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Bryan Armen Graham in Atlantic City

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

Eimantas Stanionis Boots Jaron Ennis Errol Spence Jr Terence Crawford Atlantic City
Jaron Ennis lands a left hand on Eimantas Stanionis during their welterweight title unification fight on Saturday in Atlantic City.
Jaron Ennis lands a left hand on Eimantas Stanionis during their welterweight title unification fight on Saturday in Atlantic City. Photograph: Mark Robinson/Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing

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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