Via Chris Williams: Undefeated interim IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (30-0.27 KOs) is rumored to defend his title against Roiman Villa (26-1, 24 KOs) in bronze. Acting on Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs. Ryan Garcia Card on Showtime PPV.
Ennis vs. Villa could end up stealing performance in the main event matchup between Tank Davis and Kingry Garcia, which will likely be a complete mismatch that ends in an inning or two.
Villa, 29, will stand and fight, making it an exciting battle against Ennis for as long as it takes. The Venezuelan boxer rallied to beat the previously undefeated Rashidi Ellis (24-1, 15 KOs) by 12th round majority decision earlier this month on January 7 on the Tank card versus Hector Luis Garcia at Capitol One Arena in Washington, DC
Ellis was leading into the 12th round, but Villa knocked him out twice to win by 114-112, 114-112 and 113-113.
After the game, 29-year-old former Golden Boy Ellis said he wanted a rematch with Villa immediately. However, it looks like that won’t happen. Villa would gain more by fighting Ennis than he would needlessly doing it against Ellis, who had nothing to offer him once he was defeated.
Battling 26-year-old Ennis ‘Boots’ is clearly the better deal for Villa as he will have a chance to get some key vision when playing him on the Gervonta card versus Ryan Garcia, which will be popular with many. to watch.
Assuming the Ennis-Villa fight is done, it will be a real fight and a far cry from the final Ennis ‘Boots’ contest against safety first. Karen Chukhadzhian (21-2, 11 KOs) who showed no interest in trying to win their match on January 7.
The writer of this article has never seen a fighter run as much as Chukhadzhian in a 12 round match. He was changing direction in a flash, in full flight, trying to keep as much distance as possible from the powerful Ennis.
‘Boots’ won the match by scores of 120-108, 120-108 and 120-108, but he was heavily criticized for not being able to strip Chukhadzhian’s legs by targeting his body instead of trying beat him in vain. At first, this proved impossible due to his running.
