David Avanesyan views his battle with IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis as his “final likelihood” for his profession to win a world title of their headliner conflict this Saturday, July thirteenth. Ennis vs. Avanesyan shall be proven stay on DAZN from the Wells Fargo Heart in Philadelphia.
Ennis’ Untested Waters
The punching energy that Avanesyan possesses offers him an actual likelihood on this battle to tug off an upset of Boots Ennis, who appears to be a tad bit overconfident, believing all back-slappers which were pouring nonstop reward over him.
Boots has by no means overwhelmed anybody notable throughout his profession in order that he may get uncovered by Avanesyan on Saturday.
Avanesyan (30-4-1, 18 KOs) turns 36 subsequent month on August fifteenth, and he’s rated #13 IBF. A defeat in opposition to ‘Boots’ Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) will undoubtedly knock him out of the highest tier scores at welterweight, making it time-consuming to climb his method again.
As a consequence of his age, Avanesyan doesn’t have time, and he arguably doesn’t charge a world title shot now. Coming off a two-year layoff and a sixth-round knockout defeat in opposition to WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford in December 2022, he’s being given a chance solely based mostly on his identify recognition relatively than on advantage.
“I really like the truth that he’s one of many so-called greatest. He’s versatile however weak to affect,” mentioned Avanesyan to RingTV about Jaron Ennis. “I simply wish to beat him. That is my final likelihood.”
Is ‘Boots’ Ennis Actually the Finest?
Many followers view Ennis, 27, as the most effective fighter within the welterweight division, however he’s weak to getting harm. He places himself on the road for taking pictures as a result of he focuses on scoring knockouts and entertaining the followers.
Sadly, the unfavourable downside to being an thrilling fighter who scores highlight-reel KOs is you get hit. Avanesyan has the ability to harm Ennis and knock him out if he can land his pictures.
It is going to be tough for Avanesyan to final lengthy sufficient to get a knockout as a result of he folded quick in opposition to Crawford, who isn’t practically as a lot of a seek-and-destroy KO artist as Boots Ennis.
We don’t know but whether or not Boots Ennis is actually the most effective fighter within the welterweight division right this moment as a result of his opposition has been principally marginal fighters who would lose to most of the high 147-pounders. The highest welterweight within the division remains to be but to be decided, but it surely’s between considered one of these fighters:
Jaron Ennis
Brian Norman Jr.
Mario Barrios
Eimantas Stannionis
Based mostly on the uncooked energy, youth, and toughness we noticed lately, I view Brian Norman Jr. (26-0, 23 KOs) because the #1 welterweight on the planet now and a star within the making. He can be an actual nightmare for anybody, together with Boots Ennis.
“I see it as being as robust because the Crawford battle, however Ennis isn’t working on the identical degree as Crawford,” mentioned Neil Marsh, the supervisor for Avanesyan. “David will enhance after Crawford’s efficiency. One factor is for positive: David may be very, very perilous.”
Avanesyan has an actual likelihood of successful this battle in opposition to Boots Ennis as a result of he’ll be capable of hit him, and he’s acquired the ability to KO the Philadelphia native.
