Extremely ranked welterweight contender Jin Sasaki believes he can knock out IBF 147-lb champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, and he needs to get the chance to battle him. Sasaki (18-1-1, 17 KOs) says if Boots (33-0, 29 KOs) doesn’t get in his bike, he’ll KO him early, but when he runs, it’ll go the space.
Ennis and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, would obtain lots of criticism from followers if he had been to battle Sasaki. He turned down a profitable conflict in opposition to WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. for Turki Alalashikh’s February twenty second card as a result of he wished to remain at 147 to unify the division.
Clearly, if Boots had been to battle Sasaki, it wouldn’t be a unification, which makes it clear to the followers that he turned down the career-high payday match in opposition to Vergik Jr. at 154 out of worry and a scarcity of self-belief.
Boots already appeared dangerous in his final battle in opposition to Karen Chukhadzhian, selecting to battle his IBF obligatory somewhat than unification. Hearn couldn’t negotiate a cope with WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. for a match in opposition to Ennis. If Hearn can’t arrange unification fights for Ennis, he may as properly have moved as much as 154 to battle Vergil Jr.
“I’m absolutely assured I can knock him out,” mentioned Jin Sasaki to Tru Faculty Sports activities about his perception that he can knockout Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. “I’m assured as a result of I’ve seen doing sparring, and I found out I can knockout Boots.
“If he [Ennis] doesn’t get on his bike, it’ll be brief. If he runs, it’ll be lengthy and can go the space.
“I feel he’s an awesome fighter, and he’s powerful, and I actually need to battle him,” mentioned Sasaki when requested if he’d be fascinated by preventing WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. “I need to do it subsequent 12 months in 2025. “I’m assured, I can beat him. I feel Boots Ennis is the highest man at welterweight.”
Sasaki’s solely profession defeat got here in opposition to Andy Hiraoka by an Eleventh-round knockout on October 19, 2021. Hiraoka is a lightweight welterweight. Sasaki’s finest profession wins have come in opposition to Joh Noynay and Keita Obara.
“Towards Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney could be a great match. I feel I might have difficulties in opposition to Haney. His jab clearly [would give Sasaki problems], however he doesn’t take any probabilities. He’s a really disciplined fighter.”
