Jaron Ennis wants a Terence Crawford match after a successful home win against David Avanesyan

Jaron Ennis' homecoming in Philadelphia was successful after the 27-year-old stopped David Avanesyan in five rounds to retain his IBF welterweight world title.

A crowd of five people turned out at the Wells Fargo Center to welcome Ennis in hopes of seeing something spectacular on the show.

Ennis, (32-0, 29 KOs), was scheduled to face Cody Crowley but a health issue forced the Canadian to pull out, leaving Ennis' new promoter Eddie Hearn tasked with finding a replacement. Avanesyan, now 35, has shared the ring with the likes of Shane Mosley, Lamont Peterson, Egidijus Kavaliauskas and Terence Crawford but now that he's at home after his debut the WBA welterweight title holder found Ennis couldn't handle it.

In the first few minutes Avanesyan seemed troubled by beating Ennis' bodyguard painting the picture that it might be late at night. But the British-based Armenian has given what he has left to give the fight a short notice and has been through more fights in the ring than his American opponent.

With a minute to go before the start of the frame, Avanesyan, (30-5-1, 18 KOs), needed a timeout after being caught with a goal that would have crippled many players. Taking as much time as he needed Avanesyan quickly returned to the fold.

Ennis started to land shots from the second round and was landing at will with both hands. His veteran opponent was never an easy target and this allowed Ennis to ride in twos and threes from one hand to the head and body. It wasn't all one-way traffic, however. At times, Philadelphia's overwhelming desire got the better of him and he moved on to a few that may have been the result of 12 months out of the ring.

The third saw Ennis break through the body hoping to take down Avanesyan with punishing shots. In the fourth, Avanesyan's nose was covered in blood but his fighting spirit was still alive despite body shots opening up holes that Ennis took advantage of. Referee Eric Dali began to take a closer look at the away player as the round drew to a close.

Avanesyan was on the verge of having his best round of the fight in the fifth landing a right hook and uppercut to get Ennis' attention. Another right hand from the Armenian player was followed by a left hand from the champion that won the player with 60 seconds left. The punishment continued and when Avanesyan returned to his referee in the corner, Dali and the doctor in the ring had a discussion that ended the fight.

“I felt down but I got the job done,” Ennis said during his post-fight interview. “My time was short but that's okay. Everything will be fine.”

Eddie Hearn is willing to put Ennis in a fight against former welterweight champion Terence Crawford if the Nebraskan can defeat WBA super-welterweight champion Israel Madrimov on August 3 in Los Angeles.

“Sure, that's what I'm looking for – big names,” Ennis said. “Terence Crawford, anyone else with a big name can get it.”