Undefeated champions Jaron Ennis and Eimantas Stanionis battle for a pair of welterweight belts in a 12-round bout on Saturday. The main Ennis vs. Stanionis fight card at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., gets underway with the ring walk set for 10:30 p.m. ET. Ennis (33-0-1) is the IBF welterweight champion, first winning the title in January 2023. Stanionis (15-0) has been the WBA regular welterweight title holder since April 2022.
Ennis is a -750 favorite (risk $750 to win $100), while Stanionis comes back at +460 in the latest Jaron Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis odds. The over/under for total rounds is 10.5, with the Over at -200 and Under at +150. Before making any Jaron Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis picks, be sure to see the boxing predictions from SportsLine’s Josh Nagel.
Nagel is SportsLIne’s top boxing analyst and his recent winners include calling Dimitry Bivol (+110) to pull the slight upset of Artur Beterbiev in their rematch in February. He also released Bivol specifically by decision (+135) in that fight. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
Now, Nagel has studied Jaron Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis from every angle and revealed his top picks and best bets. You can only see his picks and analysis at SportsLine.
Why you should back Ennis
Ennis, 27, will be making his fourth title defense of his IBF title. He is coming off a 12-round unanimous decision win over Karen Chukhadzhian in November 2024. It was a rematch of their Jan. 7, 2023, bout in which Ennis first earned the title with a 12-round unanimous decision. He then retained his title by knocking out Roiman Villa at 1:27 of the 10th round in July 2023, before stopping David Avanesyan in the fifth round of a 12-round bout in July 2024.
Ennis has registered 29 wins by knockout and four by decision with one no contest. The former Golden Gloves and USA Youth National champion turned pro in April 2016. In his first fight on April 30, 2016, he knocked out Cory Muldrew at 42 seconds of the first round of the scheduled four-round bout. He went on to win his first five fights by knockout. See which fighter to back here.
Why you should back Stanionis
Stanionis, 30, has been boxing professionally since 2017, when he earned a knockout win over Rasheed Lawal at the 2:35 mark of the first round. We went on to win his first three professional fights and five of his first six by knockout. He is coming off a 12-round unanimous decision win over Gabriel Maestre in May 2024 to retain his WBA regular welterweight crown. He first won his title in April 2022, when he earned a split decision win over Radzhab Butaev.
Stanionis has registered nine wins by knockout and six by decision with one no contest. The Lithuanian boxer is a former European champion as an amateur, earning the gold medal in 2015 in Samokov. He won the bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in 2010. He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. See which fighter to back here.
How to make Ennis vs. Stanionis picks
We can tell you he likes the Under for rounds, and he’s also locked in a confident money line and method-of-victory prop that returns plus money. You absolutely need to see Nagel’s picks before making any of your own.
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