Jaron Ennis defended his share of the 147-pound championship with a flat performance in front of his hometown, taking a unanimous decision victory over Ukrainian Karen Chukhadzhian.

Jaron "Boots" Ennis gets another chance to beat Karen Chukhadzhian. This time, he's defending his welterweight title.

Boxing fans would be forgiven for wondering what reason there is to tune in for Saturday's fight between IBF welterweight champion Jaron "Boots" Ennis and Karen Chukhadzhian. On its surface, Ennis vs.

Philadelphia favorite Jaron 'Boots' Ennis and pound-for-pound star Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez share a card at the Wells Fargo Center. The Sporting News will provide live coverage of the undercard and round-by-round scoring on both of these world title fights.

Jaron "Boots" Ennis and Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez both won in Saturday's blockbuster championship double-header, though one was significantly more impressive than the other.

Jaron Ennis defeated Karen Chukhadzhian in a unanimous decision to defend his IBF belt at 147, but he failed to get the knockout he sought. Ennis was fighting in his hometown of Philadelphia for the second consecutive fight.

In the immediate aftermath of defeating Karen Chukhadzhian by unanimous decision Saturday night, Jaron Ennis assessed his performance and began to ponder a possible move up to junior middleweight. "My performance