Former unified welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs) regarded like 24k gold, knocking out the hapless Uisma Lima (14-2, 10 KOs), knocking him out within the first spherical to win the WBA interim junior middleweight title on Saturday night time on the Xfinity Cell Area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(Credit score: Emma Brawley Matchroom Boxing Struggle)
Ennis dropped Lima twice within the first spherical. Within the follow-up barrage, the combat was waved off by the referee. The combat was stopped at 1:58 of spherical one.
“I knew he was harm. I despatched an enormous message. You already know who I need subsequent. Tick-tock, gunshot. It’s going to occur subsequent. If he don’t win, I’ll combat the winner of that. Fundora and Murtazaliev,” mentioned Ennis. “Huge combat subsequent.”
Tonight’s Undercard outcomes
Heavyweight Guido Vianello (14-3-1, 12 KOs) stored his profession alive, knocking out Canadian Alexis Barriere (12-1, 10 KOs) in spherical 5 of an thrilling combat. The 2016 Italian Olympian, Vianello, was getting the worst of it by the third spherical, getting caught repeatedly by left palms from the southpaw Barriere. Nonetheless, within the fourth spherical, Vianello got here out trying like a brand new man, attacking Barriere like a hungry wolf, hitting him at will with large energy pictures. Barriere wilted underneath the ability pictures and strain from Vianello, collapsing on the canvas within the remaining 20 seconds of the spherical. He obtained up and simply barely escaped the spherical. There was no manner Barriere might get well in between rounds. He regarded gone whereas sitting on his stool, being checked out by the referee and his involved coaching workforce. In the beginning of the fifth, the 6’6″ Vianello pounced on Barrere, burying him with pictures till he went down after being nailed by a proper hand that nicked his temple. He was too harm to get again up, and the referee, Ricky Gonzalez, halted the competition.
Welterweight Tahmir Smalls (16-0, 11 KOs) lucked out tonight, successful a questionable 10-round unanimous resolution over Jose Roman (14-2, 6 KOs). Smalls was outboxed in 9 of the ten rounds by Roman, however scored a knockdown within the third. Except for being knocked down, it was a one-sided combat, with Roman giving Smalls a boxing lesson. The choice was atrocious. The judges’ scores have been 98-91, 96-93, and 95-94. This resolution ought to have gone the opposite manner, as Roman outboxed, outpunched, and outclassed Smalls throughout. Even within the third spherical, he was getting the higher of Smalls till he was dropped.
Tremendous bantamweight Dennis Thompson (8-0, 5 KOs) utilized nonstop strain to dominate Sean Diaz (9-1, 2 KOs), successful a six-round break up resolution in a aggressive combat. Diaz confirmed wonderful hand pace, however lacked the ability, mixture punching, and a jab to go together with it. Thompson used his enormous dimension benefit, together with strain, to maintain Diaz on the again foot all through the combat. Thompson harm him to the physique in spherical 4. Within the fifth, Diaz was docked a degree for holding. In the identical spherical, he obtained labored over by Thompson on the within. The scores have been 60-53 for Thompson, 57-56 for Diaz, and 57-56 for Thompson. It could have been a extra attention-grabbing combat if Diaz had extra dimension and energy. He regarded like an excellent flyweight combating a big tremendous bantamweight.
It’s a combat that can decide whether or not ‘Boots’ Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) goes to dominate within the junior middleweight division like he’d performed at 147. Ennis is combating at dwelling in Philadelphia in entrance of his followers.
Ennis is underneath quite a lot of strain to carry out at a excessive stage after disappointing in his rematch in opposition to Karen Chukhadzhian throughout his final go to to Philly final November.
Struggle Night time Particulars & Begin Time
8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT. Approximate Principal Occasion Ringwalks: 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT. The occasion is on DAZN.
Undercard Fights
Alexis Barriere vs. Guido Vianello
Tahmir Smalls vs. Jose Roman
Khalil Coe vs. Jesse Hart
Giorgio Visioli vs. James Wilkins
Zaquin Moses vs. Antonio Dunton El Jr.
Dennis Thompson vs. Sean Diaz
Harley Mederos vs. Hylon Williams Jr
Justin Palmieri vs. Naheem Parker
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