Ennis vs Heerden

Who won Ennis vs Heerden?

The fight between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Chris Van Heerden finished in a no contest on Saturday, December 19th, 2020.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emmanuel Rodriguez losing to Reymart Gaballo for the WBC World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Gary Antonio Russell beat Juan Carlos Payano.

Ennis vs Heerden stats

Back in December 2020, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Van Heerden made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ennis had a massive power advantage over Van Heerden, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Van Heerden's 43%.

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was the younger man by 10 years, at 24 years old.

Ennis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Van Heerden. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis fought out of the orthodox stance, while Chris Van Heerden was a southpaw.

Ennis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 years and 7 months later than Van Heerden, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 118 fewer professional rounds, totaling 118 compared to Van Heerden's 236.

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at welterweight.

Ennis vs Heerden form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Juan Carlos Abreu on September 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Bakhtiyar Eyubov on January 10, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Ocean Resort Casino, New Jersey.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Demian Daniel Fernandez on October 5, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Dort Federal Event Center, Michigan.

Before that, he had defeated Franklin Mamani on August 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Main Street, Oklahoma.

He had won against Raymond Serrano on November 16, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

Chris Van Heerden had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Aslanbek Kozaev on August 17, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Banc of California Stadium, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mahonri Montes on March 23, 2019, by technical decision in their 6 round contest at The Hangar, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sacky Shikukutu on October 22, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa.

Before that, he had won against Steve Claggett on April 16, 2016, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Downtown Las Vegas Event Center, Nevada, United States.

He had been beaten by Errol Spence Jr on September 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto, Canada.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis had last fought 3 months ago, while Chris Van Heerden's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 2 days ago.

Ennis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Van Heerden's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ennis vs Heerden start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ennis vs Heerden?

Ennis vs Heerden was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Premier Sports.

What were the odds on Ennis vs Heerden?

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