The Rehydration Excuse? Ennis Pledges to Silence Critics with ‘Strongest Ever’ Show In opposition to Stanionis

IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis claims he’ll be “stronger than ever” for his conflict in opposition to WBA champ Eimantas Stanionis on April twelfth as a result of there gained’t be the IBF’s 10-lb rehydration rule in place for his or her unification struggle on the Boardwalk Corridor in Atlantic Metropolis, New Jersey.

A Champions Denial

Boots, 28, says all the pieces will probably be totally different now as a result of that is the primary time in two years that he gained’t have the IBF’s rehydration clause sapping his power. Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) appears guilty his latest two poor performances in opposition to Karen Chulhadzhian on the 10-lb rehydration fairly than a scarcity of expertise. Ennis is unable to confront the reality. He’s inferior to he thinks he’s.

Karen made Ennis look unhealthy final November in Philadelphia, outboxing and even out-slugging him in entrance of his followers on the Wells Fargo Middle. Earlier than the struggle, Boots had bragged about how he was going to “have my enjoyable” and rating a knockout.

He’d mentioned that he’d struggled so badly in his first struggle in opposition to the Ukrainian Chukhzadzhian in 2023 as a result of he was making an attempt too arduous to cease him. Nonetheless, within the rematch, Boots regarded positively depressing whereas making an attempt to have his “enjoyable,” and he was fortunate to win. After the struggle, Ennis appeared gloomy on the post-fight press convention. He realized that he’d met his match, and he wasn’t pretty much as good as he thought.

WBA welterweight champion Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) has an actual probability on this struggle if he can duplicate the success that Karen had in opposition to Boots. What he confirmed is that Ennis will be outboxed, and picked off with energy photographs. The little little bit of motion that Chukhadzhian used had Ennis mentally tied in knots, not realizing what to do.

Stronger than Ever?

“That’s the objective [to be stronger than ever at 147]. Folks don’t notice that I’ve bought the IBF [welterweight title]. I’ve at all times had a 10-lb rehydration clause. I’ve been doing it for 2 years, and folks don’t perceive that both,” mentioned Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to Shawn Porter’s web site, arguing that he’ll be stronger than regular for his unification struggle in opposition to WBA 147-lb champion Eimantas Stanionis on April twelfth as a result of there gained’t be the IBF’s 10-lb rehydration clause to weaken him for the match.

“This time, I gained’t have a rehydration clause. I’ll be capable of [fully rehydrate]. It’s a unification. When you’ve got a unification, you don’t have a secondary rehydration clause,” Boots continued. “And it’s for the Ring Journal, in order that trumps all the pieces. That trumps the rehydration. I’ll be the most effective I’ve ever been, the strongest I’ve ever been,” mentioned Ennis.