Stanionis Wins First Fight Since Ennis Loss

On the night of September 28 at Zalgiris Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania, former world champion Eimantas Stanionis (16-1, 9 KOs) faced South Africa’s Jabulani Makhense (16-3, 8 KOs) in a Super Welterweight bout (154 lbs / 69.9 kg).

The fight went the full 10 rounds, with Stanionis earning a unanimous decision. Judges scored it twice 99-91 and 100-90 in favor of the Lithuanian.

This marked Stanionis’ first fight since the lone defeat of his career — a unification bout at Welterweight against Jaron Ennis, where his corner stopped the fight after six rounds.

Jabulani Mahenge had previously stopped Charles Manyisi in the first round this past June.

Photo: Eimantas Stanionis’s Instagram