Ennis vs Avanesyan

Who won Ennis vs Avanesyan?

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beat David Avanesyan by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, July 13th, 2024, at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the IBF welterweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Jalil Major Hackett was victorious over Peter Dobson, Skye Nicolson beat Dyana Vargas, Christopher Diaz defeated Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo, Khalil Coe was victorious over Kwame Ritter, Christian Carto beat Carlos Buitrago, and Ismail Muhammad defeated Frank Brown.

Ennis vs Avanesyan stats

Back in July 2024, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

David Avanesyan made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was the younger man by 9 years, at 27 years old.

Ennis had a height advantage of 2 inches over Avanesyan. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and David Avanesyan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ennis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 years and 10 months later than Avanesyan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 101 fewer professional rounds, totaling 118 compared to Avanesyan's 219.

David Avanesyan was ranked number 13 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Ennis vs Avanesyan form

Ennis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Roiman Villa on July 8, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Karen Chukhadzhyan on January 7, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Capital One Arena, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had won against Custio Clayton on May 14, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Before that, he had beaten Thomas Dulorme on October 30, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

He had defeated Sergey Lipinets on April 10, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

David Avanesyan had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Terence Crawford on December 10, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at CHI Health Center, Omaha, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Oskari Metz on March 19, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Liam Taylor on October 2, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Josh Kelly on February 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had won against Jose Del Rio on December 12, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña, Spain.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis had been fighting more than David Avanesyan.

Going into this contest, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis had last fought 1 year and 5 days ago, while David Avanesyan's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 3 days ago.

Ennis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Avanesyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ennis vs Avanesyan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ennis vs Avanesyan?

The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Ennis vs Avanesyan?

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was a 1/25 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while David Avanesyan made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.