On the Wells Fargo Heart in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, November 9, Jaron “Boots” Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) defeated Karen Chukhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs), retaining his IBF welterweight title in entrance of his hometown crowd. Your entire Matchroom Boxing card was proven dwell on DAZN in over 200 nations. Earlier than “Boots” entered the ring, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez delivered a devastating beat down in opposition to Pedro Guevara within the co-main occasion.
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis Defeats Karen Chukhadzhian in Philadelphia
Jaron Ennis vs. Karen Chukhadzhian Recap
The opening spherical noticed Chukhadzhian punch effectively between “Boots” throwing pictures however the Philly fighter appeared comfy regardless of getting tagged within the first spherical by a left hook. Ennis appeared gentle on his toes and began the spherical effectively together with his jab.
The second spherical noticed the challenger proceed to land with the left hook, however Ennis appeared untroubled. The champ is choosing his pictures effectively however isn’t utilizing his attain benefit sufficient.
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The third spherical noticed Chukhadzhian have his moments earlier than “Boots” started to dominate and take over the spherical, mixing his pictures effectively. The challenger had extra success in spherical 4 with the best hand. Ennis must struggle on the surface and management the tempo.
The fifth spherical noticed “Boots” put his foot on the gasoline and land a brief left hand which put the Ukrainian in hassle and shortly pressured him to take a knee after Ennis unleashed a powerful flurry of punches. Enormous spherical for the Philly fighter.
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Over the following few rounds, Chukhadzhian continued to punch effectively with Ennis however when “Boots” lets his fingers go, he’s producing the extra eye-catching work. The tenth spherical was a robust spherical for “Boots” as he picked his pictures effectively, with Chukhadzhian having a degree taken away for holding.
The ultimate spherical was a superb spherical for the Ukrainian who landed some heavy pictures. It was in the end a irritating night time for “Boots” however he’s carried out greater than sufficient to get the victory. As each fighters met within the centre of the ring, the decide’s scorecards had been learn 119-107, 117-109 and 116-110, all in favour of Ennis, giving him the unanimous choice victory.
Publish Combat Quotes
Within the post-fight interview, Ennis mentioned: “My efficiency was okay. It is likely to be time to go to 54.”
He continued: “I felt okay, however it’s time to go on to greater and higher.”
“I harm him lots of instances, however I used to be speeding.”
