Boxing
Jaron Ennis vs Eimantas Stanionis - Teddy Atlas makes emphatic prediction for welterweight clash
Watch Ennis vs Stanionis April 12 live on DAZN
Jaron Ennis will move past Eimantas Stanionis this weekend and become unified world champion at welterweight.
That’s the verdict of Teddy Atlas who recently took the time to discuss the intriguing clash that will see the victor undoubtedly become the world’s best fighter at 147lbs.
Ennis and Stanionis will headline in Atlantic City, live on DAZN , and the winner can expect to jump into another huge fight later this year.
Both unbeaten fighters are in a confident mood ahead of this clash and each brings a style that has saw them enjoy many great moments in the sport so far.
Stanionis, Lithuania’s only world champion, has also climbed the rankings quietly but a win against Ennis can raise his profile massively and perhaps set up another unification battle in 2025.
Atlas, who is looking forward to the fight, is the latest high-profile figure to give his opinion on what might go down on America’s East Coast.
“I don’t see Ennis having a problem with him. I see Ennis controlling the outside. I see him making him pay a price to get inside because Stanionis can’t win on the outside,” said Atlas when speaking on The Fight podcast .
“He’s going to have to get inside and make something happen with Ennis. I see Ennis making him pay a price with the uppercut, with the jab, making it hard for him to get inside. And then even on the inside, I see Ennis, he knows how to fight inside too.
“I see him having the edge with hand speed. He throws short punches. He can put power punches together.”
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- April 26: Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn
- May 2: Ryan Garcia vs Rolly Romero; Devin Haney vs Jose Ramirez; Teofimo Lopez vs Arnold Barboza Jr.
- May 3: Canelo Alvarez vs William Scull
Arch rivals Eubank Jr and Benn finally go head-to-head to start the exhilarating week, with PPV prices at £21.99 in the UK; $24.99 in the US; €24.99 in Europe.
Garcia vs. Romero and Canelo vs. Scull fight nights follow, which will both be exclusively on DAZN. These two PPV's prices are yet to be confirmed.
