Jaron “Boots” Ennis headlines another show at Wells Fargo Center when he defends his IBF World Welterweight title against Karen Chukhadzhian in a rematch of their 2023 fight. Also, Matchroom Boxing announced on Friday that Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez defends his WBC and Ring Magazine World Super-Flyweight titles against Pedro Guevara(DAZN).
P2M, the promotional company for Chukhadzhian, won the purse bid($2,000,053.10.) for this fight in early September, and now, we have a fight.
Ennis (32-0 29 KOs) thrilled his hometown crowd at Wells Fargo in July, forcing David Avanesyan to retire on his stool after five rounds in the first defense of his IBF crown. ‘Boots’ boxed in his Philadelphia backyard for the first time since November 2018 on that night, and his city showed out, recording the highest attendance for a boxing event in Philadelphia for over 40 years.
The 27-year-old reiterated his desire to become undisputed at 147 pounds. To do so, he must first defeat his mandatory challenger, Chukhadzhian (24-2 13 KOs).
“It’s time to have some fun, keep crushing whoever is in front of me,” Ennis said. “Put on a beautiful, dominant, crushing performance in front of my family, friends, and supporters while defending and retaining my IBF world title in spectacular fashion. It’s time!”
Chukhadzhian, 28, faced Boots in D.C. in January 2023, and Ennis won by an easy unanimous decision. Since that night, to his credit, he has collected wins over Pietro Rossetti (TKO 9, October, Munich) and Harry Scarff (UD, May, Hamburg) to land the mandatory spot for Boots’ prized belt.
Boots is joined on the card by two-weight ruler Rodriguez (20-0 13 KOs), who skyrocketed into the top five pound-for-pound rankings with Ring Magazine following his stunning KO win over Juan Francisco Estrada in Phoenix in June with a brutal body shot in the seventh round seeing ‘Bam’ rip the titles from the Mexican star.
Bam will be seeking a third straight win inside the distance, having forced Briton Sunny Edwards to retire after nine rounds of their Flyweight unification battle in December in Arizona, but in Guevara (42-4-1 22 KOs), he faces another Mexican foe that will be giving everything to rip the belts away. The former WBC Light-Flyweight champion landed the interim WBC World Super-Flyweight title with an impressive away day win over Andrew Maloney in Perth, Australia in May, and the vastly experienced 35-year-old can become a two-weight World ruler with victory on November 9.
“I’m excited to be back headlining in my city again,” said Ennis. “I’m ready to continue dominating the division, making a big statement, and showing everyone why I’m the best wwelterweight in the world!
“Dear boxing fans,” said Chukhadzhian. “I want to share with you the good news: on November 9, we will fight for the IBF World title against Ennis.
“I will have enough time to prepare and show a beautiful and spectacular fight! Champ, get ready for the battle; it will be hot!”
Look, no one wanted to see Ennis fight Chukhadzhian again, but the fight keeps “Boots” busy and allows him to continue growing his following in his hometown; maybe down the line, he’ll be able to unify against WBO 147-pound champion Brian Norman or any of the other champions at welterweight.
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