Followers wish to know who Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis will battle subsequent after his disappointing efficiency in his Rematch towards Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth in Philadelphia.
After the battle, Boots, 27, seemed like a mentally damaged fighter when his promoter Eddie Hearn congratulated him. He knew he had carried out poorly once more, and he’d been an even bigger letdown this time than the primary time he fought Chukhadzhhian. Ennis wouldn’t even look Hearn within the eyes, exhibiting traditional indicators of the disgrace response.
Hearn Backtracks on Potential Struggle
What we do know is Boots’ Ennis’ promoter Eddie Hearn seems to have modified his thoughts making the battle towards the unbeaten WBC interim 154-lb champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. in early 2025. Hearn hasn’t come out and outright rejected the thought of Ennis preventing Ortiz, however he’s gone quiet in regards to the battle.
That’s a sign that he’s not occupied with matching Boots towards Vergil and ruining his fighter’s reputation. The battle with Chukhadzhian did greater than sufficient injury.
Vergil’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, isn’t pleased about Hearn deciding towards letting Boots (33-0, 29 KOs) take the battle as a result of he was assured that his fighter was going at hand the favored Philadelphia native his first profession defeat.
Hearn has obtained to be involved about Boots after watching him wrestle towards the underdog Chukhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs) in entrance of a giant crowd on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia on November ninth.
Though Boots received the battle by a 12-round unanimous choice by the scores of 119-107, 117-109, and 116-110, his efficiency confirmed that he’s incapable of shifting as much as 154 to take rights towards any of the top-rung fighters.
Hearn hasn’t but stated which fighter he’d prefer to match Ennis towards subsequent, however it’s probably he’ll resume making an attempt to match unification fights at 147 towards one of many champions. He not too long ago got here near organising a battle between Ennis and WBO champion Brian Norman Jr., however he selected to not meet the asking worth for the belt-holder.
Jaron Ennis: Who’s Subsequent at 147?
Assuming Vergil Ortiz Jr. is completely out of the image, these are the probably choices for Ennis’ subsequent battle in 2025:
– Brian Norman Jr.
– Eimantas Stanionis
– Mario Barrios
– Conor Benn
Norman Jr. can be the probably man that Hearn will put his power into matching towards Ennis. It’s not an amazing battle, and there may be some hazard concerned because of the punching energy, youth, and toughness of Norman.
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