Ennis vs Chukhadzhian

Who won Ennis vs Chukhadzhian?

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

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 and Brandun Lee was victorious over Diego Gonzalo Luque.

Ennis vs Chukhadzhian stats

Back in January 2023, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero loses 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 26 years old.

Ennis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Chukhadzhyan.

Both Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis & 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 50 less professional rounds, 101 to Chukhadzhyan's 151.

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 beat Custio Clayton on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Thomas Dulorme on 30th October 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 10th April 2021 by knockout in the 6th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had won against Chris Van Heerden on 19th December 2020 by technical decision in their 1 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had beat Juan Carlos Abreu on 19th September 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 Fite.tv PPV UK.

What were the odds on Ennis vs Chukhadzhian?

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