Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says 2025 might be his “huge” 12 months. He’s trying to unify the welterweight division.
Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) has a lot to show to followers to dwell down his fame for avoiding the combat towards WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. on the February twenty second card on DAZN PPV in Riyadh.
Rebuilding The Model
The injury has already been carried out with Ennis’ determination to not comply with the combat towards Ortiz Jr. at 154. The boxing public thought he was afraid and selected to remain at welterweight out of security to keep away from a possible loss.
Boots says he desires to gather all of the belts at 147 one after the other, which might be practically unattainable to do with out Turki Al-Shiekh lending his monetary assist. The opposite champions aren’t going to need to Ennis and lose their titles. It’s not value it financially.
Hearn had rotten luck making an attempt to arrange unification fights for Boots in 2024, and he doesn’t assume he can do any higher in 2025 with out Turki’s assist. WBO champion Brian Norman Jr. wished a greater provide to comply with a combat towards Jaron however didn’t get it, so he opted to not take the combat.
As a substitute, Ennis defended towards his IBF obligatory Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth and appeared horrible, humiliated by the extremely technical fighter. Though Boots received the combat by a 12-round unanimous determination, he appeared so unhealthy that it was seen as a loss within the eyes of followers.
The Murtazaliev Choice
The very best factor Boots may do to rebuild his model with the followers is to scrap his concept of unifying the welterweight division and as a substitute transfer as much as 154 to problem IBF champion Bakhram Murtazaliev for his belt. That will be a simple combat for his promoter to make, and it will assist restore his recognition.
If Ennis strikes as much as 154 in 2025, he can present followers that he’s not scared to combat the perfect. That’s the vital factor. Staying at 147 to beat the three weak champions received’t do a factor for Boots, and he’ll achieve nothing by doing so.
Large 2025 forward for 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 ⏳ @JaronEnnis pic.twitter.com/wjyNdPN549
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) January 3, 2025
