Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis defends the welterweight belt towards his IBF obligatory Karen Chukhadzhian in a rematch on November ninth on the Wells Fargo Heart in Philadelphia. The occasion can be proven dwell on DAZN.
Within the Chief assist bout, WBC tremendous flyweight champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez defends towards interim champ Pedro Guevara.
Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) already beat Chukhadzhian (24-2, 13 KOs) by a 12-round unanimous resolution on January seventh final 12 months in a battle for the vacant IBF interim welterweight title in Washington, D.C. The scores had been 120-108 x 3. The combat resembled an enormous cat chasing a mouse across the ring for 12 boring rounds.
Chukhadzhian made Ennis look unhealthy at occasions through the use of motion to evade his punches, however he did not do a lot on offense to reap the benefits of Boots’ lack of ability to chop off the ring. The rematch will probably be the identical sort of combat as a result of Chukhadzhian doesn’t possess the ability to face and combat Ennis.
“I’m excited to be again headlining in my metropolis once more,” stated Ennis. “I’m able to proceed dominating the division, making an enormous assertion, and exhibiting everybody why I’m one of the best Welterweight on the planet.”
For Ennis to get the fights he needs, he’ll must depend on his promoter, Eddie Hearn, to lift the cash to encourage reluctant fighters to face him.
Hearn anticipated it to be simpler for him to get fighters to leap on the likelihood of combating Ennis when he signed the Philadelphia native. He didn’t bear in mind that they’d need good cash.
Chukhadzhian has since rebounded with a number of wins over second-tier opposition. Given the low-level fighters that he’s crushed, it’s unclear why the Worldwide Boxing Federation has made Chukhadzhian obligatory for Boots’ welterweight title.
It’s one more reason the fighters and their promoters should section out all 4 sanctioning our bodies. They have to be changed by one governing physique that makes logical decisions when choosing mandatories.
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (20-0, 13 KOs) is making his first protection of his WBC tremendous featherweight title towards Guevara (42-4-1 22 KOs). It’s not the combat Bam would have needed, but it surely’s the one he’s caught with.
He needed to start unifying the tremendous flyweight division after capturing the WBC belt final June with a seventh-round knockout of champion Juan Francisco Estrada.
“On November 9, tune in to DAZN, get your tickets, and witness one other thrilling efficiency,” stated Rodriguez. “My belts aren’t going wherever! And nonetheless!”
