2 weeks Ago By BoxingNews.com
Jaron Ennis ’ next opponent is up for debate as questions remain about where he goes next. Ennis is the IBF Welterweight Champion, who made the first defense of his belt against David Avanesyan in his last fight. Boots had his first bout in Philadelphia, his hometown, since 2018.
The welterweight stopped Avanesyan in the sixth round as he eyed the bigger fights. The IBF ordered him to face his mandatory Karen Chukhadzhian . That did not go down well with his promoter, Eddie Hearn , who wanted Boots to unify.
Ennis has already beaten Chukhadzhian in a unanimous decision that was heavily one-sided: 120-108, 120-108 and 120-108. Hearn turned his attention towards getting a unification. Ennis’ Options “We just waiting right now.
It’s still no news but I sent offers out to Barrios, Brian Norman, and Stanionis and it’s out of my hands now. I did all I could to make these fights happen and I put it in those guys hands now. First of all it’s not even up to the promoters, it’s up to us.
I want these fights, I’m trying to collect these belts. I’m down here for one thing and one thing only, to be undisputed, to collect all the belts. Whoever got them belts, they got to come see me or we coming to see you.
I’m coming to take them belts and be undisputed,” Ennis said Offers were sent to the other champions in the division: Mario Barrios (WBC), Brian Norman Jr . (WBO) and Eimantas Stanionis (WBA). None of the offers have been accepted, although the Norman Jr.
fight looks closest to getting made. However, the IBF have now ordered purse bids for Ennis vs. Chukhadzhian that will take place on September 3.
That leaves question marks over whether Ennis should move up to 154 if he will get stripped for making the Norman fight. Ennis’ Opponents The big fight at that weight class is against Terence Crawford . While Boots does not have belts, it offers Crawford a fight with a massive payday.
The Saudis have expressed their desire to stage that fight. And yet, Crawford’s focus is on securing a Canelo Alvarez fight. However, there are doubts about whether Canelo would take it, while the Mexican would demand a massive purse to take the fight.
Norman Jr. has sparred with both Crawford and Ennis. Based on what he had experienced, he picked Bud to win.
That will give Norman Jr. confidence if he does secure the Ennis fight. “I can’t really give a firm prediction on it but if I had to pick somebody I’d go with Terence Crawford.
Simply because, as you can see they are identical for the most part, switch hitters and things of that nature, but Crawford just been in the game for a longer time. Been in those big fights, a whole lot more bigger fights than Boots. I have to go with Terence Crawford.
But on the eye test, [Boots] is right there with Terence,” Norman Jr. stated This article first appeared on BoxingNews.com and was syndicated with permission.
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