Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis makes his first protection of his IBF welterweight title tonight in opposition to substitute David Avanesyan, with the occasion starting at 8:00 p.m. ET reside on DAZN. The combat will happen in entrance of a sizeable pro-Ennis crowd on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia, the hometown of the 27-year-old Boots (31-0, 28 KOs).
Boxing 247 will give reside updates beneath of the motion and outcomes for tonight’s Ennis-Avanesyan card.
Tonight’s Card Occasion Particulars
- Begin Time: 8:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 a.m. UK
- Important occasion ringwalks: 10:37 p.m. ET / 3:37 a.m. UK
- Broadcaster: DAZN
Avanesyan’s Second Probability at a Title
Avanesyan (30-4-1, 18 KOs) had this chance given to him after failing to seize a title in his final combat two years in the past in opposition to the WBO 147-lb champion Terence Crawford in December 2022.
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Ennis says he needs to look good tonight and make a press release by knocking out Avanesyan. Nevertheless, for Eddie Hearn-promoted Boots Ennis to perform his objective of shining, he must knock out Avanesyan quicker than Crawford did two years in the past when he knocked him out with a single punch within the sixth spherical on December 10, 2022.
Boots will discover it troublesome to outdo Crawford with a lightning-fast KO of Avanesyan. He’ll must get within the trenches instantly within the first spherical and put his chin on the road to start out firing the bombs wanted to cease the highly effective Russian fighter.
The Energy Issue
Avanesyan has glorious energy, and he is perhaps a fair tougher puncher than Boots Ennis. He lacks the technical expertise, agility, ring IQ, and youth that Boots possesses. However by way of energy, Avanesyan may need the sting, and that may make him harmful if Boots comes flying out of the beginning gates in search of an early knockout tonight.
To change into a star, Boots should placed on thrilling fights and be keen to take his opponents’ exhausting punches to carry the drama that the followers count on from their gladiators.
