IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is coaching exhausting for his rematch towards Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth on the Wells Fargo Heart in Philadelphia.
Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) has to rematch Chukhadzhian (24-2, 13 KOs) after the Worldwide Boxing Federation ordered him to defend towards his necessary.
Though Boots had crushed Ukrainian fighter Karen Chukhadzhian by a lopsided 12-round unanimous resolution in January 2023, he was pressured to struggle him once more as a result of the match had been ordered. Final 12 months, Ennis defeated the defensive-minded fighter by scores of 120-108, 120-108, and 120-108.
Chukhadzhian’s administration labored him into the IBF necessary spot by matching him towards these three fighters: Pietro Rossetti, Harry Scarff, and Michel Marcano. These aren’t family names, however the IBF nonetheless thought sufficient of Karen’s victories to offer him a #1 rating and necessary place at 147.
The welterweight could be very weak at this level, permitting for fighters like Chukhadzhian to rise to the highest after beating solely non-contenders.
Ennis’ promoter, Eddie Hearn, may have maneuvered him round his IBF necessary if he’d give you the additional $500,000 that WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. needed to conform to struggle Boots in a unification match in his hometown of Philadelphia.
Brian’s dad, Norman Sr, mentioned they’d settle for the $1.7 million provide to struggle Ennis, however provided that it had been in impartial territory. He talked about wanting the struggle staged in Las Vegas, however that was not accepted. Ennis sells quite a lot of tickets in Philadelphia and would lose out on massive cash if he fought Norman Jr. in Las Vegas in entrance of a smaller crowd.
It’s going to be troublesome for Ennis to unify the welterweight division if his promoter, Hearn, can’t put the cash into getting the opposite champions to conform to struggle him.
Within the co-feature for the November ninth card, WBC tremendous flyweight champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez defends towards interim champ Pedro Guevara in a 12-round contest.
Some followers have urged that this ought to be the primary occasion, however that’s not what Hearn needs. He’s making an attempt to show Ennis right into a star whereas he’s signed along with his Matchroom firm, and he can’t try this if he’s preventing on undercards.
12 rounds of sparring within the bag 🔪 feeling nice 😈!
— Boots (@JaronEnnis) September 30, 2024
