In the main event, IBF World Welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis won a hard-fought 12-round unanimous decision over IBF No. 1 Karen Chukhadzhian on Saturday night in front of 10,000+ fans at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Ennis scored one in the fifth round when Chukhadzhian went to his knees.
In massive support, WBC World Super Flyweight champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez stopped WBC Interim Super Flyweight champion Pedro Guevara in three rounds.
Ennis (33-0, 29) defeated Chukhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs) by unanimous decision in 12 rounds. In the first round the southpaw Ennis dominated for the most part until the last minute when Chukhadzhian landed a right to the side of Ennis’ stunning head. In the second to fourth round, the fight was inside, with little movement and even fighting.
In the fifth round, Ennis, at the last minute, hit a right uppercut to the chin, dropping Chukhadzhian with 8 counts by referee Harvey Dock. Ennis was warned several times for low blows in the sixth round.
In the seventh round, Ennis was given a stern warning by referee Dock for the second time for a slight blow. Both had their moments throughout the round. Chukhadzhian landed his best punch of the fight, landing on Ennis’ chin midway through the round. In the last minute, Ennis had his way with Chukhadzhian, landing the last punch of the round, but he may have lost the round.
In the ninth round, unlike their first fight, Chukhadzhian was running but fighting and showing a decent chin, despite not having been hit before. Between rounds, trainer Bozy Ennis again expressed his frustration that Boots had not finished the fight.
Referee Dock forfeited a point for Chukhadzhian’s stay in tenth place. Throughout the round, Chukhadzhian came back fighting, and Ennis won.
In the eleventh round Chukhadzhian came out fighting as well as he has ever fought. In the twelfth and final round both had their moments. Ennis won the fight but not as in his previous regular matches without a single hit.
The scores were 119-107, 117-109 and 116-110.
WBC World Super Fly champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, 21-0 (14) stopped WBC Interim Super Fly champion Pedro Guevara (42-5-1, 21 KOs) at 2:47 of the third round in 12 scheduled rounds.
Rodriguez tried to land a big punch in the first two rounds, but Guevara stayed busy to stop that.
In the final minute of the third round, Rodriguez dropped Guevara with a left to the chin, scoring 8 points from referee Ricky Gonzalez. Seconds later, a right uppercut from Rodriguez to the chin and down landed on Guevara without referee Gonzalez counting.
Former WBA World Featherweight and current WBA Continental Americas Featherweight champion, southpaw Raymond ‘Savage’ Ford (16-1-1, 8 KOs) defeated southpaw Orlando ‘Capu’ Gonzalez (23-3, 13 KOs over ten rounds for the vacant WBA Continental Super Featherweight Title.
The scores are 99-89, 100-88, and 100-88.
In the first round, Ford had Gonzalez coming out on top. In the second round, a right hook from Ford knocked Gonzalez under the ropes for an 8 count by referee Shawn Clark. He somehow managed to get through the entire round.
From the third to the fifth round, little happened. In the sixth round, Ford came out, pouring heavy punches into Gonzalez’s gloves, and a right hand landed.
In the seventh round, Ford landed a left after a left with seconds to go to take a right hook from Ford to the chin and Gonzalez went down with referee Clark’s 8 count. Gonzalez was chased around the ring in the ninth and tenth rounds, looking to reach the final bell.
WBC USA light heavyweight champion Khalil ‘Big Steppa’ Coe (9-1-1, 7 KOs) stopped Manuel ‘El Meno’ Gallegos (21-2-1, 18 KOs) in 07 in the ninth round of ten which was planned. rounds.
In the final minute of the first round, Coe rocked Gallegos with a right to the chin, and he pulled his head back. In the second round, the two battled until the last minute when Coe again rocked Gallegos with a right to the chin, rocking him. In the final minute of the third round, Gallegos began tearing through Coe’s body, taking his first round.
In the fourth round, from center to ring, Gallegos landed, at times, half the punches unanswered. Coe ruled. At the midpoint of the fifth round, a shot from Gallegos dropped Coe with an 8 count by referee Eric Dali. In the final seconds, Coe came back well.
In the seventh round, Gallegos picked up where he left off, went to Coe’s body, protecting him in the middle, and received three rights, the second of which was an uppercut to the chin from Gallegos, knocking Coe down from the area. 8 count body shots.
In the eighth round, in the first minute, Gallegos dropped Coe with a body shot, scoring the third goal of the fight. In the ninth round, Gallegos came out, landed four punches to the chin, and Coe went down as referee Dali waved his hands.
Former WBA International and IBF North American middleweight champion Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams (17-1, 12 KOs) stopped Gian ‘Double G’ Garrido (11-2, 8 KOs) at 1:04 of the round the fifth and eighth that was planned. rounds.
In the final minute of the first round, southpaw Williams landed a big left on the chin from Garrido, bringing a roar from the crowd. In the second round, swelling started under Garrido’s right eye. In the last minute of the third round, they threw punches, Williams getting the better of them.
In the fourth round, Garrido came back well enough to take the round. In the fifth round, Williams opened up, Garrido’s face was blown off his feet by multiple punches before referee Harvey Dock stepped in and Garrido’s head bounced like a rubber ball.
Welterweight southpaw Ish ‘The Chef’ Muhammad (6-0, 3 KOs) defeated Nelson Morales (5-19, 2 KOs) in six rounds.
In the first two rounds, Muhammad dominated with hand and foot speed. In the third round, 30 seconds into the match, Muhammad landed a left hook, stopping Morales in his tracks. Morales made it more like a wrestling match than a boxing match.
In the fourth and final round, Muhammad, several times, landed 3-punch combinations.
The scores were 40-36, 40-36, and 40-36.
The referee was Ricky Gonzalez
Super bantamweight southpaw Dennis Thompson (3-0, 1 KO) defeated Edgar Ortiz, Jr. (8-6-2, 4 KOs) in four rounds.
Super featherweight Zaquin Moses (1-0) defeated Michael Ruiz, 1-5) by four-round decision.
The Ring Announcer was David Diamante.
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