Jaron Ennis, the undefeated IBF champion, defended his title in a high-stakes match against Eimantas Stanionis, the WBA regular welterweight champion whose belt was also on the line. The highly anticipated matchup took place Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Stanionis’ corner stopped the fight after the sixth round, which saw Ennis unload a furious flurry of punches.
Ennis improved to 34-0 with the TKO victory (RTD). Stanionis fell to 15-1.
Check out highlights from the card below:
Jaron Ennis def. Eimantas Stanionis
Ennis managed to get Stanionis to go to the canvas with a flurry of punches in the sixth round.
When the round was complete, Stanionis’ corner stopped the fight.
Ennis was declared the winner by TKO.
Jaron Ennis ring walk
Ennis walked out alongside Philadelphia 76ers superstar Tyrese Maxey.
Eimantas Stanionis ring walk
Raymond Ford vs. Thomas Mattice
Super featherweight: Raymond Ford def. Thomas Mattice (via unanimous decision)
Omari Jones vs. William Jackson
Light middleweight bout: Omari Jones def. William Jackson (KO – Round 1)
Shakhram Giyasov vs. Franco Maximiliano Ocampo
Welterweight bout: Shakhram Giyasov def. Franco Maximiliano Ocampo (KO – Round 4)
Ennis vs. Stanionis results, highlights: Prelim fights
Lightweight: Francisco Rodriguez def. Naheem Parker via third-round TKO
Super bantamweight: Arturo Cardenas def. Edgar Joe Cortes via eighth-round TKO
Welterweight: Tahmir Smalls def. Earl Bascome via first-round KO
Super featherweight: Zaquin Moses def. Alex Pallette via second round KO
Jaron Ennis vs Eimantas Stanionis predictions
ESPN: Ennis by decision
Staff writes: Ennis has great footwork and upper-body movement. You never find him. When you are ready to set up a punch, he’s not there anymore. When he’s moving from right to left, you don’t even realize he’s doing it — it comes naturally to him — and that’s why he catches you with those shots because you don’t know where they are coming from.’
CBS Sports: Jaron Ennis via TKO
Brent Brookhouse writes: ‘The bigger question is whether Ennis can get a stoppage win and add emphasis to a statement victory. Neither man has suffered a professional loss, nor has either suffered a knockdown as a professional. Ennis wasn’t particularly impressive in the Chukhadzhian rematch, ignoring his jab and lacking defensive responsibility, but he still won a clear decision and the performance feels more like an outlier than the start of a new trend.’
BetMGM: Jaron Ennis wins
Anatoly Pimentel writes: ‘I predict that Ennis’ more dynamic style could outpoint Stanionis’ fundamentally based style, which could earn him a unanimous decision nod from the judges. Ennis’ has more variety in combinations and could switch stances, presenting problems for Stanionis as the fight progresses. However, I believe that Ennis’ free-flowing style, along with his longer reach advantage, would be enough for him to outpunch Stanionis and neutralize his pressure-forward approach by attacking from the outside instead of letting Stanionis push him against the ropes.’
Jaron Ennis vs Eimantas Stanionis odds
Jaron Ennis is the early favorite to win the fight against Eimantas Stanionis on Saturday, according to BetMGM.
Jaron Ennis: -450
Eimantas Stanionis: +330
Tie: +1800
How to watch Jaron Ennis vs Eimantas Stanionis
The Jaron Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis fight can be streamed on DAZN.
Date: Saturday, April 12
Start time: 8 p.m. ET
Steam: DAZN
Main Card start time: 10:30 p.m. ET
Location: Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
Jaron Ennis vs Eimantas Stanionis fight card
Card information according to DAZN.
Welterweight, for the IBF and WBA titles: Jaron Ennis vs Eimantas Stanionis
Super featherweight: Raymond Ford vs Thomas Mattice
Light middleweight: Omari Jones vs William Jackson
Super bantamweight: Arturo Cardenas vs Christian Carto