Making 147 pounds had become a challenge for Jaron Ennis, stopping him from performing at his best. Moving to 154 became inevitable, and that’s exactly what ‘Boots’ did tonight at the newly-branded Xfinity Mobile Arena. Making his junior middleweight debut on Saturday night against Uisma Lima, the 28-year-old didn’t waste much time.

The Philadelphia native stopped the come-forward Lima in his tracks, securing a first-round knockout win at 1:58 to become the WBA interim junior middleweight champion. After the fight concluded, the undefeated switch-hitter quickly came up with various names in the division to express his intentions going forward.

Jaron Ennis puts Vergil Ortiz Jr., Jermell Charlo, and others on notice

“I knew what I had to do,” Ennis told Chris Mannix after the fight.

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