Eddie Hearn says IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis ought to both battle a unification towards one of many different three champions at 147 or transfer as much as 154 to problem Vergil Ortiz Jr. for his WBC interim title following Ennis’ win over Karen Chukhadzhian final Saturday evening in Philadelphia.
Ennis could make some huge cash by combating Vergil Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) in one of many Riyadh Season occasions and put himself within the place to get numerous nice fights within the 154-lb division. If Ennis stays at welterweight, he might by no means get any of the champions to battle him. The unfavorable about Boots going as much as 154 is that he might lose to Vergil, and that will harm his recognition greater than tonight’s battle towards Chukhadzhian.
Boots Has Large Resolution to Make
Hearn states that Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) has a “massive choice to make” about which route he desires to take together with his profession. He feels that Ennis’ efficiency towards Chudhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs), which many followers felt was properly beneath his requirements, was not an awesome one for him on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia.
The ten,000+ followers that confirmed as much as watch Ennis weren’t enthusiastic about what they noticed, as they have been quiet for many of the 12-round battle. They’d nothing to cheer about as a result of Chukhadzhian was outboxing Ennis virtually all the battle.
The very best moments within the battle for Ennis have been his fifth-round knockdown and the purpose deduction taken away from Chukhadzhian for holding in spherical ten. Ennis received by the scores 119-107, 117-111, and 116-111.
Chukhadzhian landed the cleaner photographs and regarded superb with the technical abilities he confirmed. No person within the welterweight division has the expertise that Chukhadzhian confirmed tonight. He’s on one other degree of anybody at 147 or 140.
“Now, we’ve bought an enormous choice to make. I by no means appreciated giving up world titles, however typically the time is correct,” stated Eddie Hearn through the post-fight press convention following Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ win over Karen Chukhadzhian on Saturday evening.
It’s a simple choice for Boots if he’s going to be provided a large payday by His Excellency Turki Alalshikh to battle Vergil Ortiz Jr. in Riyadh. That’s a much better possibility than staying at welterweight and presumably not getting the unification fights that he desires.
Ennis Can Enhance His Recognition
“We might get a considerable supply to battle Vergil Ortiz in Saudi Arabia, after which from there, it’s on Jaron and Bozy. They’ll get my recommendation, however these are the fellows that can make the choice. For me, it’s both unification or Ortiz,” Hearn stated.
“The explanation we fought Chukhadzhian tonight is Boots had a want to battle the opposite championships at 147. We’ve bought to evaluate that place. We’ve bought to take a look at the choice for Vergil Ortiz. We’ve bought to take a look at the monetary package deal for that. Don’t neglect. A win over Vergil Ortz on a Riyadh Season card goes to take his profile to a different degree. So, it’s going to be very tempting.
“It’s a superb battle. Boots towards Vergil Ortiz is among the greatest fights to be made, not simply within the division however in boxing. Two great younger fighters,” stated Hearn.
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