Eddie Hearn says he’s been given his marching orders from Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to arrange unification fights towards the opposite belt-holders at 147. Hearn’s directions from the unbeaten IBF welterweight champion Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) for 2025. It’s not wanting good, although, as a result of the champions need huge cash.
Hearn says Teofimo Lopez or a transfer as much as 154 for a battle towards Vergil Ortiz Jr. is feasible if a unification battle can’t be made for Ennis. We’ll see if both of these issues will occur for Ennis within the new 12 months.
It’s going to take some critical cash from Hearn for him to lure any of the welterweight champions to battle Ennis.
Welterweight Greed?
A lot of them are probably ready and hoping that Turki Alalahikh will provide them a battle on his Riyadh Season playing cards. They might gladly battle for tens of millions, making a straightforward protection towards a tender opponent relatively than dropping their titles towards Boots for little cash.
“Are strict directions from [Ennis] are, ‘I wish to unify, and if I can’t unify, I’ll both transfer to 154 and battle [Vergil] Ortiz, or I might probably battle Teofimo Lopez.’ I just like the Lopez battle, however all he desires to do is unify,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to Combat Hub TV about Jaron ‘Boots’s Ennis.
Boots might must determine to maneuver up or keep at 147 to face Teofimo quickly as a result of it doesn’t look promising for his promoter Hearn to arrange the unification fights he’s pining away for. Turki might assist Ennis’ scenario, and we’ll see if that occurs subsequent 12 months.
Ennis’s poor efficiency towards Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth was one more reason his recognition has did not take off. In contrast to different fighters like Gervonta Davis, Boots can’t battle anyone and expects followers to wish to pay to see him.
147 or 154?
He wants the massive fights which have to this point eluded him. He would have helped himself if he’d taken the provide to maneuver as much as 154 to problem Vergil Ortiz Jr. for his belt. Ennis continues to be fixated on capturing the 147-lb belts.
He desires to comply with in Terence Crawford’s footsteps, nevertheless it took him years to do it. Even then, it didn’t occur till he was in his mid-30s.
