Overview

• The DAZN card starts at 8 p.m. ET from Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena, with main event ring walks expected around 10:30–10:47 p.m. ET.
• Coverage differs on the stakes, with some outlets billing the bout as an interim WBA title fight and others as an IBF eliminator.
• Ennis enters 34-0 (30 KOs) after an April TKO of Eimantas Stanionis and moved up following doctor-advised struggles to make 147 pounds.
• Betting markets list Ennis around -3000, while Lima is 14-1 (10 KOs), an Angola-born fighter based in Portugal making a rare U.S. appearance.
• Promoter Eddie Hearn says deal terms are discussed for Ennis vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr. in early 2026, contingent on Ortiz’s Nov. 8 bout against Erickson Lubin.