by Declan Taylor
JARON ENNIS might need thought he would by no means field Karen Chukhadzhian once more given how comfortably he beat him after they met again in January 2023. However the IBF had different concepts and reinstated the Ukrainian as obligatory for Boots’ IBF welterweight title. Now, forward of their not-exactly-anticipated rematch, we check out each boxers’ greatest wins.
JARON ENNIS 3 BEST WINS
Ennis (L) dismantled Avanesyan (R).Necessary Credit score: Amanda Westcott/Matchroom.
Vs David Avanesyan, July 13, 2024, Philadelphia – TKO 5
This had been billed as one thing of an acid take a look at for the undefeated Ennis nevertheless it seemed like nothing of the kind given how the house favorite dismantled the Armenian. On his huge Philadelphia homecoming, in entrance of 14,000 followers on the Wells Fargo Centre, Ennis took management nearly immediately and landed routinely to each head and physique. He bought his breakthrough when a proper hand dropped Avanesyan within the fifth and the challenger didn’t emerge initially of the sixth.
Vs Romain Villa, July 8, 2023, Atlantic Metropolis – KO 12
Colombian Romain Villa got here into this one off the again of a giant win over the 24-0 Rashidi Ellis in what was his first 12-round battle six months earlier. Nonetheless, his second one didn’t go so nicely with Boots in high quality type. This had been one thing of a masterclass from the Philly star earlier than he closed the present with a giant cross-hook-cross mixture from his southpaw stance which despatched Villa crumbling to the canvas.
Vs Thomas Dulorme, October 30, 2021, Las Vegas – KO 1
Boots had already racked up 10 first spherical knockouts in his profession when he confronted robust veteran Thomas Dulorme – however he made it 11 in emphatic style on the Mandalay Bay. With solely a minute gone, Ennis knocked Dulorme down for the primary time with a proper hand behind the ear. The Puerto Rican clambered to his ft and managed to hold robust for an additional 30 seconds earlier than Ennis crashed residence an enormous left hand which down his opponent for a second time. Referee Mike Ortega counted Dulorme out with the official time of the stoppage coming at 1:49 of the opener.
KAREN CHUKHADZHIAN 3 BEST WINS
Vs Pietro Rossetti, October 28, 2023, Munich – TKO 9
Italian Rossetti, referred to as ‘The Butcher’, was on a 10-fight successful streak when he arrived in Munich however Chukhudzhian made mincemeat of him inside 9. He was just too quick and too skilful in opposition to the customer, who he made look crude at occasions with a sequence of examine hooks. In reality the beating turned so one-sided that referee Leszek Jankowiak stepped in to name a halt after 1:11 of the ninth.
Vs Blake Minto, July 2, 2022, Erding – TKO 6
With an ideal file in his eight 10-rounders, Chukhudzhian made mild work of his 12-round debut by forcing Blake Minto right into a sixth-round retirement on the Stadtwerke Area in Erding, Germany. It was the primary defence of the IBF inter-continental belt he had received six months earlier and the character of this win was sufficient to safe him his preliminary shot at Ennis, which passed off within the following January.
Vs Harry Scarff, Might 17, 2024, Rothenbaum – UD 12
When Englishman ‘Horrible’ Harry Scarff beat Ekow Essuman to develop into the British and Commonwealth welterweight champion, he emerged as a viable opponent for Chukhudzhian, who was nonetheless trying to plot a path again in the direction of world title degree within the wake of his defeat to Ennis. And, at Lodge Elysee, Rothenbaum, Chukhudzhian boxed maturely to nullify the in-form customer and take a 116-112 determination on all three scorecards. And it proved to be a pivotal win as, inside months, the IBF ordered Ennis to face him once more.
