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ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY - APRIL 11: Jaron Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis pose after the weigh-in for ...
More their IBF, WBA and Ring Magazine welterweight championship fight at the Circus Maximus at Caesars Atlantic City on April 11, 2025 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images) We’re underway in Atlantic City. Who doesn’t love a legitimate welterweight title fight? At the end of the night, barring a draw, the IBF and WBA welterweight championships will be unified.
IBF champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis will face WBA champion Eimantas Stanionis in a true unification fight. The winner will also become the Ring Magazine champion at 147 pounds, which adds another layer of prestige. I have you covered for the entire televised/streamed portions of the broadcast.
Here is a look at all of the fights. The results will be filled in as they happen. Main Event – Welterweight Unification Bout Jaron Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) vs.
Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) IBF, WBA, and Ring Magazine titles Results: TBA Main Card (DAZN, 8:00 PM ET) Raymond Ford (16-1-1, 8 KOs) vs. Thomas Mattice (22-4-1, 17 KOs) 10 rounds, Super Featherweight – WBA Continental North America title Results: TBA Shakhram Giyasov (16-0, 9 KOs) vs. Franco Ocampo (17-2, 8 KOs) 10 rounds, Welterweight Results: TBA Omari Jones (1-0, 1 KO) vs.
William Jackson (13-5) 6 rounds, Super Welterweight Results: TBA Undercard (YouTube, 5:00 PM ET) Zaquin Moses vs. Alex Pallette 4 rounds, Super Featherweight Results: TBA Tahmir Smalls vs. Earl Bascome 8 rounds, Welterweight Results: TBA Arturo Cardenas vs.
Edgar Joe Cortes 6 rounds, Super Bantamweight Results: TBA Francisco Rodriguez (7-0) def. Naheem Parker (5-2) via TKO-4 Lightweight Rodriguez improved to 7-0 with a lopsided fight. He was easily the faster and more technical fighter.
There are times when one prospect is clearly miles ahead of another. This is one of those examples. Also, Parker’s corner might have been as big of an opponent as Rodriguez.
He screamed at the top of his lungs the entire fight. I almost muted. It’s tough to imagine how a young fighter could perform well in that environment–especially when he or she is already faced with a tough opponent.
Parker’s corner did make one smart decision. They threw in the towel between the third and fourth round to save Parker from taking more punishment. As the fights play out, I’ll also include KO and knockdown highlights where available.
The co-main event carries some interest. Though it is not a championship fight, Raymond Ford is one of the top young American fighters in the smaller weight classes. He bounced back from the first loss of his pro career against Nick Ball in June 2024 with a unanimous decision win over Orlando Gonzalez.
On Saturday, Ford will battle the rugged Thomas Mattice. Gonzalez fought like a man determined not to be stopped—even if that meant a refusal to engage. It made for a boring fight, but it was still a dominant performance from Ford.
While Gonzalez didn’t pose much of an issue for Ford, Mattice should be far more competitive. Mattice is 22-4-1, and he has been in the ring with higher levels of competition. The early portion of the stream has IBF super lightweight champion Richardson Hitchins handling color analysis.
Early on, he is doing an excellent job. It’ll be interesting to see if DAZN continues to have him wear this hat during future fight cards. It’s a great look.
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