Eddie Hearn nonetheless can’t say for sure that Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis will struggle WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. subsequent. The Matchroom promoter Hearn says, “Possibly” the Ennis vs. Vergil Jr. conflict will occur on February twenty second. He expects an announcement quickly.
Ennis seemed like the image of a mentally shattered individual after his latest struggle in opposition to Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth. He had a vacant thousand-yard stare and will inform that he was going to be haunted by that efficiency each day.
That’s why it’s dangerous for Ennis to leap into the Vergil Jr. struggle and not using a rebuild job of two or three confidence boosters.
Boot’s Should Resolve
Ennis nonetheless hasn’t determined if he’ll take the struggle, which alerts that he and his promoter, Hearn, are fearful about what might occur if he strikes as much as 154 to struggle Vergil. Ennis seemed actually dangerous in his final struggle in opposition to Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth and didn’t carry out effectively in his match earlier than that in opposition to David Avanesyan.
Boots is confronted with a giant determination: Ought to he vacate his IBF welterweight title and transfer as much as 154 or keep the place he’s at, defending in opposition to lesser opposition?
No matter he decides, it should mirror his self-confidence. At this level, it seems like he’s misplaced his self-belief and can possible keep at 147 to proceed to defend his belt.
Transferring as much as 154 would imply that Ennis could be getting into the unknown, which may very well be a catastrophe for him. Vergil Jr. can punch, and Boots shouldn’t be precisely tough to hit.
Few individuals consider Ennis could be victorious in opposition to Vergil as a result of he doesn’t appear to be he’s an elite-level fighter proper now. You’ll be able to inform that Hearn has misplaced religion in Ennis after watching his final two performances in opposition to Chukhadzhian and Avanesyan.
Hearn states that Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) will determine if he desires to face the unbeaten Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) subsequent. He prefers the struggle happen at 147 for his IBF welterweight belt, however that’s not doable as a result of Vergil, 26, is just too massive to soften all the way down to that weight class.
Vergil has been preventing at 154 for his final three fights since 2022, and it could take an excessive amount of of him to return to the division.
Announcement Quickly
“Possibly,” stated Eddie Hearn to the media when requested if the Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs. Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis struggle will likely be taking place on February twenty second. “Now we have been in discussions. Clearly, Boots would reasonably struggle at 147, however Vergil received’t struggle there. He moved to 154.
“I believe there will likely be an announcement very quickly for February twenty second. The issue is it’s Thanksgiving at present, which isn’t simple. It’s like me making an attempt to barter a cope with a UK fighter on Christmas Day. We just like the struggle, however Boots has to decide.
“Do you do away with the [IBF welterweight] belt, or do you progress? I don’t know which means he’s going to go,” stated Hearn.
