Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is Fired Up for Vergil Ortiz Jr. Conflict at 154 lbs: “The Combat Everybody Desires to See”

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says he needs the battle with Vergil Ortiz Jr. and believes it could occur now that he’s moved to 154. Ennis’ promoter, Eddie Hearn, is reportedly in negotiations with Ortiz Jr’s promoters at Golden Boy to place collectively a battle for September or October.

Hearn Negotiates Ennis-Ortiz Jr. Combat

Boots (34-0, 30 KOs) says that if the Ortiz Jr. (23-0, 21 KOs) battle doesn’t occur subsequent, he has quite a lot of different glorious choices for him to battle at 154. He does need the Vergil Jr. battle and believes it’ll “make some huge cash.” Nonetheless, it’ll rely upon whether or not Hearn can put collectively a deal that is sensible for each fighters.

“That battle can positively occur, and it’s the battle everybody needs to see. I’m at 154. It bought to occur,” stated Jaron Ennis to YSM Sports activities Media a couple of battle towards Vergil Ortiz Jr. “That battle goes to make some huge cash. We’re going to promote out regardless of the place it’s at.”

Negotiating the battle may very well be a nightmare for Ennis’ promoter, Eddie Hearn. He’s bought to cope with Golden Boy Promotions’ boss, Oscar De La Hoya. Vergil Jr. is now his final hope to show right into a celebrity. He’s going to need large cash for Ortiz Jr. given the chance concerned in preventing Boots. If Ortiz Jr. goes to get overwhelmed, which he doubtless will, De La Hoya will need the cash to be enormous for the battle.

Ennis Addresses “Ducking” Claims

“It’s further motivation. I can’t wait to close y’all up,” stated Boots about followers believing he ducked Vergil Ortiz Jr. “We’re right here now. It’s time. It’s going to occur, for positive.”

Boxing followers might proceed to label Boots as a duck if Hearn can’t negotiate a deal for him to battle Vergil Ortiz Jr. in September. Now that Boots is at 154, individuals count on that battle to occur subsequent. If it doesn’t, they’re going to level the fingers of blame at Jaron, believing he misplaced his nerve once more, identical to final time when he selected to not battle Ortiz Jr. final February.

Past Ortiz Jr: Ennis’s Choices

“There’s rather a lot. I’m right here now. So, no matter appropriate opponent that’s prepared to return subsequent, that’s what we’re going to do. Regardless of the subsequent most suitable choice is, that’s what comes subsequent,” stated Boots Ennis, reacting to the names Jesus Ramos, Serhii Bohachuk, Jermell Charlo, Sebastian Fundora, Xander Zayas, and Israil Madrimov as potential opponents.

The nice factor that Ennis and promoter Eddie Hearn have going for them is the deep pool of expertise at 154 for them to select from. There’s much less stress to attempt to get one large battle like there was at 147, when Hearn failed at negotiating a unification conflict with WBO champion Brian Norman Jr. resulting from him wanting extra money than what he was prepared to supply.

If Hearn can’t negotiate a cope with Vergil Ortiz Jr. for September or October, he can flip his consideration to different fighters like Fundora, Madrimov, Ramos, Charlo, or Bohachuk to attempt to negotiate a cope with.

Ennis’s 154 lbs Knockout Energy

“I do know for a reality that you simply’re going to see quite a lot of explosive knockouts from me, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis,” stated Boots about how he’ll carry out at 154.

Boots believes he can be stronger at junior middleweight now that he gained’t have to chop down as a lot weight as he did when competing at welterweight. The kilos that he needed to take off to get all the way down to 147 left him wanting skeletal on the weigh-ins.

Jaron seemed like an individual who had been on a hunger eating regimen when hitting the scales. It needed to have harm his performances within the final yr or two at welterweight. That may clarify why Ennis did not impress in his two fights towards Karen Chukhadzhian.