Photos: Jaron Ennis knocks Karen Chukhadzhian down, wins rematch by decision

Jaron 'Boots' Ennis retains IBF welterweight title against old rival Karen Chukhadzhian in Philadelphia

Jaron Ennis walked away with the win against old rival Karen Chukhadzhian on November 9 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Battling it out in front of his hometown crowd against the Ukrainian contender, “Boots” put his IBF welterweight title on the line.

As well as their first fight held last January in Washington, D.C., the rematch went the full distance. After 12 rounds, the scores were 119-107, 117-109 and 116-110, all in favor of the representative of the country-host.

In the fifth round, Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) forced Chukhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs) to take a knee, tagging him with a left hand followed by a flurry of punches. In the 10th round referee Harvey Dock deducted a point from the challenger for holding.

In the co-feature, two-division world champion Jesse Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KOs) successfully defended his WBC super flyweight belt against former super strawweight champion Pedro Guevara (42-5-1, 22 KOs). The San Antonio southpaw dropped Mexico’s interim WBC 115-pound titleholder twice with a one-two combination and a right uppercut. The time of stoppage was 2:47 into the third round.

Among other Ennis vs Chukhadzhian 2 results, Raymond Ford (16-1-1, 8 KOs) successfully debuted at super featherweight. The former WBA 126-pound champion of Camden, NJ defeated Puerto Rico’s Orlando Gonzalez (23-3, 13 KOs) by unanimous decision, landing a pair of knockdowns along the way. After 10 rounds, the scores were 99-89, 100-88 and 100-88.

Manuel Gallegos (21-2-1, 18 KOs) upset previously unbeaten Khalil Coe (9-1-1, 7 KOs). On his way to victory by TKO, the Mexican light heavyweight dropped his opponent of Jersey City, NJ four times. Coe went down in the fifth round from a body shot, and in the seventh and eighth rounds from a series of punches. The referee called it a day at 7 seconds into the ninth round, after Gallegos dominated Coe with another barrage of strikes.

Kicking off the main card, Austin Williams (17-1, 12 KOs) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin TKO’d Gian Garrido (11-2, 8 KOs) of Flushing, Queens, NY with a barrage of punches at middleweight. The referee waved the fight off at 1:04 into the fifth round.

Jaron Ennis vs Karen Chukhadzhian
Jaron Ennis vs Karen Chukhadzhian | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Karen Chukhadzhian vs Jaron Ennis
Karen Chukhadzhian vs Jaron Ennis | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Jaron Ennis knocks Karen Chukhadzhian down
Jaron Ennis knocks Karen Chukhadzhian down | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Karen Chukhadzhian vs Jaron Ennis
Karen Chukhadzhian vs Jaron Ennis | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Jaron Ennis vs Karen Chukhadzhian
Jaron Ennis vs Karen Chukhadzhian | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Jaron Ennis victorious over Karen Chukhadzhian
Jaron Ennis victorious over Karen Chukhadzhian | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Jaron Ennis
Jaron Ennis | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Jesse Rodriguez vs Pedro Guevara
Jesse Rodriguez vs Pedro Guevara | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Jesse Rodriguez knocks Pedro Guevara down
Jesse Rodriguez knocks Pedro Guevara down | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Jesse Rodriguez and Pedro Guevara post-fight
Jesse Rodriguez and Pedro Guevara post-fight | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Raymond Ford vs Orlando Gonzalez
Raymond Ford vs Orlando Gonzalez | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Raymond Ford
Raymond Ford | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Manuel Gallegos vs Khalil Coe
Manuel Gallegos vs Khalil Coe | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Khalil Coe
Khalil Coe down | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Manuel Gallegos
Manuel Gallegos | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Austin Williams vs Gian Garrido
Austin Williams vs Gian Garrido | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Austin Williams
Austin Williams | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Ismail Muhammad vs Nelson Morales
Ismail Muhammad vs Nelson Morales | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Ismail Muhammad
Ismail Muhammad | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Zaquin Moses vs Michael Ruiz
Zaquin Moses vs Michael Ruiz | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Shakur Stevenson and Zaquin Moses
Shakur Stevenson and Zaquin Moses | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Dennis Thompson vs Edgar Ortiz Jr
Dennis Thompson vs Edgar Ortiz Jr | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing
Dennis Thompson vs Edgar Ortiz Jr
Dennis Thompson victorious over Edgar Ortiz Jr | Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing

Among the prelims, Philadelphia’s Ismail Muhammad (6-0, 3 KOs) defeated Nelson Morales (5-19, 2 KOs) of the Dominican Republic by unanimous decision. After six rounds at welterweight, the scores were 40-36 across the board.

As well, Newark’s Zaquin Moses (1-0) successfully debuted as a pro against Michael Ruiz (1-5) of Toms River, NJ. After four rounds at super featherweight, all three scores were 40-36.

In the event opener, Dennis Thompson (3-0, 2 KOs) TKO’d Edgar Ortiz Jr (8-6-2, 4 KOs) of Los Angeles. The super bantamweight bout was stopped at 2:59 into the second round, following a series of unanswered punches from the local southpaw.

Parviz Iskenderov
Parviz Iskenderov is a former Muay Thai fighter, sports manager and editor at FIGHTMAG.

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