Promoter Eddie Hearn says DAZN has invested cash in Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis to do unification fights at welterweight. Hearn states that Ennis doesn’t have a lot time left at 147, so if he’s going to unify the division, he should do it now.
Hearn doesn’t appear to need Ennis to maneuver as much as 154, which is comprehensible given his latest efficiency towards Karen Chukhadzhian.
Ennis may have to maneuver as much as 154 due to the issues Hearn is having getting any of the champions at welterweight to conform to combat him for the cash he’s providing.
If Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) strikes as much as 154, he can face WBC champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. on February twenty second in Riyadh. That combat would assault quite a lot of curiosity, and the winner could be able for different massive fights.
Some followers imagine Hearn isn’t anticipating Ennis to maneuver as much as junior middleweight to combat Vergil Jr. after his poor displaying towards Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth in Philadelphia.
“DAZN has invested some huge cash in ‘Boots’ Ennis, and the plan was to do a giant unification combat [at 47] within the spring, so clearly, this combat would land on February 22 in Saudi Arabia,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to Yahoo Sports activities about Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis probably preventing WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. subsequent on February twenty second in Riyadh.
DAZN has paid Ennis will, and for that purpose, they’d doubtless want that he transfer as much as 154 slightly than keep at 147 to combat these three lackluster champions:
– Mario Barrios
– Eimantas Stanionis
– Brian Norman Jr.
“If it’s acceptable to DAZN and the plan that they’ve for Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, we’re OK with it. We settle for that combat, Jaron accepts the combat,” mentioned Hearn a few match between Boots and WBC interim 154-lb champion Vergil Ortiz Jr.
It feels like Hearn is passing the accountability of whether or not Ennis ought to transfer up or keep at 147 to DAZN. If they like Ennis keep at 147 to proceed attempting to unify the division, Hearn can inform the media that it was DAZN that wishes Ennis to remain at welterweight. That approach Hearn doesn’t get blamed.
DAZN would clearly want Ennis transfer as much as 154 to combat killers like Vergil Ortiz Jr, Terence Crawford, Israil Madrimov, Bakhram Murtazaliev, and Sebastian Fundora. Errol Spence and Tim Tszyu. It doesn’t seem like Hearn needs that.
“BUT, we’re speaking to the opposite [welterweight] champions a few potential unification at 147 as a result of [Ennis] hasn’t obtained lengthy left [in that weight class]. The explanation that we took the final combat towards Chukhadzhian was to maintain the [IBF welterweight] belt and to unify,” mentioned Hearn.
As you’ll be able to see, Hearn is making it clear that Boots Ennis might be staying at welterweight to proceed his quest to turn out to be the undisputed champion within the weight class. Hearn doesn’t say whether or not he’ll proceed to again Boots’ aim of unifying the division if he continues to fulfill monetary resistance from the opposite champions.
Hearn has already proven that he’s not going to overpay to get the opposite champions to conform to combat Ennis. He’s going to supply them what he feels is a good value, and in the event that they refuse to simply accept the provide, Hearn will transfer on.
