‘Derek Pooh Ennis’

Friday night at Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in an event by Spartan Fight Promotions, Farah 'Quiet Storm' Ennis, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, improved to 17-0 (11), winning the vacant NABF Super Middleweight championship with a seventh round one punch knockout of game but outmatched Victor Lares of Corpus Christi, Texas, 15-5, (4). Ennis probably did enough damage to end the career of Lares, who bravely rose from the canvas four times.

Lares did not get up from the canvas his fifth time down. The bout was a mismatch. Lares simply had no power, and even with decent counterpunching skill, the end of the bout was simply a matter of time. Ennis required utilization of his technical skills, and great patience to break down the defenses of Lares and finally finish him.

Ennis fought much of this bout with his left hand down, Roy Jones Jr. style. Moving to the left, Ennis frequently scored with left-right combinations to the body and lefts to the head. Ennis easily won the first round, with Lares coming forward as a slow plodder throwing wild counters that missed. More...

USBA Jr. Middleweight champion, Derek “Pooh” Ennis feels it’s his time as he has earned his way for a shot at newly crowned IBF champion Cornelius “K9” Bundrage.

Ennis of Philadelphia has a record of 22-2-1 with thirteen knockouts is riding a ten fight winning streak which includes his USBA title winning effort over Eromosele Albert and thrilling title defense over Gabriel Rosado and has his sights set on Bundrage. More...

USBA junior middleweight champion Derek ‘Pooh’ Ennis and challenger ‘King’ Gabriel Rosado both spoke with confidence Monday evening at the final press conference for their all-Philly showdown on Friday, July 30, at the Arena in South Philadelphia.

An overflow crowd at Champps Americana restaurant on Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia—less than one mile from the Arena—turned out to hear both fighters and their respective managers and trainers discuss the biggest local fight in years. More...

When Derek “Pooh” Ennis defends his USBA junior middleweight title against fellow-Philadelphian ‘King’ Gabriel Rosado on Friday evening, July 30, at the Arena in South Philadelphia, it will bring back memories of some of the local showdowns that once made Philadelphia one of the boxing capitals of the United States.

The list of outstanding fights reads like a page out of Who’s Who in Philadelphia boxing history: Al Ettore vs. Gus Dorazio, Bob Montgomery vs. Wesley Mouzon, Charley Scott vs. Sugar Hart, George Benton vs. Joey Giardello, Gypsy Joe Harris vs. Kitten Hayward, Bennie Briscoe vs. Cyclone Hart….You could go on and on. More...