Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis Weighs 153.4, Lima 153 On DAZN

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Uisma Lima each made weight on Friday for his or her 12-round junior middleweight headliner this Saturday evening on the Xfinity Cellular Area in Philadelphia on October 11.

(Credit score: Emma Brawley/Matchroom Boxing)

‘Boots’ Faces the Proving Floor

Promoter Eddie Hearn expects Lima to provide ‘Boots’ a tricky take a look at on Saturday evening to make the struggle entertaining whereas it lasts. Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) appeared thinner than his opponent, Lima (14-1, 10 KOs), regardless of coming in a bit of bit heavier.

Weights

Jaron Ennis 153.4 vs. Uisma Lima 153
Guido Vianello 247.4 vs. Alexis Barriere 237
Jose Roman 146.4 vs. Tahmir Smalls 146.8
Sean Diaz 122 vs. Dennis Thompson 121.4
Antonio Dunton-El Jr 133.4 vs. Zaquin Moses 132.2
James Wilkins 134.6 vs. Giorgio Visioli 135
Hylon Williams Jr 138.4 vs. Harley Mederos 141.6
Naheem Parker 141.6 vs. Justin Palmieri 136.4

There’s quite a lot of stress on the previous IBF and WBA welterweight champion Ennis to impress in his debut at 154. He’s finished quite a lot of speaking through the buildup to the struggle, and he’s going to need to dwell as much as it.

Hearn has additionally been pumping Ennis up, calling him the “successor’ to Terence Crawford. If ‘Boots’ doesn’t appear like purse 24k gold on Saturday, followers are going to be throughout Hearn, saying he’s been pushing idiot’s gold on all of them this time.

The actual fact is, we don’t know the way good Ennis is as a result of he’s glided by means of 9 years within the professionals with out preventing any elite-level opposition.

153.4 ⚖️💪🏾🔪🆙 🤫😈 I can’t wait 🥶One other day one other greenback 😉#TeamEnnis #LetsGetIt❗️Tune In tomorrow at 8pm #DontWantToMiss 😮‍💨#Dazn📺🤪#EnnisLima#MainEvent #TeamEnnis 🐺⚰️#AndTheNew👑💫#Undefeated #LLSM👵🏾❤️ #LLTS🛡️🕊️#HISTORY@justinshootz : 📸🔥 pic.twitter.com/cCNa9nc9aS

— Boots (@JaronEnnis) October 11, 2025

Turned Down the Huge 4 — Why?

To date, one of the best title on his resume is Eimantas Stanionis, a fundamental slugger. It’s not like Ennis hasn’t had probabilities to struggle the cream of the crop. He’s reportedly turned down fights in opposition to these fighters: Crawford, Devin Haney, Teofimo Lopez, and Vergil Ortiz Jr.

“I don’t see anybody at 154 beating him. I don’t see anybody at 160 beating him. I really assume 160 goes to be his greatest weight as a fighter,” stated Eddie Hearn to DAZN Boxing, speaking about Jaron Ennis. “Even at 154, he made the burden significantly better than regular, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a wrestle.

“He’s a giant man. He’s in all probability sparring at 160 or 165 kilos,” stated Hearn about ‘Boots.’ “This man is an unbelievable expertise. You’re going to see one thing completely different from him tomorrow evening. Jaron Ennis has acquired every part. ‘Boots’ has acquired the defensive talent set, and he’s acquired the spite, the facility. He’ll stroll you down and knock you out.”