Thurman vs Ennis

When is Thurman vs Ennis?

Keith Thurman could take on Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis in Early 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Thurman vs Ennis stats

Keith Thurman would step into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 31 wins and 0 draws, with 28 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Ennis would have advantage in power over Thurman, with a 90% knock out percentage over Thurman's 73%.

Keith Thurman is the older man by 8 years, at 34 years old.

Ennis has a height advantage of 3 inches over Thurman. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Keith Thurman & Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis fight out of an orthodox stance.

Thurman is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2007, 8 years and 5 months earlier than Ennis, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 71 more professional rounds, 172 to Ennis' 101.

Keith Thurman goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA at welterweight.

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is currently ranked number 2 by the RING in the 147lb division.

Thurman vs Ennis form

Keith Thurman has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Mario Barrios on 5th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight eliminator fight at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Manny Pacquiao on 20th July 2019 by split decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Josesito Lopez on 26th January 2019 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had won against Danny Garcia on 4th March 2017 by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beat Shawn Porter on 25th June 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Ennis remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Roiman Villa on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 10th round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Karen Chukhadzhyan on 7th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their IBF Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Capital One Arena, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had defeated Thomas Dulorme on 30th October 2021 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

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

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis has been fighting more than Keith Thurman.

Keith Thurman last fought 1 year, 11 months and 23 days ago, while Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis' last outing was 6 months and 20 days ago.

Thurman's last 5 fights have come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 12 rounds on average.

Ennis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

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