Jaron Ennis says he will be “Stepping on” Karen Chukhadzhian in their rematch in 18 days on November 9 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
IBF welterweight champion “Boots” Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) says he doesn’t care what people say about his performance the last time he fought the wily Chukhadzhian (24-2, 13 KOs) on January 7, the last. year in Washington, DC He goes out and has fun, makes a statement and gets a knockout in front of his fans in Philadelphia.
Ennis’ determination to get a knockout is what led to him getting busted last time he beat Chukhadzhian because he was swinging wildly, trying hard to land a one-punch knockout to impress the fans at Capitol One Arena in Washington, DC.
Chukhadzhian took advantage of that desperation on Ennis’ part by making him miss, hitting him with counters and dancing away. If he had any power, he would have beaten Ennis in that fight because he took Ennis down a lot with his punches.
It would be wise for Boots to forget about trying to knock out Chukhadzhian and focus on boxing this time. He can’t afford to have his stock fall in his second fight with Matchroom Boxing. Ennis didn’t look good in his last fight against David Avanesysan or his previous fight against Roiman Villa.
“I’m glad I went the distance with him. I shut up all the haters, saying I couldn’t. They didn’t know I could go 12 rounds. I did 12 rounds like that with ease,” said Jaron Ennis to YSM Sports Media about how he went the distance against Karen Chukhadzhian last year on January 7, 2023. “He wasn’t even breathing hard. He could have gone 15 more.
“Every fight, they’re going to say this or say that. I don’t really care. I’m doing it for me. I’m going to put on a show. First of all, it’s mandatory IBF. So, he won. He worked his way back to the #1, and with the IBF, everyone has to fight with their mandatory now.
“We’ve got to do what we’ve got to do. Get him out of the way, handle the business, and put on a show. Get him out of there, make a statement, and go with the next one. I’m not looking for him. I’m locked in Karen Chukhadzhian. This time, it’s going to be a nice knockout, but I’m going to have fun with it,” Ennis said.
