Ring Ratings Update: Jaron Ennis now No. 1 at welterweight, rankings house cleaning begins

Jaron Ennis made his hometown return on Saturday a triumphant one by stopping game welterweight contender David Avanesyan after five completed rounds before more than 14,000 fans at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

The expected one-sided performance was more than enough to elevate the undefeated 27-year-old switch-hitter from No. 2 to No. 1 in The Ring’s welterweight rankings, displacing inactive former unified titleholder Errol Spence.

That move was a no-brainer for the Ring...