Jaron Ennis vs Eimantas Stanionis Preview April 12th, 2025
Unbeaten IBF Welterweight Champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania takes on Undefeated WBA Champion Eimantas Stanionis of Lithuania this Saturday, April 12th. The 12-rounder from Atlantic City, New Jersey can be seen live in most nations on DAZN. Ennis stopped Roiman Villa in the 10th round in July, 2023 and was then promoted to full champion. He halted David Avanesyan after five rounds in his first defence and then beat Karen Chukhadzhian by unanimous decision in a rematch in November in his last outing. Stanionis won his belt via a split decision over Radzhab Butaev in April, 2022 and didn’t fight again until May, 2024 when he beat Gabriel Maestre via unanimous decision in his first defence.
Ennis vs Stanionis Betting Odds
Here are the betting odds from online sportsbook BetOnline.ag (full review here).
- Eimantas Stanionis +450
- Jaron Ennis -700
My Pick
Ennis is a fine 27-year-old champion who enters the ring with a perfect mark of 33-0 with 29 Kos and obviously has a lot of pop in his punches with a current knockout ratio of 87.9. The only four men to take him the distance were Eddie Diaz who went four rounds in 2016; James Winchester, who took him six rounds the following year and of course Chukhadzhian in 2023 and again in 2024. Ennis stands 5-feet-10-inches tall with a 74-inch wingspan and has boxed just 118 rounds in his 33 fights since making his pro debut back in 2016.
He started boxing at the age of 15 and enjoyed a superb amateur career with a reported mark of 58-3. Ennis was a 2014 US National Golden Gloves Silver Medalist in Las Vegas; a 2015 USA Youth National Championships Gold Medalist in Reno; a 2015 US National Golden Gloves Tournament Gold Medalist in Las Vegas; a 2015 US Olympic Trials Qualifier Gold Medalist in Baltimore and a 2015 US Olympic Trials participant in Reno.
In 2018 he won the vacant WBC (USNBC) Silver Welterweight Title with a third-round stoppage over Armando Alvarez. As a pro, Ennis has also beaten the likes of Thomas Dulorme, Sergey Lipinets, Elvin Perez, James Winchester, Wilfredo Acuna, Mike Arnaoutis, and Juan Carlos Abreu. His bout with Chris van Heerden in 2020 was called a no-decision when Van Heerden was cut in the first round from an accidental clash of heads.
Stanionis is 30 years old and is quite aggressive with better-than-average power in his punches. He also has a perfect record as he enters the contest at 15-0 with 9 Ko’s He made his pro debut in 2017 and has boxed 98 rounds since then. His current knockout ratio clocks in at 60 per cent but he has gone four fights now without halting an opponent. Stanionis measures 5-feet-8-inches tall with a 68-inch reach so gives up two inches in height and six inches in reach to Ennis.
He enjoyed a fine amateur career as he boxed at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he went 1-1. Stanionis has fought his entire pro career in America with his best wins coming over Radzhab Butaev by split decision and Thomas Dulorme by 12-round unanimous decision in 2021. Stanionis also fought fought Luis Collazo in 2021 with the bout being called a no-contest in the fourth round after Collazo suffered an accidental head butt.
Prediction…
Ennis has plenty of boxing skills and power while Stanionis is a solid boxer but isn’t spectacular and also comes in second best to Ennis in just about every meaningful department here. He’ll certainly give it his best effort and should have his moments against Ennis, possibly winning a few rounds. There’s a good chance this fight goes the distance and I’m expecting Ennis to unify the belts thanks to his size, speed and power.
Ennis’ skills, speed, size and power should be the difference.
Play Ennis -700 @ BetOnline.ag
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