Ennis Sr. believes that the Ukrainian deserves a fight with Jaron
Father and trainer of American boxer, IBF welterweight title holder Jaron Ennis (32-0, 29 KO) — Derek Ennis — commented on the upcoming fight between Jaron and the Ukrainian Karen Chukhadzhyan (24-2, 13 KO).
“I think we shouldn’t have fought this guy again, but he found his way back to the top. He’s the mandatory challenger, so we had no choice but to fight him again. Otherwise, we would not have met him.”
The fight between Ennis and Chukhadzhyan will take place on November 9. The event will be hosted by the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Ennis’ hometown. Jaron will defend his IBF welterweight title.
Earlier it was reported that the American boxer was considering the option of giving up the IBF title and moving to a higher division. However, Jaron subsequently rejected this idea and agreed to fight Chukhajyan.
According to the 65%/35% prize split, Ennis should earn $1.3 million for the fight, while $700 thousand will go to his Ukrainian opponent.
Chukhajian had previously met with Ennis. This also happened in the USA, in January 2023. The American confidently won on points, all the judges gave each round to Jaron (three times 120:108).
In his last fight, Karen defeated Britain’s Harry Scarff in May 2024. All three judges recorded the advantage of the Ukrainian (three times 116:112).
Ennis defended his IBF title against Armenia’s David Avanesyan in July. After the knockdown, Avanesyan’s corner decided not to continue the fight between the fifth and sixth rounds.
Source: Sportarena
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