Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis meet in a welterweight title unification fight on Saturday, April 12, at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall in New Jersey. Ennis will put his IBF title on the line, while Stanionis’s WBA championship will be up for grabs in the Matchroom-promoted scrap, which streams on DAZN. Below is a look at the details of the Ennis vs. Stanionis fight card.
Ennis Vs. Stanionis fight card
Ennis Vs. Stanionis Main card
Jaron Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis, 12 rounds, welterweight – Ennis’ IBF title, Stanionis WBA title
Raymond Ford vs. Thomas Mattice, 10 rounds, super featherweight – WBA Continental North America title
Omari Jones vs. William Jackson, 6 rounds, junior middleweight
Arturo Popoca vs. Christian Carto, 10 rounds, junior featherweights
Shakhram Giyasov vs. Franco Maximiliano Ocampo, 10 rounds, welterweight
Jaron “Boots” Ennis
The 27-year-old Ennis (33-0-0-1 with 29 knockouts) won the vacant IBF interim welterweight crown in January 2023 with a unanimous decision victory over Karen Chukhadzhian. He retained that title in July 2023 with a 10th-round knockout win over Roiman Villa. Ennis was elevated to full champion status in November 2023 when the sanctioning body stripped Terence Crawford of the belt not long after Crawford unified the welterweight titles with a win over Errol Spence Jr.
In his first defense of the IBF crown, Ennis defeated David Avanesyan when the fight was halted before the start of the sixth round. In his most recent outing, Ennis defeated Chukhadzhian by decision in a rematch in November 2024.
Eimantas Stanionis
The 30-year-old Stanionis (15-0-0-1 with nine knockouts) won the WBA crown in April 2022 with a split-decision victory over Radzhab Butaev. Stanionis did not fight again until May 2024, after three fights against Vergil Ortiz Jr. were canceled.
Stanionis was forced out of the first scheduled fight with Ortiz in early 2023 because of an emergency appendectomy. Ortiz withdrew from the rescheduled contest in March of that year because of rhabdomyolysis, a serious muscle condition. Then, in July, the fight was again scratched at the last minute because of dehydration.
Stanionis defended his title in May 2024 with a unanimous decision win over Gabriel Maestre.
Ennis Vs. Stanionis Rankings
ESPN has the two 147-pound competitors ranked at the top of the welterweight division, with Ennis at No. 1 and Stanionis at No. 2.
Ennis On Stanionis
“I’m the best in the world in the Welterweight division,” Ennis said.’ “Whatever he does, I do better. I don’t think he’s watched my fights; I never get tired. It’s going to be a long night for him. It’s my belt and his belt; it’s time to Claim The Crown.”
Stanionis on Ennis
“They are calling him a superstar but I’m in the way,” said Stanionis. “I want to f— up all the plans.”
“He’s a great fighter but we all have two legs, two hands, nobody’s unbeatable. I come to fight.”
Opening Betting Odds: Ennis Vs. Stanionis
When odds opened for the upcoming title unification contest, Ennis was a -430 betting favorite over the +310 Stanionis. Those odds have moved considerably. Today, Ennis is a -750 favorite over the +460 Stanionis.
Ennis Vs. Stanionis: Date
Saturday, April 12
Ennis Vs. Stanionis: Location
Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ
Ennis Vs. Stanionis: How To Watch
DAZN
Ennis Vs. Stanionis: What’s At Stake
The winner of the Ennis vs. Stanionis bout could go on to face Brian Norman Jr. Norman defeated Derrieck Cuevas via TKO at 2:59 of Round 3 in defense of his WBO welterweight title on Saturday, March 29 in Las Vegas.
We will have more on the Ennis vs. Stanionis fight card as fight night approaches including picks and predictions, as well as results on fight night.