October eleventh, Wells Fargo Arena in Philly. Ennis moves up to junior middleweight after relinquishing his welterweight titles (IBF/WBA/Ring Magazine). Angolan-Portuguese southpaw Lima is the current IBO champion at 154lbs (his first successful defense was in May). Ennis comes in 34-0 (30). Lima is 14-1 (10), his one loss coming against undefeated Aaron McKenna of Ireland. This is Ennis' tuneup for a 2026 bout with Vergil Ortíz.
With this thread popping up around the same time as the Miller vs Hunter thread, I misread this as Jared Anderson and I was thinking "wth" they both just changed to easier opponents??? But yeah should be a clear Ennis victory here.
This is a pretty good fight. Lima has been on a row, so this is a tough opponent for Ennis in his first fight at the weight. Not only that, but he could win the coveted IBO belt!