Jaron Ennis entered a new weight class recently, but he will stay with the promoter that helped broaden his fan base in the United States.
Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing announced Friday that the former unified welterweight champion has agreed to a multi-fight, multi-year agreement with the company. Ennis, 28, initially signed with Matchroom last spring after the death of his longtime promoter, Cameron Dunkin, in January 2024.
After enduring a one-year layoff, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native fought three times over a nine-month span in events promoted by Matchroom.
Ennis headlined two of those cards in his hometown at Wells Fargo Center, home of the NBA’s Sixers and NHL’s Flyers. Both of those shows drew crowds in excess of 10,000, despite that Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs, 1 NC) was heavily favored to defeat Russia’s
David Avanesyan in July 2024 and Ukraine’s
Karen Chukhadzhian on Nov. 9.
Hearn has discussed numerous opponents with Ennis and his team for his junior middleweight debut, but they have yet to choose one for his next fight sometime in the fall.
Keith Idec is a senior writer and columnist for The Ring. He can be reached on X @idecboxing