Followers need to know who Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis will battle subsequent after his disappointing efficiency in his Rematch in opposition to Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth in Philadelphia.
After the battle, Boots, 27, regarded like a mentally damaged fighter when his promoter Eddie Hearn congratulated him. He knew he had carried out poorly once more, and he’d been a much bigger letdown this time than the primary time he fought Chukhadzhhian. Ennis wouldn’t even look Hearn within the eyes, exhibiting traditional indicators of the disgrace response.
Hearn Backtracks on Potential Combat
What we do know is Boots’ Ennis’ promoter Eddie Hearn seems to have modified his thoughts making the battle in opposition to the unbeaten WBC interim 154-lb champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. in early 2025. Hearn hasn’t come out and outright rejected the thought of Ennis preventing Ortiz, however he’s gone quiet concerning the battle.
That’s a sign that he’s not fascinated by matching Boots in opposition to Vergil and ruining his fighter’s recognition. The battle with Chukhadzhian did greater than sufficient injury.
Vergil’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, isn’t joyful about Hearn deciding in opposition to letting Boots (33-0, 29 KOs) take the battle as a result of he was assured that his fighter was going at hand the favored Philadelphia native his first profession defeat.
Hearn has obtained to be involved about Boots after watching him battle in opposition to the underdog Chukhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs) in entrance of a big crowd on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia on November ninth.
Though Boots gained the battle by a 12-round unanimous resolution by the scores of 119-107, 117-109, and 116-110, his efficiency confirmed that he’s incapable of shifting as much as 154 to take rights in opposition to any of the top-rung fighters.
Hearn hasn’t but mentioned which fighter he’d wish to match Ennis in opposition to subsequent, but it surely’s possible he’ll resume making an attempt to match unification fights at 147 in opposition to one of many champions. He just lately got here near establishing a battle between Ennis and WBO champion Brian Norman Jr., however he selected to not meet the asking worth for the belt-holder.
Jaron Ennis: Who’s Subsequent at 147?
Assuming Vergil Ortiz Jr. is completely out of the image, these are the possible choices for Ennis’ subsequent battle in 2025:
– Brian Norman Jr.
– Eimantas Stanionis
– Mario Barrios
– Conor Benn
Norman Jr. could be the possible man that Hearn will put his vitality into matching in opposition to Ennis. It’s not an incredible battle, and there may be some hazard concerned as a result of punching energy, youth, and toughness of Norman.
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