Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis Wins by TKO over David Avanesyan in Philadelphia Homecoming

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Jaron “Boots” Ennis successfully defended his IBF welterweight title with a TKO victory over David Avanesyan Saturday night (Jul. 13) at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Ennis, a Philadelphia native, showed up to the Wells Fargo Center in what was a homecoming for him, walking to ring with notable Philadelphian rapper, Kur.

It was the first title defense for Ennis, who improved his undefeated streak to 32-0, solidifying his status as one of the top stars in boxing. He has now scored knockouts in 29 of his fights.

Ennis had a dominating performance, as the judges declared Ennis ahead after all five round before the referee stopped the fight moments before the 6th round started.

“I knew I was too strong for him,” Ennis said. “I should have listened to my corner a little more. Jabbed a little more, got to that body a little more, more angles. … It’s OK.”

As Ennis fought in front of a home crowd of 14,119 fans, there were strong opinions about his fight not bring covered nationally, Nigel Collins, former editor, said that the lack of coverage from NBC sports was very disappointing consideration the aforementioned factors.

“There were 14,119 fans at the Wells Fargo Center last Saturday night to watch Philly’s Boots Ennis defend the IBF welterweight title. Not a word about it on NBC Sportsnet. Shame on them!” Collins posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

According to USA Today, Ennis indicated he’d like to fight Terence Crawford even if it requires Ennis to move up to 154 pounds from his current spot at 147 pounds.

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