Jaron Ennis Vs. Uisma Lima Preview

Jaron Ennis boxes Uisma Lima in a WBA title eliminator in his debut at 154 this weekend, as we preview the upcoming fight. 

Ennis’ decision to leave the welterweight division comes after a run that saw him unify two major world titles. In his last outing in April, Ennis stopped Eimantas Stanionis to claim both the WBA and IBF Welterweight belts. However, the pursuit of undisputed at 147 pounds was ultimately abandoned as he could no longer perform  due to reported weight issues. Meanwhile, Lima enters the fight on a four-bout winning streak, having most recently defeated Shervantaigh Koopman by TKO in May. Lima is known for his relentless pressure, and cutting off the ring, which should serve up an intriguing fight.

Pre-Fight

“We had long conversations with Boots, who basically said, ‘Look, I’m going up to ’54 to fight everybody – Ortiz, [Bakhram] Murtazaliev, [Sebastian] Fundora, whoever. But I want to have a fight first and I want to get my body [adjusted] at the weight, and I want a competitive, top-10 guy.’ Then the WBA allowed this fight as a final eliminator. Lima’s top 10 I think with three governing bodies, he’s IBO world champion, he’s 11 on BoxRec or whatever it is.

“This is a really, really good, solid fight. Now, I know that fans, they just want the Ortiz fight straight away. But I don’t think there’s anything unreasonable about a guy moving up a division and saying, ‘I’m just gonna have one fight to get it right.’ Because when you go in against Ortiz and [Xander] Zayas and Fundora and Murtazaliev, you’ve got to be a 100 percent ready. And he will beat them all,” Hearn said

“I don’t have a big promotion behind me like Eddie Hearn [and Matchroom], but I want to fight these big names. Boots does everything well – but me too! I work hard, I have good footwork, I have an explosive punch. I think they have made a big mistake. I like being the underdog. I have been to Canada, Germany, South Africa and UK, and won, and this is another country to spoil the party. I want to put my name in history. I don’t want to be just the No. 1 in Portugal, I want respect. Everyone wants to be a world champion – me too. When I finish with Boots, people will know me,” Lima stated

Full Card

Jaron “Boots” Ennis vs Uisma Lima – WBA super welterweight eliminator

Alexis Barriere vs Guido Vianello – heavyweights

Tahmir Smalls vs Jose Roman – welterweights

Zaquin Moses vs Antonio Dunton El Jr. – super featherweights

Giorgio Visioli vs James Wilkins – super featherweights

Harley Mederos vs Kevin Taylor Mangune – lightweights

Dennis Thompson vs Sean Diaz – super bantamweights

Justin Palmieri vs Naheem Parker – lightweights