Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 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 entertaining as Chukhadzhian made good on his promise to be more aggressive, stay in the pocket and trade with Boots.
(Credit: Amanda Westcott)
The game took place at the Wells Fargo Center in front of Boots’ hometown crowd. He aimed to put on a show for them and said he wanted the knockout win. He successfully dropped Karen in round five, but was ultimately unable to finish him off. This could be due to Chukhadzhian’s toughness and durability, as he has never lost a fight by knockout. He is the only fighter to ever go the distance, twice against Ennis.
Chukhadzhian was much more effective, landing 33 percent of his punches this time, but Jaron says he wanted the knockout and thus sacrificed defense during the exchanges. Jarron outplayed Karen throughout the match, landing 224 punches to 173 respectively. Many felt Boots had underperformed and took to Twitter to criticize him. Both Ryan Garcia and Terence Crawford were critical of his performance; When asked about it at the post-fight press conference, Boots declined to comment on Terence Crawford’s assessment. He did give Ryan an answer, saying he would be willing to meet him in the ring.
Promoter Eddie Hearn said he and Jaron will sit down and see what will be the best option for him going forward, whether it’s a unification match at 147 or a superstar match at 154 pounds against Vergil Ortiz Jr. The latter seems to be the more favorable option, as it is rumored that Turki Alalshikh has an interest in such a match and will make a favorable offer to both parties. It will be a big fight that will generate a lot of interest among fans of the sport. The match could be put on a promoter versus 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 with a third-round knockout. Pedro has proven to be durable, having never been knocked out in his career. Demonstrate Bam’s power and elite skills. He broke him down masterfully and made quick work of him. Bam landed three times the punches Guevara did, 64 to 21, with 43.8 percent of them being power punches.
After the match, Bam was asked about a possible match against Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez; he said that he would be willing to fight him because it would be a big one
fight and one that the fans will enjoy. Eddie Hearn said during the post-fight press conference that he would like Bam’s next fight to be in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas.
Source: Compubox
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