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Eddie Hearn says a struggle between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. isn’t completely useless for February twenty second. Nevertheless, it’s not wanting good as a result of Boots (33-0, 29 KOs) nonetheless desires to unify the welterweight division.
Hearn states that the Ennis-Ortiz struggle “Probably won’t happen,” however he’s leaving it as much as Boots to resolve if he desires to take it. He says that when he spoke to Ennis, 28, asking him about his curiosity in dealing with Vergil Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs), he spoke about nonetheless desirous to unify the 147-lb division.
Primarily based on Hearn’s dialog, he doubts the struggle will occur between Jaron and Vergil Jr. Ennis holds the IBF welterweight title and desires to unify in opposition to the opposite three champions, who could be a lot simpler fights for him than going up in opposition to Ortiz, 26, and risking taking a foul loss.
Boxing followers on social media imagine Boots is scared as a result of he’s coming off one other poor efficiency in opposition to Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth, and he could be dealing with among the finest fighters at 154 going up in opposition to Vergil Jr.
The probabilities of Ennis shedding could be excessive, and he may even get knocked out. Getting KO’d by Vergil Jr. would devastate Ennis’ profession, and followers would not understand him in the identical gentle. He’d go from being seen as a famous person to simply one other hype job, which he’s already being perceived after his newest efficiency in opposition to Karen.
“I’m still talking, but when I got proposed the fight, it was at 147, which is obviously a no-brainer. Then we were told it was at 154, which is fine,” stated Eddie Hearn to the Stomping Floor, recapping the fallout of the failed negotiations between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr.
“It’s simply timing, actually. We’ve bought unification fights within the works, and Boots has bought to resolve to vacate the title and transfer as much as struggle [Ortiz Jr.] for no title [WBC interim 154].
“So, I’m not saying it’s fully useless, however time-wise, in the event that they’re seeking to announce it as we speak, it most likely received’t occur. However it’s as much as Boots, it’s as much as him, and he hasn’t decided on his weight class but, however he’s nonetheless leaning in direction of making an attempt to unify, in order that’s most likely the choice.
“Perhaps in the summertime. For February twenty second, I’m not saying it’s fully useless, nevertheless it’s troublesome making an attempt to shut the struggle on Thanksgiving and saying to Boots, ‘You’ve bought to vacate your [IBF welterweight] title as we speak.’ He’s like, ‘What, can I not unify?’ ‘Well, you can, but we need an answer.’ So, that was the dialog final evening. So, we’ll see what occurs.
“No, no. If he doesn’t fight Ortiz, he won’t fight until April,” stated Hearn when requested if Boots Ennis may nonetheless struggle on the February twenty second card in opposition to another person,” stated Hearn.
