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IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis claims he’ll be “stronger than ever” for his conflict in opposition to WBA champ Eimantas Stanionis on April twelfth as a result of there received’t be the IBF’s 10-lb rehydration rule in place for his or her unification struggle on the Boardwalk Corridor in Atlantic Metropolis, New Jersey.
A Champions Denial
Boots, 28, says all the pieces shall be totally different now as a result of that is the primary time in two years that he received’t have the IBF’s rehydration clause sapping his energy. Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) appears in charge his latest two poor performances in opposition to Karen Chulhadzhian on the 10-lb rehydration somewhat than a scarcity of expertise. Ennis is unable to confront the reality. He’s inferior to he thinks he’s.
Karen made Ennis look dangerous final November in Philadelphia, outboxing and even out-slugging him in entrance of his followers on the Wells Fargo Middle. Earlier than the struggle, Boots had bragged about how he was going to “have my fun” and rating a knockout.
He’d mentioned that he’d struggled so badly in his first struggle in opposition to the Ukrainian Chukhzadzhian in 2023 as a result of he was attempting too onerous to cease him. Nevertheless, within the rematch, Boots regarded positively depressing whereas attempting to have his “fun,” and he was fortunate to win. After the struggle, Ennis appeared gloomy on the post-fight press convention. He realized that he’d met his match, and he wasn’t pretty much as good as he thought.
WBA welterweight champion Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) has an actual probability on this struggle if he can duplicate the success that Karen had in opposition to Boots. What he confirmed is that Ennis could be outboxed, and picked off with energy pictures. The little little bit of motion that Chukhadzhian used had Ennis mentally tied in knots, not understanding what to do.
Stronger than Ever?
“That’s the goal [to be stronger than ever at 147]. People don’t realize that I’ve got the IBF [welterweight title]. I’ve always had a 10-lb rehydration clause. I’ve been doing it for two years, and people don’t understand that either,” mentioned Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to Shawn Porter’s web site, arguing that he’ll be stronger than standard for his unification struggle in opposition to WBA 147-lb champion Eimantas Stanionis on April twelfth as a result of there received’t be the IBF’s 10-lb rehydration clause to weaken him for the match.
“This time, I won’t have a rehydration clause. I’ll be able to [fully rehydrate]. It’s a unification. When you have a unification, you don’t have a secondary rehydration clause,” Boots continued. “And it’s for the Ring Magazine, so that trumps everything. That trumps the rehydration. I’ll be the best I’ve ever been, the strongest I’ve ever been,” mentioned Ennis.
