Who won Ennis vs Lipinets?
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beat Sergey Lipinets by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, April 10th, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.
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).
Also on the undercard Eimantas Stanionis was victorious over Thomas Dulorme, Jerwin Ancajas beat Jonathan Javier Rodriguez for the IBF World Junior Bantamweight belt, and Mark Magsayo defeated Pablo Cruz.
Ennis vs Lipinets stats
Back in April 2021, 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.
Sergey Lipinets made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Ennis had an advantage in power over Lipinets, with a 92% knockout percentage compared to Lipinets' 75%.
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was the younger man by 8 years, at 24 years old.
Ennis had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lipinets. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.
Both Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Sergey Lipinets fought out of an orthodox stance.
Ennis was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years later than Lipinets, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 63 fewer professional rounds, totaling 106 compared to Lipinets' 169.
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at welterweight.
Sergey Lipinets was ranked number 9 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF in the 147lb division.
Ennis vs Lipinets form
Ennis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his recent opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, his contest against Chris Van Heerden on December 19, 2020 ended in a no contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Juan Carlos Abreu on September 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.
Going into that contest, he had won against Bakhtiyar Eyubov on January 10, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Ocean Resort Casino, New Jersey.
Before that, he had beaten Demian Daniel Fernandez on October 5, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Dort Federal Event Center, Michigan.
He had defeated Franklin Mamani on August 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Main Street, Oklahoma.
Lipinets had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Custio Clayton on October 24, 2020, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Jayar Inson on July 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Lamont Peterson on March 24, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.
Before that, he had beaten Erick Bone on August 4, 2018, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, New York.
He had been beaten by Mikey Garcia on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis had been fighting more than Sergey Lipinets.
Going into this contest, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis had last fought 3 months and 22 days ago, while Sergey Lipinets' last outing had been 5 months and 17 days ago.
Ennis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
Lipinets' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
What time did Ennis vs Lipinets start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Ennis vs Lipinets?
Ennis vs Lipinets was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.
What were the odds on Ennis vs Lipinets?
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Sergey Lipinets made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.
