On April 12, 2025, a 30-year-old Eimantas Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight IBF title held by 27-year-old American boxer Jaron Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs).
Stanionis came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 8 days. Ennis was on a 33-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 3 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 6th round, and Jaron Ennis is crowned the new welterweight world champion. Ennis improves his record to 34-0 (30 KOs), while Stanionis adds a loss to his record at 15-1.