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Jaron Ennis looks worn out at 154, perfect at 160 inches

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1 year ago

October 10, 2025

Image: Hearn: Jaron Ennis Looks Drained at 154—160 Is His Perfect Weight

Promoter Eddie Hearn says Jaron “Boots” Ennis’ ideal weight is “160” instead of 154. He claims that Ennis (34-0, 30 KO) could move up to middleweight now and would be in great shape.

Ennis will make his debut at 154 next Saturday, October 11, against Uisma Lima (14-1, 10 KO) at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. Former IBF and WBA welterweight champion Ennis was forced to move up from 147 pounds because he was making diminishing returns after spending his entire career at that weight.

Hearn determines Ennis’ true importance

If Ennis moves up to middleweight now, he would be able to fight these fighters:

Terence Crawford
Carlos Adames: WBC champion
Erislandy Lara: WBA
Janibek Alimkhanuly: IBF and WBO

“I think the ideal weight for Boots is 160. I think he could go there now and be in great shape,” said promoter Eddie Hearn media today on Jaron “Boots” Ennis still hasn’t reached his ideal weight, going from 147 to 154. “He’ll be tight at 154 tomorrow [at the weigh-in]”

From the sight of “Boots” Ennis this week, it is clear that 154 pounds is not the optimal weight class for him. He won’t be at his best fighting at junior middleweight because he’s too large for that division as well.

Why 160 fits the “shoes” better than 154

“People think that when you gain weight, suddenly everything becomes basic,” Hearn said. “He’s huge. He’ll 100% get to 168 at some point. So we have a four-division championship. I don’t want him to just be a four-division champion.”

Ennis should have fought at middleweight years ago instead of exhausting himself to the point where he looked like a zombie. Moving up to 154 pounds has been a long overdue move, but this is not where he should be. She’s now approaching 29 and gaining weight.

A long road to the undisputed position of 154

Hearn says he wants to become undisputed at 154 before moving up to 160 pounds. This isn’t a good idea considering it could take Ennis at least two years to achieve this.

If Hearn is trying to get ‘Boots’ to follow in Terence Crawford’s footsteps and become the undisputed three-division champion, it’s a waste of time. It wasn’t basic for Crawford because the lanes were already rounded up at 147 and 168.

If he had to win them individually, he would probably run out of time or be defeated. Trying to take on titles held by Osleys Iglesias or Christian Mbilla would likely be too much for the 38-year-old Crawford. Ennis should forget about investing time in becoming undisputed at 154 pounds and instead focus on moving up to 160 pounds to get the biggest fights in that weight class.

At 160 pounds, “Boots” would be in Crawford’s orbit and could put pressure on him to fight. Even if this fight doesn’t happen, he will be able to go after the champions and lure fighters from the 154th weight class to the 160th weight class to fight him.

“I want him to be undisputed in them because I think he is the natural successor to Terence Crawford. I think he has the same ability as Crawford because he was undisputed in three weight classes,” Hearn said.

How Ennis compares to teenage Crawford

Ennis’ fighting style is much more fan-friendly than Crawford’s, as he is a more frontal fighter who attacks his opponents. Crawford was always a counter-attacker who waited passively like a spider. He moved a lot when he was younger and now that he’s approaching 40, he still moves a lot.

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Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 Live Fight Scorecard and Results – Boxing News

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2 hours ago

October 17, 2026

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"Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 Live Fight Scorecard and Results - Boxing News"

Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley meet for the WBO heavyweight title this evening in their highly-anticipated rematch.

It was back in May when Wardley was making the first defence of his WBO crown against Dubois, in a fight that turned out to be one of the best of the entire year.

‘DDD’ was knocked down twice early on, but was able to recover from those setbacks to dominate the action and inflict plenty of punishment on his rival, leading to the 11th round stoppage win to wrestle the belt away from Wardley.

Just five months on, the pair will meet again after Wardley activated his rematch clause, as the Ipswich man bids to reclaim his title at the first attempt.

He has a difficult task on his hands though, with many backing Dubois to come out on top once moreand potentially move on to unification battles with the likes of Agit Kabayel and former foe Filip Hrgovic.

Stay with Boxing News for a live scorecard, for as long as the fight lasts, and the official result as the British heavyweight duo do battle once more.

Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley live scorecard

This is a Boxing News live scorecard and not the official score from the judges.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Dubois	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Wardley	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8

Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley fight result

Daniel Dubois TKO2.A destructive performance from Dubois. Back in May he had to recover from the first round knockdown, but this time around he returned the favour by dropping his rival early on and Wardley struggled to recover from that point onwards.

