When is Ennis vs Murtazaliev?
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis could square off against Bakhram Murtazaliev in Autumn/Fall 2026 the United States.
The fight would take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).
Ennis would be defending his WBA Interim World Super Welterweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Uisma Lima in October 2025. He has held this belt for 6 months and 17 days.
Ennis vs Murtazaliev stats
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 35 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 31 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Bakhram Murtazaliev would make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Ennis would have an advantage in power over Murtazaliev, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Murtazaliev's 74%.
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.
Murtazaliev has a height advantage of 2 inches over Ennis. Despite this, he has a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Bakhram Murtazaliev fight out of an orthodox stance.
Ennis is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 10 months later than Murtazaliev, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 9 more professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Murtazaliev's 116.
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis goes into the fight ranked number 5 by The Ring at super welterweight.
Bakhram Murtazaliev is currently ranked number 4 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF, and 7 by The Ring in the 154lb division.
Ennis vs Murtazaliev form
Ennis remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Uisma Lima on October 11, 2025, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Eimantas Stanionis on April 12, 2025, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight and The Ring Welterweight championship fight at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Karen Chukhadzhyan on November 9, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.
Before that, he had defeated David Avanesyan on July 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.
He had won against Roiman Villa on July 8, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
Murtazaliev has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he lost to Josh Kelly on January 31, 2026, by majority decision in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Tim Tszyu on October 19, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Jack Culcay on April 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Stadthalle, Falkensee, Germany.
Before that, he had won against Ahmad Cheikho on March 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Armory, Minnesota, United States.
He had beaten Khiary Gray on July 17, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at AT&T Center, Texas.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis has been fighting more than Bakhram Murtazaliev.
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis last fought 1 year and 4 days ago, while Bakhram Murtazaliev's last outing was 8 months and 14 days ago.
Ennis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 7 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.
Murtazaliev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7 rounds on average.
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