Jaron “Boots” Ennis says his inability to knock out Karen Chukhadzhian last year has nothing to do with what he did during their fight in Washington

Boots (32-0, 29 KO) blames it on himself because he entered the fight trying to score a knockout instead of having fun as usual. Chukhadzhian (24-2, 13 KO) took advantage of Ennis’ crazy swings that caused him to miss and took annoying shots that made him look bad.

IBF welterweight champion Ennis, 27, will have the opportunity to show fans he can knock out No. 1 Chukhadzhian in their rematch next month on November 9 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Chukhadzhian is on a three-fight winning streak to put himself in a must-see position to face Ennis again and will be keen to take advantage of that opportunity. Ennis believes that Chukhadzhian will try to play more aggressively this time as he didn’t win a single round last time, losing by scores of 120-108, 120-108 and 120-108.

This will be Ennis’ second fight at Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom and it must look good as the British promoter has had fans buzzing with him. Unfortunately, Ennis did not perform impressively in his first fight under Hearn’s wing, as he was hit strenuous by David Avanesyan on July 13. He won by knockout in the fifth round, but it was not a spectacular effort.

“It wasn’t him. It was me. My attitude was, “I’m going to knock him out.” You can’t go into a fight like that thinking you’re going to knock someone out,” said Jaron Ennis. Brian Mazique about what happened in his previous fight against Karen Chukhadzhian last year.

“I went from not having fun, and when I get back to having fun, it’s going to be another knockout. In the next fight I’m going to put on a show, not look for it. Just let me be myself. Don’t look for a knockout. “As you saw, when I got back to having fun in my last fight, there was a knockout,” Ennis said of his fight with David Avanesyan last July.

It would have worked better if Ennis had just admitted to Chukhadzhian that he made him look indigent instead of putting it on himself for fighting a bad fight. The way Ennis talks, it sounds like he’s just making excuses and doesn’t know how to admit that he lacks the talent to do the job.

“He won’t change his style. Could be a little more. In his last fight, he tried boxing, but he didn’t win the round. I feel like he’ll be more involved this time, but I feel like once he gets touched, he’ll be back on the bike,” Ennis said.

Chukhajian always fights on the defensive in every fight. Therefore, it is a stupid idea for Ennis to assume that he will fight aggressively against him in the rematch. What Chukhadzhian will probably do is steal some bullets and make Ennis look bad again. This would hurt his chances of fighting Terence Crawford.

“In the last fight, everything depended on me. It was me who did wrong, not him. He has been winning since we fought and has become a must-see fighter. So that’s what happened,” Ennis said.

He looked like the same Jaron Ennis as usual, but he was dealing with a player with impressive defensive skills on par with Shakur Stevenson. Against a defensive artist like Chukhadzihian, Ennis has to fight very differently because he won’t knock him out with a swing for the fence.

ANTHONY Yarde, one of British boxing’s forgotten men, returns to the ring on October 19 at the Copper Box Arena. The Hackney native was last seen beating up Marko Nikolic at the same venue in February. However, he has not faced a legal test since his hard-fought match against Artur Beterbiev in January 2023.

Rumors of a fight with Joshua Buatsi have been circulating for months, but nothing has happened yet. Now Yarde returns on Boxxer, supporting headliner Adam Azim-Ohara Davies. No opponent has yet been scheduled for the 33-year-old lithe heavyweight, who has a record of 25-3 (24 KOs).

Much of Yarde’s inaction stems from his desire to end his fruitful relationship with Frank Warren and try his luck elsewhere. With the likes of Buatsi, Craig Richards and Willy Hutchinson all in contention for the season in Riyad, that seems to be where the action is.

Currently ranked high in the WBO rankings (175), two of Yarde’s three losses came in good company as he was stopped by Sergei Kovalev and Artur Beterbiev. Lyndon Arthur suffered a points defeat in 2020, which Yarde avenged a year later by knockout. The Copper Box has become something of a spiritual home for Anthony, who has boxed there seven times as a professional.

Other boxers scheduled to appear at the October 19 event include Michael McKinson fighting for the IBO title, Dan Azeez, Jeamie Tshikeva in a good domestic heavyweight fight, Fran Hennessy and Shannon Courtenay.

Terence Crawford faced hefty criticism from the promoter of one of his rivals for winning the WBO title, and WBC champion Sebastian Fundora was knocked out in sparring.

The pound-for-pound king commented on the situation in a video posted this week. Crawford told Bernie the Boxer: “If Fundora is licking his chops after my performance against Israil Madrimov, then I should be licking my chops because Madrimov knocked out Fundora in sparring.”

According to Fundora’s promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, the claims cannot be substantiated. Sampson stated that Fundora’s coach spoke with Madrimov’s coach, Joel Diaz, about Terrance Crawford’s viral statement. During Coach Diaz’s conversation with Coach Fundora, Diaz mentioned that Madrimov’s manager, Vadim Kornilov, was very concerned about false statements Crawford made during a sparring session that took place over five years ago, during which neither of them even touched the canvas.

Sampson added: “Per Madrimov and his entire team have stated that they have nothing but respect for Sebastian Fundora and his entire team and do not disregard lies and disrespect. Coach Fundora responded that “Team Diaz,” Madrimov’s coaching team, is family to him. Everyone has known each other from the Coachella Valley since childhood.

It noted: “The boxing community in the Coachella Valley is extremely tight-knit. We all respect each other for the work we put into our boxers. Coaching etiquette is an unwavering rule that we all follow. There are many ways to fight professionally without fabrication and frustration. Let me repeat: Madrimov and his team are God-fearing people and it is very unlikely that they would ever speak ill of Sebastian Fundora, his sparring sessions and the team. No amount of facts or truth will convince a simpleton that he is wrong.

Lewkowicz urged Crawford to step in and admit he was wrong.

“Terence Crawford should apologize for his naivety,” Lewkowicz said. “A great master like him should be above this kind of childishness.”

The bad blood that exists between both camps could intensify a planned bidding war between Fundora and Crawford for a potential unification of the WBA, WBO and WBC titles.

Crawford was expected to walk away from the auction scheduled for October 10 and take the rest of the year off. This scenario would allow Fundora to face Errol Spence. But since Lewkowicz said, “There’s no need for a champion like Crawford to engage in school gossip,” the multi-tasking champion may believe he has something to prove.

Lewkowicz concluded by saying that it is likely that there will be a Crawford vs. Fundora fight.

“The fight will already take place. Trying to ridicule the unified world champion by spreading stupid rumors is bad business for Crawford. You are 37 years senior. Instead, devote your time to training. You’ll need it.