Eimantas Stanionis

Eimantas Stanionis (born 17 August 1994) is a Lithuanian professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title from 2022 to 2025.

As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2015 European Championships in the welterweight bracket.

Professional career After defeating Liu Wei in his first match in the welterweight division of the 2016 Summer Olympics he lost a 3-0 decision to eventual silver medalist, and 2017 World amateur champion, Shakhram Giyasov of Uzbekistan.

Stanionis made his professional debut on April 9, 2017, against Rasheed Olawale Lawal. He won the fight by a first-round knockout. Stanionis notched three more victories in 2017, stopping Isaac Freeman on July 30, Oscar Valenzuela on September 23, and winning a unanimous decision against Todd Manuel on October 14.

Stanionis began 2018 with a fourth-round technical knockout of Hector Munoz on March 10, 2018. He followed this up with a third-round technical knockout of Erick Daniel Martinez on June 16, and by winning a unanimous decision against Levan Ghvamichava on August 24.

Stanionis fought three times in 2019. He first won a unanimous decision against Samuel Figueroa on March 9, 2019, which was followed by stoppage victories over Evincii Dixon on October 26, and Julio Cesar Sanchez on December 21.

Stanionis was scheduled to face Justin DeLoach on November 4, 2020. He won the fight by a ninth-round knockout, which was preceded by two knockdowns in the same round. Stanionis was next scheduled to fight Janer Gonzalez just one month later, on December 16, 2020. He won the fight by a ninth-round knockout, with two of the three judges also awarding him all eight preceding rounds.

Stanionis was scheduled to face the one-time WBO light-welterweight title challenger Thomas Dulorme on April 10, 2021, in his first 12-round bout. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113. Stanionis faced the former WBA welterweight titlist Luis Collazo on August 7, 2021. The fight ended in a no-contest, following an accidental clash of heads which caused a cut in Collazo’s right eyelid.

He challenged WBA (Regular) welterweight champion Radzhab Butaev at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA, on April 16, 2022. Stanionis won via split decision with two of the ringside judges scoring the fight 116–111 and 117–110 in his favour, overruling the third who had the fight 114–113 for his opponent.

On May 4, 2024 at the T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, USA, Stanionis defended his title against Gabriel Maestre, winning by unanimous decision.

WBA & IBF Welterweight Championship Unification Stanionis vs. Ennis Having been elevated to full WBA welterweight champion when Terrance Crawford vacated the title in August 2024, Stanionis was scheduled to face IBF welterweight champion Jaron Ennis in a title unification bout at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, on April 12, 2025. He was knocked to the canvas in the sixth round and lost when his corner retired him before the start of the seventh.

Post-title career Stanionis returned to the competitive boxing ring for the first time since losing his title on September 27, 2025, taking on Jabulani Makhense at Zalgiris Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania. He won the 10-round contest via unanimous decision.

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