Ennis vs Chukhadzhian

Who won Ennis vs Chukhadzhian?

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beat Karen Chukhadzhyan by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 7th, 2023, at Capital One Arena, Washington.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 120-108, 120-108 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 vacant IBF welterweight championship of the world.

Ennis was defending his his The Ring Welterweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Eimantas Stanionis in April 2025. He had held this belt for 6 days.

He was also making his 4th defense of the IBF World Welterweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in November 2023. He has held this belt for a total of 525 days (1 year, 5 months and 8 days).

Also, on the line was his WBA Super World Welterweight Championship defense for the first time. He won this belt against Eimantas Stanionis in April 2025. He had been recognised as this champion for 6 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Hector Luis Garcia for the WBA World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Demetrius Andrade beat Demond Nicholson, Rashidi Ellis was overcome by Roiman Villa, Brandun Lee was victorious over Diego Gonzalo Luque, and Vito Mielnicki Jr beat Omar Rosales.

Ennis vs Chukhadzhian stats

Back in January 2023, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Karen Chukhadzhyan made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was the younger man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Ennis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Chukhadzhyan. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Karen Chukhadzhyan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ennis was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year later than Chukhadzhyan, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 175 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Chukhadzhyan's 175.

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF at welterweight.

Karen Chukhadzhyan was ranked number 12 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Ennis vs Chukhadzhian form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Sergey Lipinets on April 10, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, his contest against Chris Van Heerden on December 19, 2020 ended in a no contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had beaten Juan Carlos Abreu on September 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

Ennis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. 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 Chukhadzhian start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Capital One Arena, Washington, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ennis vs Chukhadzhian?

Ennis vs Chukhadzhian was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Ennis vs Chukhadzhian?

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Karen Chukhadzhyan made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.