Jaron Ennis scores brutal knockout win over Uisma Lima

Jaron Ennis made quick work of Uisma Lima in his super welterweight debut as he scored a brutal, first-round knockout win to collect the IBO championship at 154 pounds atop a Matchroom show live on DAZN at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, the 11th of October.

Lima started the fight in an okay position, but it was not long before he unraveled from the home fighter’s unrelenting pressure. It was an Ennis uppercut that cracked Lima before follow-ups sent the Portuguese boxer to the floor for the first time. From there, Ennis gave him no time to recover.

The American sent a volley of shots to Lima and dropped him with a right hook to the cheekbone to score his second knockdown. Lima, to his credit, kept getting up but it was already apparent that there was little chance of him boxing his way back into the bout, and, after the next sequence of pressure from Ennis, the referee stepped in to wave the fight off.

It was all over — an incredible performance from Ennis, who sent a warning shot to all the other elite super welterweights.

Watch the first knockdown right here:

It was not long before Ennis added his second knockdown of the night, again in the opening round:

Watch Ennis force the first-round referee’s stoppage right here:

More to follow…