IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) and WBA belt-holder Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) battle tonight in a possible Combat of the 12 months unification match stay on DAZN, with the beginning time of the principle card at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT. Tonight’s occasion is on the historic Boardwalk Corridor in Atlantic Metropolis, New Jersey.
Stanionis will look to tug off an upset towards the favourite Ennis. The oddsmakers see Boots Ennis as having few issues with the 2016 Olympian Stanionis, however followers have doubts. The Matchroom fighter Ennis has struggled lately, inflicting doubts about his means to win this combat.
Foremost Card on DAZN
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis vs. Eimantas StanionisRaymond Ford vs. Thomas MatticeOmari Jones vs. William JacksonShakhram Giyasov vs. Franco Ocampo
Ennis, 27, obtained numerous criticism from followers and the media for selecting to not transfer as much as 154 to get greater paydays towards the extra fashionable fighters in that weight class. Some individuals view Boots as being afraid of his profession going stomach up if he have been to start campaigning at junior middleweight. As such, Ennis has chosen to remain the place it’s secure at 147, specializing in his ‘purpose’ of changing into the undisputed champion.
Understandably, the Ennis-Stanionis unification combat has obtained many of the consideration from followers for tonight’s card as a result of it entails two world champions in a unification contest. Nonetheless, former WBA featherweight champ Raymond Ford’s co-feature bout towards Thomas Mattice is an attention-grabbing one.
Ford (16-1-1 8 KOs) desires to make a press release towards the veteran Mattice (22-4-1, 17 KOs) of their 10-round combat to let the champions at tremendous featherweight know he’s coming for them. It’s very important that Raymond, 26, seems to be spectacular towards Mattice for him to be taken significantly by the champs at 130.
Ford misplaced a lot of his recognition after shedding a 12-round cut up resolution to Nick Ball on June 1st final 12 months. The British fighter outpunched Ford and made him look dangerous in that combat.
