On July 13, 2024, Jaron Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs), the welterweight IBF champion, defends his title against Russian challenger, David Avanesyan (30-4-1, 18 KOs).
Jaron Ennis is coming in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate; his last fight was a 10th round KO victory over Roiman Villa, 1 year and 5 days ago. David Avanesyan is on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round RTD win over Serge Ambomo, 6 months and 23 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Jaron Ennis at 99-1 winning odds. David Avanesyan really doesn't have much to present against Ennis.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 5th round, and Jaron Ennis is crowned the new welterweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Ennis improves his record to 32-0 (29 KOs), while Avanesyan adds a loss to his record at 30-5-1.