Jaron “Boots” Ennis goes up towards Eimantas Stanionis at Boardwalk Corridor in Atlantic Metropolis, New Jersey on April 12. The Philadelphia native places his IBF welterweight title on the road, whereas his opponent from Lithuania brings his WBA 147-pound strap to the ring.
Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) appears to dethrone his subsequent rival and safe two of the 4 main belts within the division en path to turning into undisputed. In his earlier bout final November, in entrance of his hometown crowd on the Wells Fargo Heart, the undefeated 27-year-old earned a unanimous determination in a rematch towards Karen Chukhadzhian, following a fifth-round stoppage of David Avanesyan on the similar venue final July.
“Boots” Ennis is opposed by Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs), who promised to derail his plans. The unbeaten 30-year-old is coming off a win by unanimous determination towards Gabriel Maestre final Could.
“I’m right here to gather all of the belts, and I’m locked in on Stanionis,” mentioned Ennis. “Win on Saturday and I’m the WBA, IBF, and Ring Journal champion, after which we’ll see what’s subsequent. However I’m zoned in on Stanionis, little doubt, and I’m prepared to offer everyone what they’re asking for. It’s a giant combat for him and I’m glad he’s taken the combat and given the followers what they need. I’m primary within the division, he’s quantity two, I’m dialed in, I’m so centered on this.”
‘I’m so excited for this combat’
“I’m right here to do one factor and that’s put fingers on you, that’s it. I’m not attempting to speak or commute on the web. I do know that fighters are attempting to hype the combat, however when it’s already offered, you don’t have to do it. All people is totally different although.”
“I’m on the level proper now the place I don’t care what individuals say as a result of it appears that evidently it doesn’t matter what I do; if I pitch a shutout – ‘oh it’s best to have knocked him out.’ If I KO somebody, ‘oh we don’t know if he has a fuel tank.’ I do what’s greatest for me and I’m locked in on me, I don’t care what different individuals should say, and I’m not frightened about another combat however this one.”
“The followers need to see somewhat little bit of every part, and I really feel I give them that, however I can’t fear about what individuals say, and whether it is detrimental, then that’s simply motivation to close them up.”
“The Chukhadzhian combat was exhausting as a result of I’ve already overwhelmed the man 12-0 and we’re compelled into combating him to maintain the IBF belt, so on the finish of the day you need to do what you need to do. I took care of the necessary and I’m glad I had the combat with him, it’s made me be lots smarter on this camp and I’m simply prepared and I’m so excited for this combat, I’ll present out for certain.”
Among the many bouts featured on the Ennis vs Stanionis undercard, former champion Raymond Ford (16-1-1, 8 KOs) of Camden, NJ takes on Thomas Mattice (22-4-1, 17 KOs) of Cleveland, Ohio at tremendous featherweight. Mexico’s Arturo Popoca (15-0-1, 8 KOs) faces Christian Carto (23-1, 16 KOs) of Philadelphia at tremendous bantamweight. Brooklyn-based Shakhram Giyasov (16-0, 9 KOs) of Uzbekistan and Franco Maximiliano Ocampo (17-2, 8 KOs) of Argentina conflict at welterweight.
