Philadelphia, PA – Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) defeated Karen Chukhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs) for the second time in two years. This time, the fight was much more fun as Chukhadzhian followed through on his promise to be more aggressive, stay in the pocket and trade with Boots.
(Credit: Amanda Westcott)
The match took place at the Wells Fargo Center in front of Boots’ hometown crowd. He aims to put on a show for them and said he wants the KO victory. She managed to drop Karen in the fifth round, but was ultimately unable to finish. This could be due to Chukhadzhian’s toughness and durability, as he has never lost a fight by KO. He is the only fighter he has ever taken away, twice against Ennis.
Chukhadzhian was much more effective, landing 33 percent of his punches this time, but Jaron claims he wanted the knockout and, in doing so, sacrificed defense during the exchanges. Jarron outscored Karen throughout the match landing 224 punches to 173 respectively. Many felt Boots underperformed and took to Twitter to criticize him. Both Ryan Garcia and Terence Crawford were critical of his performance; when asked about the post-fight press conference, Boots failed to comment on Terence Crawford’s assessment. He gave an answer for Ryan, saying that he would be willing to meet him in the ring.
Promoter Eddie Hearn stated that he and Jaron will sit down and see what the best option for him would be going forward, whether it be a unification match at 147 or a superstar matchup at 154 pounds against Vergil Ortiz Jr. The latter seems to be the most. favorable option, since it is said that Turki Alalshikh has an interest in such a match and would make an offer favorable to both parties. This would be a great fight that would generate a lot of interest among sports fans. The match could be placed on a promoter vs promoter card, similar to the 5 on 5 earlier this year between Queensberry and Matchroom.
In the co-main event, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KOs) stole the show by dominating Pedro Guevara (42-5-1, 22 KOs) and finishing him via a third-round knockout. Peter had proven durable, he was never defeated in his career. Demonstrate Bam’s strength and elite skills. He masterfully destroyed it, making quick work of it. Bam landed three times as many punches as Guevara did, 64 to 21, with 43.8 percent of them being power punches.
After the match, Bam was asked about a potential matchup against Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez; he declared that he would be willing to fight him as he would be a great one
fight and one that the fans will enjoy. Eddie Hearn stated in the post-fight press conference that he wanted Bam’s next fight to be in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas.
Source: Compubox