The Ipswich man managed to survive the opening round but it was more of the same in round two, with ‘DDD’ piling on even more pressure and landing a number of huge shots, forcing referee Steve Gray to jump in and stop the action, just as trainer Ben Davison was also throwing the towel in.

A huge statement from Dubois sent out to the rest of the banner division as he retains his WBO heavyweight title.

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Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley II: Start Time and Live Results

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4 hours ago

October 17, 2026

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"Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley II: Start Time and Live Results"

Daniel Dubois defends his WBO heavyweight title against Fabio Wardley on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The O2 Arena in London, with coverage starting at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET and ring walks expected around 10:30 p.m. BST / 5:30 p.m. ET. The rematch airs on DAZN PPV for £24.99 in the UK and $59.99 in the US.

Updated Oct 17, 2026, 2:57 pm EDT

FIGHT DAY! Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley

Daniel Dubois

Fabio Wardley

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Card starts: 12:30pm EDT / 5:30pm BST
Expected ring walks: 6:00 pm EDT / 11:00 pm BST
Scheduled distance: 12 rounds

Super featherweight Nelson Birchall (13-0, 10 KOs) handed Levi Giles (17-4-1) his first stoppage defeat with a seventh-round TKO. The unbeaten prospect’s quick, accurate punching wore down Giles over the scheduled ten-round contest. Giles maintained his effort, but Birchall landed the cleaner shots and increasingly took control. A fifth-round knockdown began a punishing stretch for Giles.

Birchall sent him to the canvas again in the sixth. Giles went down for a third time in the seventh, bringing the fight to an end. Birchall finished with three knockdowns in as many rounds to secure his tenth stoppage victory.

Tony Curtis (15-1, 4 KOs) captured the vacant Commonwealth International super flyweight title with a fourth-round TKO over Kerim Agius (4-2, 2 KOs).

Agius went down in the second and fourth rounds. Referee Sean McAvoy waved off the scheduled eight-round contest at 2:57 of round four.

Leighton Birchall (6-0, 3 KOs) earned a shutout points win over Alejandro Morales Chazaro (9-10-2, 5 KOs) in a featherweight bout. The six-round contest was scored 60-54 in Birchall’s favor.

Super bantamweight Manny Safari (1-0, 1 KO) stopped Jake Pollard (1-122, 1 KO) in the fifth round, marking his first professional appearance with a TKO victory.

Lightweight Fawas Aborode (3-0, 3 KOs) stopped Rashid Omar (8-10, 1 KO) in the fourth round. Aborode dictated the action and finished the contest inside the distance, maintaining his perfect knockout record.

Aaron Noriega (3-0) scored a fourth-round TKO over Leonardo Baez in their super featherweight bout. Noriega celebrated the victory in the ring wearing a Mexican-flag cap.

Middleweight Issiah Hamilton-Allen (4-0) earned a shutout points victory over Jensen Irving (6-41-2, 1 KO). The four-round bout ended with a 40-36 score in Hamilton-Allen’s favor.

Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley
WBO heavyweight title
Expected ring walks: 10:30 p.m. BST / 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT

Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr.
British and Commonwealth lightweight titles
Approximate start: 9:30 p.m. BST / 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT

Adam Olaniyan vs Garber
Approximate start: 9:10 p.m. BST / 4:10 p.m. ET / 1:10 p.m. PT

Bakhodir Jalolov vs Solomon Dacres
Heavyweight
Approximate start: 8:10 p.m. BST / 3:10 p.m. ET / 12:10 p.m. PT

Weights:

Dubois 253.9 vs Wardley 248.3
O’Doherty 134.12 vs Gomez Jr 134.3
Olaniyan 250.15 vs Garber 223.15
Jalolov 255.12 vs Dacres 242.9

Watch Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2 on DAZN

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Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Live Round-by-Round Updates and Results

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4 hours ago

October 17, 2026

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Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj: Live Round-by-Round Updates and Results

Sebastian Fundora will return to action tonight, defending his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribaj in a main event that will air live on TNT as well as stream on DAZN.

Fundora has staked his claim as the top dog at 154 lbs right now, though there are other, potentially tougher challenges than Hadribeaj, but the challenger has his chance tonight, and he’ll look to make it count.

UPDATE (2:35 pm ET): The fight between Brandon Figueroa and Tomoki Kameda has been officially canceled. Figueroa lost his WBA featherweight title on the scales yesterday, then fell ill overnight.

Wil Esco will lead the live coverage this evening, with live results and updates for the two main card undercard bouts, then round-by-round results and updates for the main event. Join us!