Eddie Hearn desires WBO gentle welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez to struggle new IBF champ Richardson Hitchins subsequent in a unification contest in Brooklyn, New York. Hearn sees a struggle between the trash-talking Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) and Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) that will enchantment to followers.
Apparently, Teofimo known as out Hearn’s fighter, IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, final Saturday, saying he desires to maneuver as much as 147 to face him subsequent. Nevertheless, moderately than Hearn selecting to go in that path, he’s pushing for the Teofimo-Hitchins unification struggle to occur subsequent.
Boots was NOT even talked about by Hearn. What does that let you know about Ennis’ standing with him? It ain’t good. I’m with Hearn on this. Hitchins is a diamond within the tough and the one which he needs to be pouring his time, cash, and vitality into.
Hearn’s New Favourite
This might point out that Boots is on the outs with Hearn as a result of he’s did not shine in his final 4 fights in opposition to Karen Chukhadzhian x 2, David Avanesyan, and Roiman Villa. These 4 consecutive poor performances and Ennis’s full lack of charisma (33-0, 29 KOs) sign that he’s not star materials or one which Hearn needs to be pouring his cash into to arrange large fights.
I wouldn’t be shocked if Hearn dumps Boots on the finish of his multi-fight contract with Matchroom. Ennis has had two fights already and appeared horrible and nowhere close to star high quality.
“Teofimo in opposition to Richardson is an enormous struggle for Brooklyn, but it surely’s additionally a struggle for Riyadh,” Eddie Hearn advised the media final Saturday night time following Richardson Hitchins’ win over Liam Paro. “Him in opposition to Teofimo is an enormous struggle for Brooklyn, but when he doesn’t go there, he can go to Riyadh. [Jose ‘Rayo’] Valenzuela boxed on a Riyadh present.”
The Making Of A Star
See what I imply? Hearn desires Teo for Hitchins, and I can’t blame him. Eddie understands that Richardson is a expertise that he can rapidly remodel into a world celebrity. He’s obtained extra potential to attain that than Shakur Stevenson, who’s much less entertaining than Hitchins inside and out of doors the ring. Hearn inked the New Jersey native Shakur, considering he may make a star out of him, and he’s in the identical boat as Boots. He’s not performing.
Richardson, 27, has extra star potential than Boots and is effectively price it for Hearn to arrange fights that he can promote to the general public. As we noticed through the build-up for Hitchins’ title problem in opposition to IBF 140-lb champion Liam Paro final Saturday, he’s capable of create curiosity in his fights together with his theatrical WWE showmanship, trash-talking, and naturally over-the-top persona.
Boots Ennis is the mark and lacks the spark for Hearn to be subsidizing for matches that gained’t entice curiosity from the general public on account of Jaron’s lack of charisma and one other poor displaying within the ring.