ATLANTIC CITY – Matchroom want to match Jaron “Boots” Ennis with Brian Norman Jnr after Ennis came of age in victory over Eimantas Stanionis.

The 27 year old added the WBA title to that he already had from the IBF by stopping the previously undefeated Stanionis at the conclusion of six one-sided rounds.

If Stanionis represented the toughest opponent of his career, at Boardwalk Hall the exciting Ennis delivered his finest performance.

Ennis has long been regarded as capable of proving among the greatest fighters of the coming era, and Saturday’s victory was perhaps the first time he truly demonstrated that. He performed like he had entered his physical prime, and his promoter therefore wants to deliver to him a further unification fight, and ultimately the undisputed title, before his expected move up in weight.

Norman Jnr, the WBO champion, is promoted by Top Rank, and after previously failing to match them, Eddie Hearn revealed that those plans will be revived.

“I spoke to Bob Arum during the week – he made it clear to me they want to try and make that fight,” he said. “There’s probably close to 10 times the biggest payday of Brian Norman’s career to fight ‘Boots’ Ennis.

“If you don’t wanna get in the ring, you may as well retire, because what’s it all about? The kind of payday to fight the best in the sport and prove yourself as a pound-for-pound great. [Philadelphia’s] Wells Fargo, back end of the summer or September – let’s make it happen.

“Jaron’s already showed us that he’s about legacy and beating champions. The greatest achievement for any fighter is to become undisputed. I don’t know the ins and outs of how Boots felt at the weight, but at the weigh-in he looked extremely comfortable.

“Part of the chat, after the [Karen] Chukhadzhian fight [in November], was, ‘Is it time to move up?’ I would have felt like we hadn’t done our job if he moved up without unifying the division. I hope that the other champions have ambition.

“The other guys have to show some ambition. It’s just money, money, money, money. What about trying to be No. 1 in the division? With all due respect to Brian Norman, he’s just boxed for about $150,000 on an undercard of Mikaela Mayer v Sandy Ryan. If we go back to the Wells Fargo now to unify again, he will fill the whole place – 18,000, 19,000. So there’s money in the pot. But you gotta show ambition as well.

“Brian Norman’s a great fighter. Don’t we want to make great fights for the sport? Watch what [Ennis] does over the next few years. He’s going through all the divisions.

“We’ve also got Shakhram Giyasov that’s ordered to fight the winner – we have to deal with that situation. We’ve got Brian Norman. We’ve got [WBC champion Mario] Barrios. We’ll talk. But I want to see him fight the other champions.”

Ennis-Stanionis took place in Atlantic City, following successive fights in Philadelphia. When Ennis agreed promotional terms with Matchroom, Hearn spoke of his intention of building him as an attraction in his home city.

Uzbekistan’s Shakhram Giyasov is Ennis’ likeliest next opponent if Norman Jnr or Barrios cannot be tempted, on the grounds that Giyasov was already the mandatory challenger to the WBA title and earlier on Saturday stopped Franco Ocampo of Argentina.

“Right now I’m going to enjoy my win, sit back, talk to the team,” Ennis said. “When I fight top-of-the-line guys – good guys – that’s what you’re gonna see. You’re gonna see a whole different me. When I’m in the ring, I’m in my happy place. When I got a top guy and I’m fighting for something, it’s a whole different story. Can’t nobody mess with me.

“I was just picking it up [when the fight was stopped]. I knew he was going to go, from the second round, from certain things he was doing. I’d been really wanting to pick it up, but my dad [and trainer Derek “Bozy” Ennis] was like, ‘Not yet – take your time, chill, have fun, stick to the game plan and let it come.’

“Everything’s falling in line. It’s perfect timing.

“Y’all don’t know – I took a pay cut for this fight, too. I accepted less money for this fight. This fight happened because of me. I took less money – I gave Stanionis more money to fight me. That shows who really wanted the fight.

“I’d beat anybody in the world. I’m the best fighter in the world. I keep saying – these fighters can’t mess with me.”

The 31-year-old Stanionis was rescued at the conclusion of the sixth round by his trainer, Marvin Somodio, having by then already been knocked down and suffered swelling by his right eye and an increasingly bloody nose.

“That was the right decision to make instead of taking punishment like that,” said "Bozy" Ennis. “He was taking a bad beating, man. His face was all busted up and everything. He did the right thing, ‘cause Boots was gonna knock him out.”