IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) defeated Karen Chukhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs) by an unimpressive 12-round unanimous choice in a battle that was nearer than the scores turned in by the three judges on Saturday evening on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia.
Chukhadzhian used his velocity and technical abilities benefit to land laborious pictures that the Boots typically weren’t anticipating. Boots’s chin is what saved him as a result of he took some blistering punches from the surprisingly highly effective Chukhadzhin, who confirmed power that had by no means been there up to now.
Boots Confused by Chukhadzhian’s Model
Ennis knocked Chukhadzhian down in spherical 5 with a collection of laborious pictures after hurting him with a left to the top. Chukhadzhian took a knee to flee the barrage of punches that Ennis was hitting him with.
Within the tenth spherical, the referee penalized Chukhadzhian a degree for extreme holding. He’d been holding loads for the reason that ninth spherical and combating in spurts, trying to catch Ennis with a knockout blow.
After the purpose deduction, Chukhadzhian got here alive, nailing Boots with laborious pictures that whiplashed his head. Chukhadzhian continued to get the higher of Boots in rounds 11 and 12. Nonetheless, he was nonetheless holding loads, which appeared that he was drained.
Ennis appeared confused by Chukhadzhian’s combating type, his feints, shifting angles, and unpredictable punches that got here out of nowhere. Ennis was typically hit with punches that he wasn’t anticipating from Chukhadzhian, and he needed to take them. If not for Ennis’ sturdy chin, he’d have been knocked out as a result of he was hit with all evening that he didn’t see coming. These are the worst sort to take.
Through the rounds, Boots continuously talked to folks within the crowd, and his coach/father, Derek ‘Bozy’ Ennis, appeared annoyed with Chukhadzhian’s abilities.
After the battle, Boots gave a disjointed interview with DAZN, saying that he may transfer as much as 154, after which in subsequent breath, altering his view and speaking about desirous to do unification fights at 147. What he was constant about was his unhappiness together with his efficiency, and he blamed it on being at 147 for too lengthy, and getting older. He appeared depressed.
The scores have been 119-107, 117-109 and 116-110.
“I believe it is likely to be time to go to 154. I felt good, however at 154, I really feel I’ll be method higher, and my pop shall be the way it’s purported to be. I’m getting older. I’m 27,” mentioned Jaron Ennis to DAZN after his win over Chukhadzhian.
“Within the first battle, he ran round for 12 rounds. He form of stood and traded a bit of bit extra. Did you count on that?” mentioned commentator Chris Mannix.
“I used to be ready for something he had coming. It didn’t actually matter to me,” mentioned Ennis. “I’m glad I received the win, however like I mentioned, I felt okay. On to greater and higher.”
“This can be a battle that was pressured on you. You needed to defend your title towards your obligatory. Did that make it laborious in any respect to rise up and prepare for a battle like this?” mentioned Mannix.
“I wished to do higher this time and get the knockout. I harm him a variety of instances, and I used to be speeding,” mentioned Ennis. “It’s okay.”
“There did appear at instances to be a disconnect between what your father wished within the nook and what you have been delivering within the ring. It appeared such as you weren’t giving what he wished. The place was that disconnect?” mentioned Mannix.
“I heard all the pieces he was saying. I used to be simply in there. I used to be listening and never listening on the identical time,” mentioned Ennis about him and his dad, Bozy. “He wished me to make use of extra angles, use my jab extra, and cease standing in entrance. I did the other.”
