Oscar De La Hoya revealed on social media that Eddie Hearn has modified his thoughts about matching his fighter, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, in opposition to Vergil Ortiz Jr. subsequent within the 5 v 5 card.
Oscar needs Hearn to maintain his method and undergo with the struggle in opposition to the unbeaten WBC interim junior middleweight champion Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs).
If Hearn did that, the probabilities are excessive that Ennis would lose and probably lose badly as a result of he’s not expert sufficient on protection to defeat a fighter that hits as exhausting as Vergil Jr. Ennis had sufficient hassle beating Roman Villa and Karen Chukhadzhian.
De La Hoya says the Matchroom promoter Hearn modified his thoughts after IBF welterweight champion Boots Ennis’ rematch in opposition to Karen Chukhadzhian final week on November ninth, which turned out to be one of many hardest fights of his profession.
De La Hoya says the unbeaten Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) regarded like an “beginner,” which is true. He didn’t carry out nicely in opposition to Chukhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs), who was hitting him with potshots the whole night time, and fought like he was the world champion and Ennis the challenger.
“After agreeing to the 5 vs 5 final week, Eddie Hearn mentioned he doesn’t wish to struggle Jaron Ennis with Vergil Ortiz,” mentioned Oscar De La Hoya throughout his Clap Again Thursdays this week. “You’re proper, Eddie. Boots regarded like an beginner final week, however a deal is a deal. Don’t be a p***y now, Eddie.
This was a predictable transfer on Hearn’s half to not permit Ennis to struggle Vergil Ortiz Jr. after his lackluster efficiency in opposition to Chukhadzhian within the headliner on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia. After that effort, it will be negligent on Hearn’s half to permit Boots to struggle Vergil Jr. as a result of he’s not constructed sufficient and doesn’t possess the defeat to win that sort of a match.
Hearn will possible select to maintain Ennis combating at 147 for so long as potential as a result of, in that weight class, he’s an enormous fish in a small pond and may dominate the smaller, weaker, restricted opposition. If Boots Ennis strikes as much as 154, his profession might shortly be minimize shot with him dropping to those fighters:
– Vergil Ortiz Jr.
– Bakhram Murtazaliev
– Terence Crawford
– Sebastian Fundora
– Serhii Bohachuk
– Charles Conwell
– Erickson Lubin
