Washington - In a battle for the IBF interim-welterweight title, Jaron Ennis (30-0, 27 KOs) was forced to go the distance, wining a lopsided twelve round unanimous decision over a defense-minded Karen Chukhadzhian (21-2, 11 KOs). (photos by Amanda Westcott)

All three judges saw it 120-108.

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It started off as a boxing match, with Chukhadzhian doing a lot of moving and boxing. Ennis was jabbing in the second, looking to cut off the ring, but Chukhadzhian continued to move and box.

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Ennis was getting more aggressive and turning up the heat in the third. Chukhadzhian was mostly moving and trying to create as much distance as possible., but every now and then jumped in with a few punches. During the fourth,  Chukhadzhian was doing very well for the first two minutes with his boxing skills, counters and defense. Ennis was able to land a few in the final minute. 

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Ennis continued to edge the rounds over Chukhadzhian in the fifth and sixth. There wasn't much happening with Chukhadzhian moving a lot and being very defensive. The next few rounds were more or less the same - until the tenth, when Ennis began to hurt the body of Chukhadzhian.

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In the eleventh and twelfth, Ennis failed to catch to Chukhadzhian, who stayed on the move and got away from a lot of Ennis' shots.

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