Jaron Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis will go toe-to-toe for the IBF, WBA and Ring Magazine world welterweight titles this Saturday night. While “Boots” has a perfect 33-0 record with 29 knockouts, oddsmakers are expecting his highly-anticipated unification title with the former Lithuanian Olympian to go the distance.
Who’s going to win on Saturday night? According to the best online betting sites, Ennis is a massive favorite to become the undisputed welterweight champion. Here’s how the odds shake out:
Jaron Ennis won the IBF welterweight title just over two years ago by unanimous decision over Karen Chukhadzhian, who he beat in a rematch (also by decision) last November. In between those two bouts, the 27-year-old Philadelphian knocked out Roiman Villa and defeated David Avanesyan when the fight was halted before the start of the sixth round.
Eimantas Stanionis claimed the WBA regular title over Radzhab Butaev in April 2022 before being elevated to full champion in August 2004 when Terence Crawford vacated his belt. The 30-year-old Lithuanian has barely been in the ring of late. After three straight fights against Vergil Ortiz Jr. were nixed, Stanionis had a two-year layoff before defeating Gabriel Maestre in his return to the ring last May.
The top boxing betting sites have Ennis as a heavy -700 favorite, while Stanionis is at +425 odds to unite the welterweight division. The former Lithuanian Olympian knows he’s the underdog, saying recently, “They are building a superstar, but I am in the way, and I want to fuck up all their plans.”
Since the money line on both fighters doesn’t offer bettors that much value, you can also bet on whether the fight will go the distance or not.
Saturday’s 12-round bout is favored (-190) to go to decision. Ennis is 33-0 with 29 KOs, but he’s only scored one knockout in his last four trips to the ring. His father/trainer Bozy seems to be steering him away from the practice, saying, “I think Boots got in the habit of knocking everybody out…He got so hung up on knocking guys out and then he find out you can’t punch, he don’t care about you touching him. But I want to get away from that.”
Stanionis is 15-0 with 9 KOs. Combined with Boots’ record, that’s 38 knockouts in 48 career fights. With a 79% KO rate between the two prize fighters, +145 on the bout not going the distance is our pick.
If you’re looking for another way to lay some action on Saturday’s fight, you can also wager on the over/under on total number of rounds.
While Stanionis is known for his stamina and strong mindset, betting OVER 10.5 rounds (-240) doesn’t offer much value. Meanwhile, the UNDER is available at +180. Similar to wagering on the bout to not go the distance, betting the UNDER 10.5 rounds is a good way to squeeze value out of the matchup if you think Ennis can down Stanionis before the 11th round bell.
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