Matchroom Boxing heads to the northeast on Saturday. After a number of weeks away, Wells Fargo Heart, the house court docket of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and residential ice of the NHL‘s Philadelphia Flyers performs host to a night stuffed with championship boxing motion.
In complete, Saturday night’s card from The Metropolis of Brotherly Love options 5 championship fights. Dwell protection of this evening of champions begins at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on DAZN. Right here’s one of the best information about Saturday’s card: There’s no pay-per-view dedication wanted for all the night.
Count on Wells Fargo Heart to be packed to the rafters with a partisan crowd, particularly for the primary occasion of the night.
IBF Welterweight Championship Up for Grabs in Matchroom Principal Occasion
Highlighting the evening’s actions is a battle for IBF supremacy at 147 lbs. Incumbent IBF Welterweight Champion Jaron Ennis (31-0, 1 NC, 28 KOs) places his title in danger in his hometown when he faces off in opposition to challenger and No. 13 IBF welterweight contender David Avanesyan (30-4-1, 18 KOs) within the headliner.
This combat is an marketed most of 12 rounds at three minutes per spherical to shut out the actions.
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Fighter Comparability and Betting Odds
Heading into this IBF Welterweight Championship combat on Saturday evening, champion Jaron Ennis stands because the taller combatant at 5-foot-10, in comparison with the 5-foot-8 body of David Avanesyan. Ennis owns a 5 1/2-inch attain benefit (74 inches to 68 1/2 inches) over Avanesyan.
At the moment, the oddsmakers have Jaron Ennis put in as a -2000 favourite on the cash line, whereas David Avanesyan counters as a +1220 underdog. For those who plan on betting on this or some other combat occurring this weekend in fight sports activities, please wager responsibly.
Ennis Begins New Matchroom Contract with IBF Welterweight Title Combat
Jaron Ennis has but to lose up to now in his pugilism profession. Final outing, he scored a scored a Tenth-round knockout of Roiman Villa (26-2, 24 KOs) on July 8, 2023 from Boardwalk Corridor in Atlantic Metropolis.
On the time, Ennis efficiently defended his IBF Interim Welterweight Championship and a combat in opposition to obligatory opponent Terence Crawford was within the offing. Crawford, nonetheless, declined the obligatory date with Ennis, leading to Ennis being declared everlasting IBF 147-lb. titlist as of Nov. 9.
Subsequent to Ennis changing into everlasting champion, he and Matchroom inked a brand new contract to carry him to the lively roster in Eddie Hearn‘s promotion efficient with Saturday’s principal occasion, this approaching the heels of a stint in Premier Boxing Champions.
Whereas he already has the IBF Welterweight Championship, the undisputed crown at 147 is what he’s after sooner or later, one thing he talked about in an April interview with Matchroom.
“What I’m enthusiastic about is gathering all the belts,” the champion stated. “Getting the remainder of the belts: WBC, the WBA and the WBO.”
Avanesyan Faces Third Bid at Everlasting World Championship Saturday on Brief-Discover
Within the different nook, No. 13 contender David Avanesyan has posted a mark of 4-1 in his final 5 fights. Again in December, he bested Serge Ambono (13-63, 4 KOs) by technical determination within the fourth spherical from Birmingham, England.
That is Avanesyan’s third likelihood likelihood at a full-time world championship after his two earlier efforts at everlasting gold resulted in defeats, most just lately in December of 2022. Initially, Avanesyan wasn’t booked for Saturday evening in opposition to Ennis, solely getting the match final month within the wake of Cody Crowley’s withdrawal from the cardboard resulting from considerations over his imaginative and prescient screening.
With solely having a number of quick weeks to organize for the bout, how will he fare this weekend? Solely time will inform.
Evaluation, Movie Research, and Prediction
This must be a fantastic combat to sit down down and watch. Each of those guys know how one can carry the warmth.
Don’t Blink When “Boots” Ennis is within the Ring
Jaron “Boots” Ennis is a person who can rapidly hunt for a knockout. One want look no additional than his 2021 scrap vs. Thomas Dulorme in PBC.
Through the first spherical of a scheduled 10, Ennis turned the combat into one-way visitors. repeatedly scoring with pictures to the pinnacle, knocking him down with a crisp right-handed punch contained in the opening 90 seconds. Though Dulorme rose to his ft and continued the combat, he was nonetheless on wobbly legs from the knockdown, strolling away from the referee at one level.
Dulorme’s solely spotlight of the combat was a right-handed punch that did nothing to faze Ennis, who promptly knocked his opponent down and out with a two-punch mixture. If “Boots” comes out swinging, this principal occasion will probably be a brief one.
Avanesyan Equally Spectacular
Within the different nook, David Avanesyan sings “Something you are able to do, I can do higher.” His combat for the EBU Welterweight Championship vs. Josh Kelly is indicative of that.
Spherical 5 noticed Kelly protecting as much as keep away from getting punished earlier than Avanesyan turned it on in spherical six, giving his opponent a number of cuts within the course of. Upon knocking Kelly down, Avanesyan saved his foot on the fuel pedal with one other barrage of punches earlier than Kelly took a knee and his cornerman correctly resigned him from the combat.
Search for David Avanesyan to outpace Jaron Ennis on Saturday. If he catches “Boots” off-guard, the followers in Philadelphia will go house frowning.
Remaining Ideas
For a bout that got here collectively on roughly 30 days discover, this may very well be a dramatic affair. Don’t miss it.
Prediction: Jaron Ennis by First-Spherical TKO.
