Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis clash in a blockbuster unification battle for the IBF, WBA and Ring Magazine World Welterweight titles at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday, April 12, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Mark Robinson)

Ennis (33-0 29 KOs) puts his IBF title on the line for the third time in his third fight under Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, with his previous defenses seeing the Philadelphia star thrill his hometown fans at Wells Fargo Center, first forcing David Avanesyan to retire after five rounds in July and then outpointing mandatory challenger Karen Chukhadzhian in November.

Stanionis (15-0 9 KOs) returned to the ring with a victory over Gabriel Maestre in Las Vegas, outpointing the Venezuelan to retain the WBA regular title that he won in April 2022 in Texas against Radzhab Butaev. The 30 year old, who represented Lithuania in the 2016 Olympic Games, was elevated to full champion in August when Terence Crawford vacated the WBA belt.