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Brian Norman Jr. has revealed his hitlist for 2025, which incorporates IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis as his major goal. He additionally desires Teofimo Lopez, however good luck to that.
Focusing on ‘Boots’
WBO 147-lb champion Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) could also be prepared to return down from his $2.2 million asking value to the $1.7 million that ‘Boots ‘ Ennis’ promoter Eddie Hearn had provided him lately for a battle on November eighth in Philadelphia.
Hearn was unwilling to extend his supply by $500K, which was a mistake. Ennis’ inventory plummeted after his poor efficiency in his rematch with Karen Chukhadzhian on November eighth on the Wells Fargo Heart in Philadelphia. In hindsight,
Hearn might need he’d ponied up the extra $500,000 that Norman Jr. needed for the unification battle in Philly. If the British promoter might do it once more, he possible wouldn’t have been a Scrooge McDuck within the negotiations. Hearn will need to have thought Jaron would pitch one other shutout of Chukadzhian as he did of their earlier battle on January 7, 2023.
He didn’t contemplate the opportunity of Karen engaged on his energy sport and coming into the rematch combating like a smaller model of Artur Beterbiev. He out-slugged and outboxed Boots, making him appear to be a novice.
Ennis’ worth has fallen off a cliff since that battle, and he’s nearly nugatory. Karen was placing arms on Ennis and seemed like a mini-Beterbiev. Hearn needed to have been kicking himself for not getting that deal performed after watching Jaron get embarrassed. .
What harm his worth much more was his turning down a battle towards WBC interim 154-lb champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. for Turki Alalshikh’s Riyadh Season card on February twenty second. That made Ennis appear to be a grade-A hen.
Norman Jr’s 2025 Imaginative and prescient
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis
Teofimo Lopez
140 & 147-lb champion
“2025 is my year. I got me a whole hit list marked down. I can see the target, but I’m starting out with Boots, that boy over in Philly,” stated Brian Norman Jr. on social media. “I’m going to go over right here and get that over and performed with. I obtained to make that occur earlier than he strikes to 154.
“After that, Teo is enjoying video games. He’s enjoying video games. He’s interested by going to 147. Should you’re interested by doing it, I’m proper right here. If you wish to battle at 140, I’m with the WBO. I’ll come right down to 140 with you. It’s not an issue in any respect.
“That’s also for all the other 140-lb champs. Anybody can get it. I just want that to be known. I’ve been quiet for too long. That’s my mistake, but I’m tightening up. Now, it’s time to take over this whole boxing game,” stated Norman Jr.
Norman Jr, 24, must get again within the ring as a result of he hasn’t fought since knocking out Giovani Santillan within the tenth spherical on Could 18th on the Pechanga Enviornment in San Diego, California. He ought to have already fought by now.
