Tonight, on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hometown boxer Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) defends his IBF championship in opposition to necessary challenger Karen Chukhadzhian (24-2, 13 KOs). They fought one another as soon as earlier than, in January of 2023.
In one of many few Boots fights which have gone the space. A match the place Karen seemed to be preventing for his survival slightly than to be legitimately aggressive. Karen landed a lowly 97 punches on 573 thrown, with 5 of them being jabs.
His output was much like Boot’s, with 592 thrown compared to his 573, however his offensive assault was extraordinarily ineffective. Karen guarantees to be way more aggressive this time round, with a killer intuition aiming to do what’s wanted to earn the victory. Intention and actuality could also be totally different, although.
In his match in opposition to Harry Scarff, he employed an identical technique throughout exchanges the place he discovered himself being overpowered. Ennis is of course the stronger boxer; how Karen overcomes his energy is one thing to be seen, because it may very well be bodily unimaginable for him.
Jaron Ennis seems poised to problem the very best of the very best within the sport. It’s rumored he might quickly transfer as much as the very aggressive junior welterweight division (154 kilos) to problem high stars like Vergil Ortiz Jr and Ryan Garcia. He would love a match in opposition to one of many high pound-for-pound stars, Terence Crawford, however Bud seems way more taken with a mega struggle in opposition to Canelo Alvarez.
Earlier than Boots challenges the elite within the sport, he should first get previous Chukhadzhian and accomplish that impressively. He struggled to chop the ring off successfully within the first match, permitting Karen to circle the ring the whole evening. Ennis has, nonetheless, improved since that match, incomes victories in opposition to Roiman Villa and David Avanesyan.
Boots is a gymnasium rat and spends immense time within the gymnasium perfecting his craft. In his second match with Matchroom and consecutive one on the Wells Fargo Middle, Boots goals to present his hometown crowd a present. His profile and celebrity standing will proceed to develop as will his competitors.
Within the first match in opposition to Chukhadzhian, Ennis landed 46 % of his energy punches however solely landed 20 % of his jabs (Compubox). The jab will probably be key this time round and can enable him to arrange his mixtures. It may additionally doubtlessly enable him to attain the knockout victory he a lot sought out within the first match. Successfully slicing the ring off and controlling the space will reduce Karen’s mobility and, finally, his skill to outlive.
Can Boots rating the knockout? If he does so, he’ll display his development and skill to adapt. Oscar De La Hoya and Eddie Hearn have been going at it on social media a couple of attainable 5 versus 5 struggle card that includes Golden Boy boxers in opposition to Matchroom boxers. Potential matchups have included Jaron Ennis versus Ryan Garcia or Jarron Ennis versus Vergil Ortiz Jr. If both match involves fruition, it’ll give Boots the celebrity struggle, he’s been clamoring for.
