Jaron Ennis named three world champion fighters that he wants next after defeating Roiman Villa on Saturday.
The unbeaten American stopped Villa in the 10th last night to retain his interim IBF belt at welterweight.
“My performance was good. I could have listened to my corner a little more. My dad wanted me to do more body shots and more angles and not stand in front of him. I was getting hit with shots I wasn’t supposed to get hit with," Ennis said after the fight, reported BoxingScene.com.
“I appreciate Villa taking this fight. Hats off to him and his family. I appreciate him for coming in and being a warrior. Let’s give it up for Villa. He’s a tough guy. I was breaking him down and I came out victorious. I knew he was a tough kid. I just had to be smart and take my time and keep touching and touching and eventually I was going to get him.
“I was setting him up. I hit him with a big left hand and I knew he was going down. So I was waiting for the left shot and I threw a hook and I knew he was going so I just threw one more and that was it. I knew they were going to stop it."
One of the fighters namechecked by Ennis was Eimantas Stanionis, who was due to fight Vergil Oritz Jr. on the same night, in Texas.
He added: “I’ll take Stanionis. Vergil Ortiz fell out so I’ll take Stanionis in a heartbeat. I want to get into the ring one more time before the end of the year to make it three. Stanionis, Keith Thurman, [Yordenis] Ugas, [Terence] Bud [Crawford], [Errol] Spence, all the top guys out there. Let’s make these fights happen.”