ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Jaron Ennis overwhelmed Eimantas Stanionis in the fashion his father and trainer, Derek “Bozy” Ennis, expected Saturday night.

The punishment Jaron Ennis unleashed on the former WBA welterweight champion became concerning even in the opposing corner halfway through their 12-round, 147-pound title unification fight. That’s why Bozy Ennis commended Marvin Somodio for ending their increasingly brutal battle following the sixth round Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall.

Lithuania’s Stanionis didn’t protest as Somodio spoke to his defeated fighter while he sat on his stool following a physically taxing sixth round. Ennis bombarded Stanionis with various head and body punches, including a back-to-back left uppercuts to the body and a left uppercut to Stanionis’ head that sent him to one knee with 33 seconds to go in the sixth round.

Watching the durable, stubborn Stanionis go down for the first time as an amateur or pro was among the reasons Somodio stopped their bout. Stanionis (15-1, 9 KOs, 1 NC) bled badly from his nose as well, and absorbed numerous damaging body blows from the relentless Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs, 1 NC), who retained his IBF belt, won the WBA crown from Stanionis and earned The Ring belt Terence Crawford vacated last year when the four-division champion moved up to the junior middleweight division.

“I think that was the right decision to make, instead of taking punishment like that,” Bozy Ennis said during their post-fight press conference. “He was taking a bad beating, man. You know what I mean? You seen his face was all busted up and everything. You know what I mean? I don’t know if it was him. Was it him that quit? Or did the corner stop it?”

Once Bozy Ennis was informed Somodio told referee David Fields to stop the biggest fight of Stanionis’ career, he praised the Freddie Roach disciple for preventing the inevitable.

“The trainer stopped it? Well, they did the right thing,” Bozy Ennis said. “You know what I mean? Because Boots was gonna knock him out.”

The 30-year-old Stanionis told The Ring two days before his lopsided loss to Ennis that he would “probably retire” if he lost because it was difficult for him to secure fights even when he held a welterweight title and the leverage it afforded him. Stanionis’ wife, Emily, was also three days overdue with their first child, a daughter, by the time Stanionis entered the ring for his DAZN main event versus Ennis.

“Shout out to him,” Jaron Ennis said during his press conference. “I know he about to have a baby, I think today or tomorrow. So, blessings to him. I hope he get back home safely. He bringing a child into this world, so it’s a blessing.”