Boots Ennis Stops Chukhadzhian in Rematch, Keeps Belt
Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Karen Chukhadzhian fought their rematch on November 9, 2024, at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Ennis won a unanimous decision and retained his IBF welterweight title. He later unified the 147-pound titles, moved up in weight and became a two-division champion.
Ennis retained his IBF title
Ennis dropped Chukhadzhian in the fifth round and won on all three judges’ scorecards: 119–107, 117–109 and 116–110. It was their second unanimous-decision meeting; Ennis had also won their January 2023 bout. Matchroom’s event page lists the official result and scores, while ESPN recapped the fight.
The next welterweight step
In April 2025, Ennis stopped WBA champion Eimantas Stanionis in the sixth round to unify the IBF and WBA welterweight titles. That win was a sharper statement than the long decision against Chukhadzhian and made Ennis a unified champion at 147 pounds. DAZN reported the stoppage and title unification.
Ennis moved up to junior middleweight
Ennis’ latest major result came on June 28, 2026, when he stopped Xander Zayas in the seventh round at Barclays Center. The victory gave Ennis the WBA and WBO junior middleweight titles and made him a champion in a second weight class. The Ring report describes the finish and title stakes.
What the 2024 rematch showed
Chukhadzhian again made Ennis work through 12 rounds, even though Ennis scored a knockdown and won widely on the cards. That performance remains part of the welterweight chapter of Ennis’ career; his later stoppage of Stanionis and move to 154 pounds changed the path that the 2024 preview could only speculate about.
Sources and further reporting: Matchroom: Ennis–Chukhadzhian result and scorecards; ESPN: 2024 title defense; DAZN: 2025 unification; The Ring: 2026 junior middleweight titles.
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Tags: Boxing, Combat Sports
