Hometown Hero: Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis To Defend Title In Philadelphia

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is coming home.

A Philadelphia native (our hometown!), Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs) will defend his IBF World Welterweight Title on Saturday, July 13^th when he faces David Avanesyan (30-4-1, 18 KOs) at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. This is the first ever fight at the arena — home to the Philadelphia Flyers and Sixers — and the first for Ennis in the City of Brotherly Love since 2018.

This will also be Ennis’s first fight as world champion, after being elevated in November when Terrance Crawford was stripped of his title. In his last fight in July 2023, Boots scored a 10^th-round victory over Roiman Villa.

“I’m excited for my homecoming especially being the first to fight at the Wells Fargo Center, the biggest arena in Philly,” Ennis said in a media statement.

Ennis has been wearing Gladiator custom mouthguards since 2018. For his homecoming and title-defending bout, he has two versions of his Pro style Gladiator mouthguard to choose from: a clear guard with his nickname “Boots” and a special white/silver bi-color design to commemorate the memory of his late Grandpa Joe, who recently passed.

Check out Ennis’ custom Pro Gladiators, featuring his signature JBE logo:

Watch as hometown hero Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis returns to Philly with his Gladiator custom mouthguard and defends his world title against David Avanesyan this Saturday, January 13 on DAZN. Which mouthguard design should Ennis wear? Let us know in the comments below!

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Travis Armideo, marketing manager at Gladiator Custom Mouthguards, is a lifelong ice hockey player. He began playing for various clubs at a young age and continued onto junior teams, while also playing lacrosse at the collegiate level. Travis is still heavily involved in athletics, coaching high school and youth ice hockey athletes, as well as playing men’s league ice hockey on a regular basis.