Eddie Hearn: “Today, Ennis Broke Into the Pound-for-Pound Rankings”

Matchroom Boxing head Eddie Hearn has hailed Jaron "Boots" Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) as a newly minted pound-for-pound star following his emphatic win over Eimantas Stanionis (15-1, 9 KOs) in their welterweight unification clash.

“An incredible performance. Today, you witnessed one of the best fighters of this generation. He’s only 27.

It took an opponent like Stanionis to truly showcase Ennis’ level — and no disrespect to Eimantas, but that was maybe 20% of what ‘Boots’ can really do. He’s got so much more in the tank.

Like I’ve said before, he’s the best welterweight in the world. And he’ll be the best at 154 and even 160.

Today, he entered the pound-for-pound conversation — and this is just the beginning.”

As a reminder, in the early hours of April 13, Ennis forced a corner stoppage in the sixth round after Stanionis took a knee. His corner refused to let him continue at the end of the round — marking the first loss of Stanionis' career.

For full fight stats and analysis of Ennis vs. Stanionis, check the detailed breakdown via the provided link.