Ennis stops Stanionis to unify welterweight titles

American welterweight Jaron Ennis unified nan IBF and WBA world titles pinch a sixth-round method knockout of Lithuania's Eimantas Stanionis successful Atlantic City.

Ennis, 27, won nan IBF title successful November 2023 and saw disconnected WBA champion Stanionis to support his unbeaten grounds pinch a 34th victory.

Stanionis, 30, had held nan WBA welterweight crown since 2022 and won each his erstwhile 15 master bouts, but grounded to travel retired for nan seventh information aft suffering a bid of ferocious assemblage shots successful nan sixth.

"What's crazy is that I had a dream I was going to extremity him conscionable for illustration this, and it came true," said Ennis aft completing nan 3rd defence of his IBF title.

Stanionis started brightly, catching Ennis pinch 2 crunching overhand authorities successful nan 3rd round.

But Ennis responded pinch a ascendant 4th round, wobbling Stanionis pinch his jab while relentlessly targeting his body.

Stanionis needed to driblet down to 1 knee successful nan sixth information aft being caught pinch respective punishing assemblage shots successful speedy succession.

Although he made it to nan extremity of nan round, his trainer Marvin Somodio put a extremity to nan fight.