Oscar De La Hoya says he hopes promoter Eddie Hearn retains his phrase to make the combat between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Vergil Ortiz Jr. subsequent at 154 for Vergil’s WBC interim junior middleweight title.
Hearn had mentioned that he wished to make the between Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) and Ortiz (22-0, 21 KOs), however after the best way Boots carried out in his rematch along with his IBF welterweight obligatory Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth, he might need second ideas.
Hearn Has Gone Quiet
The British promoter, Hearn, has gone quiet about making the Ortiz Jr-Boots combat after Ennis’ poor displaying towards Chukhadzhian on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia.
“I’m sticking to what Eddie Hearn mentioned, and hopefully, he retains his phrase that Vergil Ortiz vs. Jaron Ennis is subsequent at 154 kilos,” mentioned Oscar De La Hoya to Boxing King Media about his hopes that Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn will make the combat between Boots Ennis and WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. subsequent like he beforehand mentioned he would.
Chukhadzhian schooled Boots each step of the best way, taking numerous clear photographs to the top in each spherical. Ennis received due to a knockdown within the fifth when Chukhadzhian took a knee to flee the strain and a degree deduction in spherical ten.
If Chukhadzhian had been just a little bit busier, Ennis would have suffered his first loss. The injury was nonetheless executed to Boots’ profession. Karen formally uncovered him, and Hearn has obtained him severe regrets over signing Ennis within the first place.
Ennis received the combat by the scores 119-107, 117-109 and 116-111. Nonetheless, it was such an abysmal efficiency that it confirmed that it was hopeless for Ennis to maneuver as much as 154 to tackle the proficient contenders and world champions in that division.
Hearn hasn’t been saying a lot these days about making the combat between Ennis and Vergil. The one factor you possibly can suppose is that he’s not assured that Ennis can win, and he needs to maintain him protected underneath lock & key, properly protected against Ortiz Jr. ruining his unbeaten file.
Boots Can’t Afford A Loss To Vergil Jr.
Have a look at it from Hearn’s probably perspective. If Vergil Ortiz beats Ennis, on a regular basis, cash, and energy that Hearn has poured into turning him right into a celebrity can have been wasted. Hearn can be left with crushed Ennis, needing an costly rebuild job, and missing the charisma or recognition for him to undertake that monumental activity.
Hearn can be caught with a ineffective fighter, Boots, who lacks charisma. He would haven’t any selection however to eat the rest of his contract or launch him if he had an escape clause.
