomorrow to his full potential, if he units this place alight tomorrow evening, you’ve received a famous person on the planet of boxing, and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis goes to be round for a very long time with this metropolis on his again and the skies the restrict,” stated Hearn.
