‘Boots’ Ennis improved his professional record to 27 wins (25 of them by knockout) and still has no defeats
The American Welterweight contender, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, got a knockout bull in six episodes on world champion Sergey ‘Samurai’ Lipinets, To consolidate towards a world championship opportunity and improve their great professional mark to 27 wins, 25 of them by knockout and no defeat.
Ennis, who was favored to take the win, dropped Lipinets on two occasions before forcing the third on the ring, Arthur Mercant Jr., to stop the battle, which at times turned out to be a veritable concert of blows by the Philadelphia boxer who was patient and from the right guard, but especially from the left, he always caused trouble to his enemy.
Ennis, 23, is listed on the World Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization, but he needed a triumph of this caliber to advance a few more steps on the path to this great opportunity in a category that is hot with fighters like Manny Pacquiao, Errol Spence, Yordenis Ugas and Terence Crawford at the top.
Brilliant performance by Ennis at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut in front of a Lipinets that was alien to what he used to show to the headliner. Sergey fell for the second time in his career and left his service sheet at 16-2-1 and 12 knockouts.
For the co-star, the Lithuanian Eimantas Stanionis passed the test by defeating the experienced Puerto Rican Thomas Dulorme after 12 episodes in the tie to play the World Boxing Association Welterweight Championship with qualifications of 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113, improving their mark to 13-0 with 9 knockouts. Dulorme was left with 25-5-1 and 16 knockouts.
In the first battle of the televised portion of the billboard, Filipino Jerwin Ancajas unanimously defeated Mexican Jonathan ‘Titan’ Rodriguez after 12 exciting rounds to retain the International Boxing Federation Superfly Championship for the ninth time. Potosino fell in the eighth episode, but closed the drum beating to go to the cards.