Jaron Ennis: record, next fight and profile →
Jaron Ennis and Thomas Dulorme have again agreed to meet in a welterweight fight. BoxingScene.com has learned that Ennis and Dulorme will square off in a 12-round bout Showtime will televise late in October or sometime in November. The date of Ennis-Dulorme depends on several factors, which should be sorted out within the next two weeks, but the fight itself is set.
Welterweight Jaron Ennis finds himself in a predicament Errol Spence Jr. once was in as a fast-rising prospect — nobody is calling him out, or demanding to fight him.
Welterweight contender Keith Thurman (29-1, 22 KOs), 32-years-old, has been out of the ring since July 2019, when he lost a twelve round split decision to Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis can now move forward with his career free of conflict among his past and present team members. As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, Philadelphia’s Ennis agreed to a settlement with estranged promoter Chris Middendorf which brought resolution to a lengthy lawsuit dating back to 2019. The matter was settled in mid-May to the satisfaction of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, hours before a scheduled trial to have otherwise sorted out the differences between the fighter, promoter and other entities involved.
Former unified junior middleweight champion Julian Williams is backing his fellow Philadelphian, unbeaten welterweight contender Jaron "Boots" Ennis, to defeat the top fighters in his weight class.
For the first time in more than two years, the next fight for Jaron Ennis will come without a legal battle playing out in the background. The supremely gifted welterweight contender has agreed to a settlement with estranged promoter Chris Middendorf and Victory Boxing Promotions, putting to end a messy lawsuit which at one point threatened to put Ennis’ career on hold. Terms of the settlement are restricted, other than the court docket for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa indicating that a trial date previously set for Monday has been canceled.
Welterweight contender Jaron "Boots" Ennis is very focused on becoming a world champion in 2021. Ennis (27-0, 25 KOs) made his 2021 debut earlier this month, with the most impressive win of his career to date. It only took him six rounds to score a knockout win over former world champion Sergey Lipinets, who was coming off a draw with crafty boxer Custio Clayton.
More viewers watched Jaron Ennis’ dominant performance against Sergey Lipinets than his previous televised fight that officially counted on his record. According to numbers Nielsen Media Research released Tuesday, Showtime’s telecast of Ennis’ sixth-round knockout of Lipinets attracted an average audience of 187,000. Viewership peaked at 191,000 during the Ennis-Lipinets bout at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – Jaron Ennis was really good Saturday night, maybe too good. Dismantling Sergey Lipinets in such a dominant manner might make other established welterweights hesitate to face Ennis later this year. The undefeated Philadelphia native realizes he’ll probably have to become a mandatory challenger for the IBF, WBA, WBC or WBO welterweight championship to get a title shot.
UNCASVILLE, Connecticut – Jaron Ennis hopes to become a world champion by the end of this year or the beginning of 2022. The emerging welterweight contender understands, of course, that the champions in his division probably won’t fight him voluntarily. If anything, the unbeaten Ennis’ superb performance against Sergey Lipinets on Saturday night will probably prolong his wait for a world title shot.