Jaron "Boots" Ennis returns to the ring on Saturday at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, looking to continue his ascent as one of boxing's top American stars. While Ennis is facing Uisma Lima, much of the attention during fight week has been on a potential fight between Ennis and Vergil Ortiz in 2026.

Understandably, many are overlooking Lima (14-1, 10 KO) as a legitimate challenge to Ennis (34-0, 30 KO). After all, Lima's toughest fight came in 2023 against Aaron McKenna in a bout McKenna won by a near shutout on the scorecards. While Lima, an Angolan fighter competing out of Portugal, has traveled the world picking up solid wins in Germany, Canada and South Africa since that defeat, Ennis represents an entirely different level of opposition from the likes of Shervantaigh Koopman.

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