Jaron Ennis puts Juan Carlos Abreu down 3 times in TKO win

Jaron Ennis lived up to the hype as he made easy work of the tough, rugged Juan Carlos Abreu. Ennis remains undefeated and is a hot contender.

In a press conference before their Sept. 19 Showtime welterweight bout, Juan Carlos Abreu said he didn’t care if he got knocked out against undefeated Jaron Ennis. He stayed true to his words.

Abreu (23-6-1, 21 KOs) said before the fight that he had nothing to lose, and he fought fearlessly, but he should have been more cautious, although it might not have made a difference.

Before the opening bell, both boxers were hesitant to touch gloves. The fight proved to be one-sided, but there was plenty of ill-will.

Ennis (26-0, 24 KOs) jumped on Abreu in the first seconds of round 1. He relaxed after his initial attack but kept his hands moving throughout the round. Abreu kept moving forward but had Ennis’s jab in his face at all times.

Ennis hurt Abreu with a left hook, but Abreu stayed on his feet, and Ennis didn’t follow up. Ennis switched to southpaw and consistently landed his left cross.

Ennis came out in round 2 as a southpaw. His hand speed was blinding, and he connected with a most of his punches. His left hand cleanly hit Abreu in the face throughout the round, but Abreu took them.

One of Ennis’s punches traveled low on Abreu, but the judge didn’t warn him. He switched back to orthodox in an extreme show of confidence and comfort.

Jaron Ennis hit Juan Carlo Abreu with the majority of punches he threw. He performed flawlessly against Abreu.

Ennis hurt Abreu early in round 3 with a jab, but Abreu stayed in the fight. Ennis started to mix punches to the body and returned to the head. Abreu took a beating but still talked while walking forward.

Abreu tried to make things ugly on the inside in round 4. He used his head and tried to drive his elbow into Ennis’s face, but the slick Ennis scored and escaped. Abreu hit Ennis with a good body punch, but it was a rarity.

Ennis returned to southpaw in round 5, and his tripwire left hand was on fire. Ennis landed low, but the referee didn’t see it. Abreu threw a blatant low blow and was immediately warned.

In the final 20 seconds of the round, Ennis landed a thunderous right uppercut that put Abreu down. He looked hurt but got to his feet and appeared steady on his feet before the bell rang.

Abreu threatened to attack Ennis after the round, but the referee warned that disqualification is next.

In round 6, Ennis dropped Abreu again with his right hand. Abreu got up but went down after eating an Ennis straight left. Abreu couldn’t stay on his feet, and the referee called the fight.

It’s hard to explain how good Ennis looked against Abreu. He demolished an opponent who has never been stopped. Ennis might have the fastest hands in the welterweight division. His power is pretty good too as he recorded his 24th KO.

Ennis deserves a title shot, but he’ll be avoided until he receives a mandatory opportunity. He’s trouble for every boxer in the welterweight division.