Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ staff has reportedly despatched a six-figure supply to unbeaten junior middleweight contender Charles Conwell for a battle later this 12 months.
A Harmful, But Unheralded, Opponent
Conwell, 26, isn’t the fighter that folks anticipated Boots Ennis to face in his debut at 154 as a result of this man is harmful, nevertheless it wouldn’t be a battle that might entice quite a lot of consideration from followers.
So long as Hearn was keen to pay to get a superb opponent, Boots Ennis might face Serhii Bohachuk, Vergil Ortiz Jr., or Israil Madrimov. These guys would gladly face Boots, and so they would possibly even beat him.
Thaboxingvoice stories that a proposal was despatched to #4 WBC Conwell (20-0, 15 KOs) for a battle in opposition to Ennis, who wants an opponent. Boots Ennis’ promoter Eddie Hearn struck out twice, making an attempt to get fights in opposition to WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. and Karen Chukhadzhian.
Hearn’s Failed Pursuit of Larger Names
Surprisingly, Hearn would fail to arrange fights for Ennis, 27, as a result of he’s been so excessive on him after inking the Philadelphia native not too long ago. However after one battle in opposition to David Avanesyan, Hearn appears to understand that it’s not going to be straightforward to seek out opponents keen to battle him that aren’t asking for some huge cash.
Conwell has latest wins over these fighters:
– Khiary Grey
– Nathaniel Gallimore
– Juan Carlos Abreu
– Abraham Juarez Ramirez
It could be dangerous for Boots to tackle Conwell in his first battle at junior middleweight as a result of this guys hits too laborious for somebody with a leaky protection to face. Ennis obtained hit lots in his final two fights in opposition to Avanesyan and Roiman Villa. These two fights confirmed that Ennis may not be pretty much as good as some boxing followers had thought he was, and he could possibly be asking for bother going as much as 154.
Hearn’s resolution to not pay WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr’s asking value of $2.2 million might need been a strategic transfer to maintain his fighter secure. Norman Jr. would have been a dangerous battle for Boots, and he might need misplaced.