Ennis vs. Avanesyan: Stats, Facts, Fighter Chances
On July 13th in Philadelphia, USA, IBF welterweight champion (up to 66.68 kg) American Jaron Ennis will face Armenian boxer David Avanesyan.
Ready To Fight presents a detailed breakdown of the bout and everything you need to know about this championship fight.
Jaron Ennis
Country: USA
Age: 27
Weight Class: Welterweight (up to 66.68 kg)
Height: 178 cm
Reach: 188 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Record: 31 wins, 28 by KO, 0 losses
KO Percentage: 90.32%
Total Career Rounds: 101
Recent Fights:
- KO win in the 6th round – Sergey Lipinets
- KO win in the 1st round – Thomas Dulorme
- KO win in the 2nd round – Custio Clayton
- Victory by unanimous decision of judges (UD 12) – Karen Chukhadzhian
- KO win in the 10th round – Roiman Villa
Total Rounds in Recent Fights: 31
Average Rounds in Recent Fights: 6.2 rounds
Longest and Shortest Recent Fights: Longest – 12 rounds / Shortest – 1 round (KO 1)
KO Percentage in Recent Fights: 80%
Combined Record of Recent Opponents: 107 wins, 8 losses, 3 draws
Best Record Among Recent Opponents: Custio Clayton (19-0-1 at the time of the fight)
Worst Record Among Recent Opponents: Thomas Dulorme (25-5-1 at the time of the fight)
David Avanesyan
Country: Armenia
Age: 35
Weight Class: Welterweight (up to 66.68 kg)
Height: 173 cm
Reach: 174 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Record: 30 wins, 18 by KO, 4 losses, 1 draw
KO Percentage: 60%
Total Career Rounds: 214
Recent Fights:
- Victory by refusal to continue the fight (RTD) after 4 rounds – Serge Ambomo
- Defeat by knockout (KO) in the 6th round – Terence Crawford
- TKO win in the 1st round – Oskari Metz
- TKO win in the 2nd round – Liam Taylor
- TKO win in the 6th round – Josh Kelly
Total Rounds in Recent Fights: 19
Average Rounds in Recent Fights: 3.8 rounds
Longest and Shortest Recent Fights: Longest – 6 rounds / Shortest – 1 round (TKO)
KO Percentage in Recent Fights: 80%
Combined Record of Recent Opponents: 97 wins, 56 losses, 5 draws
Best Record Among Recent Opponents: Terence Crawford (38-0 at the time of the fight)
Worst Record Among Recent Opponents: Serge Ambomo (11-55-3 at the time of the fight)
Fight Background
Jaron Ennis is finally returning to the ring. 2023 was a busy year for him. In early 2023, he faced Ukrainian Karen Chukhadzhian, who posed a significant challenge, forcing Ennis to go the distance for the first time since 2016. After that, Ennis decisively defeated Roiman Villa.
Despite wanting more significant fights, Ennis had to settle for the IBF belt, which became vacant after Terence Crawford relinquished it to pursue a rematch against Errol Spence. That rematch fell through.
Ennis signed with Matchroom Boxing, and promoter Eddie Hearn was ecstatic. Hearn sees Ennis as one of the top fighters for the next few years, planning many exciting matchups together.
Initially, Ennis was supposed to fight Cody Crowley (22-0, 9 KOs). However, Crowley failed vision tests, leading to a change in opponents.
Now, Ennis will face Crawford's former opponent, David Avanesyan. In December 2022, Avanesyan faced Crawford for the WBO title. Despite a strong start, Crawford knocked him out in the sixth round.
Since then, Avanesyan has fought once, in December 2023, against Cameroon’s Ambomo, who has more losses than wins. Matchroom explained the choice of Avanesyan as Ennis’ opponent:
"This is a tough fight for Ennis, but we wanted a hard matchup.
Thanks to Avanesyan for agreeing. He brings value and is known for being tough and brave, never taking a step back.
In my opinion, Avanesyan is facing one of the strongest fighters in the sport," said Eddie Hearn.
Additional Fight Facts:
- This is Ennis' 11th fight in Philadelphia. His home record is 8 KOs and 3 decisions.
- David Avanesyan has never fought in Philadelphia.
- The last time Avanesyan fought on enemy turf, he was knocked out. This was in December 2022 against Terence Crawford in Omaha, Crawford's hometown.
- Avanesyan has had four fights in the USA, with 3 losses (2 by KO) and 1 win by decision. His last win in the USA was in 2016 against Shane Mosley.
- Ennis (27 y.o.) is the youngest opponent Avanesyan has faced since 2021, when he fought Josh Kelly (27 y.o.at the time). Avanesyan won by TKO 6.
- Avanesyan (35 y.o.) is the oldest opponent Ennis has faced recently. The closest in age was Custio Clayton, who was 34 at the time of their fight.