Ennis vs Villa

Who won Ennis vs Villa?

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beat Roiman Villa by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday 8th July 2023 at Boardwalk Hall in 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 loses 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 & 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 4 more professional rounds, 101 to Villa's 97.

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 beat Karen Chukhadzhyan on 7th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their IBF Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Capital One Arena, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

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

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

He had beat Chris Van Heerden on 19th December 2020 by technical decision in their 1 round 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 7th January 2023 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Capital One Arena, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Janelson Figueroa Bocachica on 9th September 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 29th July 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Estadio American Box, Montevideo, Uruguay.

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

He had beat Miguel Parra Ramirez on 13th November 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Roiman Villa made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.