The IBF has scheduled a handbag bid on September third for the rematch between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Karen Chukhadzhian. IBF welterweight champion Boots Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) continues to be negotiating a unification battle with WBO champ Brian Norman Jr. If that battle occurs, the IBF obligatory Chukhadzhian should take a backseat and wait.
Chukhadzhian’s Second Likelihood
Jake Donovan is reporting the information of the IBF purse bid for the Ennis vs. Chukhadzhian purse bid on September third. Boots already beat Chukhadzhian by a 12-round unanimous determination in January 2023, profitable by the scores 120-108 x 3.
Chukhadzhian (24-2, 13 KOs) bounced again from that defeat, beating three lower-level fighters to work his technique to a rematch. This time, it’ll be for a world title. Followers are wanting to see Boots and Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) battle a unification match. That one ought to have a variety of slugging concerned.
Promoter Eddie Hearn must ship the Norman Jr. battle for Boots as a result of it could be a disgrace if he’s caught with the rematch with Karan, which nobody desires to see.
Ennis just lately signed with Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. In his first battle with them, he fought veteran David Avanesyan on July thirteenth, knocking him out within the fifth spherical on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia. Ennis outdid Terence Crawford, who had knocked out Avanesyan with disintegrating gloves within the sixth spherical in December 2022.
The 154-Pound Query
If Boots can’t get the battle with Brian Norman Jr. for the unification, he must suppose severely about shifting as much as 154 as a result of he’s losing his time staying at 147, attempting to slowly spherical up all 4 belts to equal Crawford’s feat of turning into undisputed. Crawford solely needed to beat two folks to seize the 4 belts, defeating Jeff Horn and Errol Spence.
Ennis desires to shortly choose up the 4 titles earlier than he strikes as much as 154, but it surely won’t occur as quick as he’d like. Hearn might want to overpay to get WBC champion Mario Barrios and WBA champ Eimantas Stanionis to comply with battle Boots.
Final Up to date on 08/28/2024
