Jaron Ennis took out Uisma Lima in lower than two minutes to win his first battle at super-welterweight.
After extending his unbeaten run to 35-0, the Philadelphia fighter known as out Vergil Ortiz.
“It’s going to happen next,” Ennis stated. “He’s got his fight coming up. If he don’t win, I’ll fight the winner of that. I want Vergil Ortiz next.”
Ortiz has to get previous Erickson Lubin in a battle subsequent month. Ought to Ortiz clear that hurdle, Ennis must be in line for a battle that – with a win – may shoot him to true boxing stardom.
Ennis, a former world champion at welterweight, confirmed what a menace he may very well be at 154lbs as he made fast work of Uisma Lima with a first-round stoppage victory.
“Boots” Ennis dropped Lima closely twice within the first spherical earlier than ending it at simply 1-58. He used a proper uppercut to stun Lima earlier than unloading a mix on the Angolan challenger to halt him for the primary time in his profession. The win noticed Ennis declare the WBA Interim super-welterweight title.
Ennis expects to battle Vergil Ortiz subsequent.
“I just wanted to test my body at 154lbs,” Ennis stated. “I am belt chasing.
“This is my division, 154 is mine.”
The 28-year-old Ennis gained his first check at his new weight following an undefeated run at 147lbs that included three fights out of his final 4 on the Philadelphia area that is additionally house to the 76ers and Flyers.
Tyrese Maxey, the 76ers’ All-Star guard, yelled encouragement from the entrance row and followers who stood for the nationwide anthem hardly had time to take their seats by the point Ennis flattened Lima for the primary time.
Ennis, who moved up in weight class after he unified two welterweight belts in an April win, was raised within the Germantown part of Philadelphia and was a Golden Gloves gold medallist as an newbie. He made his professional debut in 2016.
Whereas Ortiz is the highest goal, Ennis stated there was some attraction to combating Puerto Rico’s WBO champion Xander Zayas subsequent 12 months at Madison Sq. Backyard.
“I’m trying to be undisputed and collect all these belts,” he stated.
