Two of boxing’s brightest rising stars return tonight, as Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez make world title defenses in Philadelphia.
The present will stream dwell beginning at 7 pm ET on DAZN. Wil Esco has your dwell updates and protection tonight.
Ennis, 27, defends his IBF welterweight title in a not-so-hotly anticipated rematch with Karen Chukhadzhian, whom Ennis soundly defeated in Jan. 2023, profitable a clear sweep shutout over 12 rounds that weren’t precisely thrilling tv. However the IBF ordered this rematch for as a consequence of who is aware of what convoluted reasoning that makes wins over Michael Marcano, Pietro Rossetti, and Harry Scarff worthy of a demanded title rematch.
Rodriguez, 24, defends his WBC tremendous flyweight title towards veteran Pedro Guevara, a former titleholder two divisions down, a decade in the past. He misplaced a flyweight title shot in 2017 and an interim tremendous flyweight title bout in 2023, however gained on a second interim crack in Could towards Andrew Moloney, so he has not less than adopted a path.
Additionally in motion shall be Raymond Ford, Khalil Coe, and Austin Williams, with each Ford and Williams seeking to bounce again from their first defeats.
Major Card (DAZN, 7:00 pm ET)
Jaron “Boots” Ennis (32-0, 29 KO) vs Karen Chukhadzhian (24-2, 13 KO), rematch, welterweights, 12 rounds, for Ennis’ IBF title
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (20-0, 13 KO) vs Pedro Guevara (42-4-1, 22 KO), tremendous flyweights, 12 rounds, for Rodriguez’s WBC title
Raymond Ford (15-1-1, 8 KO) vs Orlando Gonzalez (23-2, 13 KO), tremendous featherweights, 10 rounds
Khalil Coe (9-0-1, 7 KO) vs Manuel Gallegos (20-2-1, 17 KO), mild heavyweights, 10 rounds
Austin Williams (16-1, 11 KO) vs Gian Garrido (11-1, 8 KO), middleweights, 8 rounds
