Article 6WK6X Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis crushes Eimantas Stanionis to unify welterweight titles

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis crushes Eimantas Stanionis to unify welterweight titles

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Bryan Armen Graham in Atlantic City
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  • Ennis unifies IBF, WBA titles with sixth-round TKO
  • Philadelphian improves to 34-0 with 30 knockouts

Jaron Ennis promised a moment. On Saturday night, he delivered one that could reshape a weight class in search of a spark.

The undefeated 27-year-old from Philadelphia who goes by Boots put on a blistering display at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, overwhelming Eimantas Stanionis with speed, sharpness and a full arsenal of punches en route to a sixth-round technical knockout. The win not only unified the IBF and WBA welterweight titles, but confirmed Ennis as the new face of a fractured division left adrift since Terence Crawford dismantled Errol Spence Jr nearly two years ago.

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