Roiman Villa: record, next fight and profile →
For the majority of his career, Rashidi Ellis was able to skate by on pure skills and athleticism. Against Roiman Villa, however, the 30-year-old welterweight contender was forced to go to plan B.
Dangerous welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis has vowed to make a statement when he defends his IBF interim-title against all-action contender Roiman Villa.
Undefeated rising star Jaron “Boots” Ennis will defend his Interim IBF Welterweight Title against the biggest puncher he has faced in all-action contender Roiman Villa headlining action live on SHOWTIME on Saturday, July 8 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
Jaron Ennis and Roiman Villa will still fight in Atlantic City on July 8, but at a different venue than initially expected. BoxingScene.com has learned that the Ennis-Villa bout will headline a Premier Boxing Champions card at Boardwalk Hall’s Adrian Phillips Theater. Philadelphia’s Ennis announced and BoxingScene.com reported recently that their fight
Roiman Villa will try to knock off another undefeated welterweight next month. BoxingScene.com has learned that the Venezuelan contender has accepted his most challenging assignment in eight years as a pro, a fight against emerging star Jaron “Boots” Ennis on July 8.
Activity hasn't always been the friend of Rashidi Ellis. However, after ending his near two-year hiatus with a first-round stoppage victory over Jose Marruffo in July of 2022, the speedy welterweight contender was hopeful that he’d parlay that momentum into big-time matchups.
Having nurtured and guided Jaron “Boots” Ennis to prominence, Bozy Ennis, his father, and trainer, believes that he’s ready for the best of the best. Although the duo have failed to lure the welterweight division’s elite into the ring, the pair have taken what they can get.
All signs pointed to a budding rivalry between Rashidi Ellis and Jaron “Boots” Ennis. With both fighters sharing the spotlight this past weekend on the undercard of Gervonta Davis vs. Hector Luis Garcia, they fulminated during the lead-up, leaving many to believe that a showdown between them was a matter of when, not if, it will take place. (photo by Ryan Hafey)
Power-punching welterweight Roiman Villa, boxing’s newest breakout star after his thrilling come-from-behind victory over formerly unbeaten “Speedy” Rashidi Ellis, says if the “disrespectful” Ellis would like another fight, he can get a rematch any time.
Gervonta Davis (28-0, 26 KO) packed almost 20,000 fans into the Capital One Arena on Saturday night, the latest stop on a coast to coast tour that has seen Davis become one of US boxing's biggest attractions.