Jaron “Boots” Ennis defeated Eimantas Stanionis by TKO sixth round to unite IBF and WBA welterweight titles on Saturday evening at Atlantic City, Novel Jersey. It was a showdown between the two best ESPN welterweight weight.
Ennis, the IBF champion entering the fight, used the body attack to break up Stanionis. He used his stab to open a stanionis and forced him to pay with the lend a hand of the body.
Stanionis began the fight by attacking and found a good counter in the first round, while Ennis used his main stab for most of the round and mixed some good blows. Stanionis landed in third place, but Ennis bounced to the fourth, landing more blows and using a very correct stab that bleeds from the nose of Stanionis.
In the sixth Ennis he still landed and used angles to connect to the body. Stanionis hit with a tow truck that forced Stanionis to his knee. The round ended, but the coach of Stanionis, Marvin Somodio, stopped fighting before starting the seventh.
“I feel that I’m just entering Groove, I started to relax,” said Ennis after the fight. “I had fun and my dad told me:” Just press, you’ll stop him. ” And the madness I had a dream that I intend to keep him in the seventh round.
Ennis added: “The biggest part was that I had fun, being myself and I have live before me. I introduced the program, played well, used speed, power, defense. I showed you some game in the game.”
Ennis was not perfect. Only 19% of his total blows to Stanionis landed 31%, but he gained Stanionis 23-9 in the blows of power.
Ennis (34-0, 30 KO) performed the third defense of his belt. He defeated Karen Chukhadzhian by a unanimous decision in November, when he dropped Chukhadzhian in round 5 and won with the result 119-107, 117-109 and 116-110. Ennis defeated Chukhadzhiana earlier in January 2023, winning each round on the results of the results of all three judges.
Ennis has won six of the last eight fights throughout, including Ko wins on Sergey Lipinets, Thomas Dulorme, Roiman Villa and David Avaneyan.
Stanionis (15-1, 9 KO) was a “ordinary” welterweight champion, and then raised to the full master when Terence Crawford moved to the junior medium weight to face Israil Madrimov in August 2024. Stanionis did not fight in 2023 after the fight with Vergil Ortiz Jr.
This was the first professional failure of Stanionis.
“I will enjoy victory, enjoy these lanes,” said Ennis about his future. “I’ll talk to the band and see what will happen next.”
In the Co-Main event Raymond Ford (17-1-1, 8 KO), he dominated Thomas Mattice (22-5-1, 17 KO) in a unanimous decision victory. All three judges won the 100-90 fight. This was Ford’s second victory since he raised his weight to Junior Lightweight, after defeat in a fraction with Nick Ball in June 2024.
“He was a solid opponent,” Ford said after the fight. “He was really wise. I wanted to stop, knockout. These were the times when I sometimes hurt him, and let him catch me. He was a wise veteran.”
Ford said that he would like his next fight to be against Eduardo Nunez, who will face Masanori Rikiishi to obtain the free title Lightweight IBF Junior on May 28 in Japan.
“I said [promoter] Eddie [Hearn] This. I told my team. [Nunez] He knows that I want this fight – said Ford. “It depends on him if he wants to fight me. This is a real question. So I hope that he goes there and does his things, restore this belt so that we can wear it.”
The proposed sessions would bring together two world champions from different weight categories. Ryan currently holds the WBC welterweight title and Inoue is the undisputed junior featherweight champion.
A notable part of Ryan’s post was his willingness to stream workouts.
One of the things Ryan mentioned in his X post was his desire to stream workouts. Ryan didn’t say whether he would bring the idea to Naoya to see if he agreed with it or not, nor did he give a date when he would train with the Japanese star.
At this stage, Ryan’s comments appear to reflect purpose rather than final findings. Although he has publicly outlined the plan, Inoue has not announced any potential training session.
If training takes place, they will bring together champions separated by more than 20 pounds in weight. Ryan is fighting in the welterweight division, and Inoue is building his championship streak in the junior featherweight division.
The idea remains one Ryan hopes to implement during his visit to Tokyo, with the added possibility of giving fans a glimpse of the session via livestream.
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Tyson Fury is set to take part in the long-awaited clash with Anthony Joshua, but first he needs a warm-up. Now another challenger has been added to the fight, and Fury is “very interested” in the proposed fight.
The long-awaited clash between Fury and Joshua has finally been signed and will take place pending success in their tune-up fights. While Joshua is scheduled to face Kristian Prenga next month, Fury remains without an opponent for his August outing.
Promoter Frank Warren promised a “good” opponent but he recently ruled out the possibility of the “Gypsy King” facing Joshua’s former defeater Andy Ruiz Jr., who is believed to have priced himself out of the fight.
I’m talking to Play UKJoshua’s other rival, Jarrell Miller, has revealed that Fury is “very interested” in fighting him as he discusses a potential all-American clash with Deontay Wilder.
“I’ve been one of the most avoided heavyweights for a long time. We’re seeing it now. We’re trying to get Deontay Wilder out there. There’s no fight in front of him. I’m the top heavyweight in America right now, so we’re trying to make certain things happen. Let’s see if he can take control.”
“Tyson Fury is also very interested. I would love to fight these guys. Deontay or Tyson would be a wonderful fight for me. Let’s see if we can make it happen.”
Fury’s manager, Spencer Brown, recently confirmed both fighters’ desire to make the fight happen, but said Miller would likely not be able to complete a full training camp on time.
The American has already scored two victories in 2026, defeating both Kingsley Ibeh and Lenier Pero, and the 37-year-old hopes those triumphs will earn him another chance on the huge stage.
Zuffa Boxing has announced that its first event in Ireland, branded Zuffa Boxing 10, will take place on Saturday, August 8 at the 3Arena in Dublin. Organizers of the promotion, headed by Dana White, said details about the main event, joint performance and ticket sales will be announced soon.
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According to the promotion, the card will be broadcast on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland and streamed on Paramount+ in the US and Canada. Its broadcasts in the UK and Ireland are covered by a long-term contract with Sky Sports announced in March.
The expected headliner of the Cork middleweight gala will be Callum Walsh (16-0, 11 KO). according to 42 and Irish boxing, although Zuffa has not confirmed this card. Walsh won Zuffa Boxing’s debut event on January 23 in Las Vegas with a unanimous decision over Carlos Ocampo and has not fought since. The Cobh native, trained by Freddie Roach, fought mainly in the United States, but once boxed in Dublin, headlining the 3Arena gala after his victory over Przemysław Runowski.
The 42 reports that Monaghan’s Aaron McKenna (20-0, 10 KO) is set to be the main support for an IBF middleweight world title fight against Italian Etinosa Oliha (22-0, 10 KO). Both pairs are expected to fight for the vacant belt that became available after Janibek Alimkhanuly was stripped of his belt following a failed anti-doping test. McKenna is third in the IBF rankings and Oliha is second.
Dublin will be Zuffa Boxing’s second card outside the United States. The first event, Zuffa Boxing 07, will take place this Saturday at the Bournemouth International Center in England, where former world cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith will face Ryan Rozicki in a 10-round cruiserweight main event.
The August 8 date means the Dublin gala will take place a week after Queensberry Promotions’ show at the same venue, headlined by Pierce O’Leary against Mark Chamberlain, with Tyson Fury scheduled to appear.
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