Jaron ‘boots’ ennis says “A day” He and Vergil Ortiz Jr. could fight “in the future”, but he is not ready to say when it is. Ennis (33-0, 29 KB) is still focusing on the capture of all Welter weight belts to become the undisputed champion before going to 154.
Boxing fans on social networks do not believe Ennis. They think he simply says that he was fighting Vergil Jr. for influence on because if he really wanted to face it, he would have accepted one day of pay in career on Riyadh season on February 22.
Ignore money
The money he would have won by fighting Ortiz Jr. On this card is supposed to overshadow what he obtains for his unification fight against the WBA weight champion WBA Eimantas Stanionis this Saturday evening on April 12, at the Boardwalk Hall of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Jaron could have fought Ortiz Jr., but instead, he chose to stay at 147 and fight the smaller, weaker and less talented fighters.
Given the policy involved in the manufacture of fights for belts, he could take years before that Nis captures the remaining belts and went to 154 for a fight against Vergil Jr. at that time, Ortiz Jr. could increase to 160.
The promoter of Ennis, Eddie Hearn, must be frustrated by his reluctance to go to 154 to take fights which would bring back more money than what he obtains by remaining in the security of 147, fighting the nameless guys. It is not profitable for Hearn for Ennis to stay at 147 rather than going to 154.
“A day”
“Of course. I think that one day, we could see each other in the future. But for the moment, I am a 147 pounds, and he is 154 years old. So, when we come, we will see,” said Jaron Ennis to Ring Magazine When asked if he would never fight Vergil ORTIZ JR.
“What people do not do is that when I was fighting at 147 years old, I had a secondary IBF weighing for 2 1/2 and 3 years. I have been doing it for some time. I don’t have it this time. I hope I will be the best I have ever been,” said Ennis about his unification fight against the WBA heavyweight champion Eimantas Stanionis on Saturday.
Last update on 04/10/2025
