Ennis vs Villa

Who won Ennis vs Villa?

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beat Roiman Villa by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, July 8th, 2023, at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

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 Edwin De Los Santos was victorious over Joseph Adorno, and Yoelvis Gomez lost to Marquis Taylor.

Ennis vs Villa stats

Back in July 2023, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Roiman Villa made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Ennis had a height advantage of 3 inches over Villa. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Roiman Villa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ennis was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 2 months later than Villa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, totaling 118 compared to Villa's 100.

Roiman Villa was ranked number 10 by the WBC, and 2 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Ennis vs Villa form

Ennis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Thomas Dulorme on October 30, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Before that, he had beaten Sergey Lipinets on April 10, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

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

Villa had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Rashidi Ellis on January 7, 2023, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Capital One Arena, Washington, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Janelson Figueroa Bocachica on September 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Andres Garcia on July 29, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Estadio American Box, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Before that, he had defeated Jesus Bravo on April 29, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Centro de Convenciones Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Bella Vista, Panama.

He had beaten Miguel Parra Ramirez on November 13, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Las Peñitas, Nayarit, Mexico.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis had last fought 6 months and 1 day ago, while Roiman Villa's last outing had been 6 months and 1 day ago.

Ennis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Villa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ennis vs Villa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ennis vs Villa?

Ennis vs Villa was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Ennis vs Villa?

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Roiman Villa made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.