The promoter Eddie Hearn is not ready to say if Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis will remain at 147 to fight Teofimo Lopez or go to 154 if he cannot obtain the confrontation of unification he wants. Hearn says that he promotes Ennis (34-0, 30 KB) which remains at Welters and Fighter Teofimo.
The two champions of the Welters weights that Ennis needs to fight to become indisputable is busy defending themselves against other fighters, and it is doubtful that Hearn being able to offer them enough money without the Saudis getting involved.
Hearn weighs the options of Ennis
“We talked to His Excellency [Turki Alalshikh] About Boots against Teofimo. I think it was originally for October. It could be in August now, “Eddie Hearn told Fight Hub TV. “We love the fight. I think for the boots, after [Karen] The Chukhadzhien fight, he really considered a move to 154. ‘
Hearn obviously knows the answer on the question of whether Ennis will remain at 147 or will go to 154. Boots would be a big favorite against Teofimo Lopez, and his size advantage would facilitate his work. Going to 154, Ennis would not be bigger than all his opposition and he would need to depend more on his boxing skills.
“THE [Eimantas] Stanionis’ unification fight came, and that’s what he [Ennis] that he wanted to do more than anything. So we did that. We have performed very well in this fight. So, now it’s like: “Do I stay at 147 or 154?” What are my options? Can you get me another belt? I say to myself: ‘At the moment, Brian Norman is on the missing list. He disappears in Japan for a fight [against Jin Sasaki]And Pacquiao fights [WBC welterweight champion] Barrios. So no is the answer.
“Okay, well, what do we have at 154?” Then, unexpectedly, Teofimo Lopez’s fight arrives. So, it may not be a massive motivator for Ennis because it’s just a defense, but it’s a big fight, “said Hearn.” Obviously, the money is good, and the profile is good. So, my answer is that if Jaron remains at 147, I think there is a very good chance that he fights Teofimo Lopez then. I think that if he does not fight Teofimo, he will probably go to 154. “
What will keep Ennis in 147 until the end of the end are the dangers at 154 and the fear of the unknown. He does not know how well he will do in this weight category, because it is a different story from what he got used to fighting in the 147 lb Welter weight division. If Boots knew that he could go through everyone to 154 as he did to Welterweight, he would go up.
Teofimo: A stop?
“He also has the compulsory Shakhram Giyasov. So, the key to him is to unify. He did it. In an ideal world, he would fight all the other champions very quickly, but that is not always played like that. We are not under pressure,” said Hearn. “Only in Teofimo’s fight, and it really came three or four days ago, where” do you want to do it? ” We negotiate, and that’s what we do. “”
Ennis will have to pay his compulsory WBA Giyasov a step agreement if he chooses to fight Teofimo afterwards. There is no way to get around this unless you pass, and it will not do it less than it goes to 154. Realisticly, Boots should fight its compulsory Giyasov, but it is a difficult fight and the money would not be huge.
“It’s a massive fight. It’s an excellent fight. My recommendation to Jaron is that if we stay, then I think we should certainly consider it. I don’t know. If I understand correctly, his agreement is in place with the Saudis. Our agreement is not. Obviously, we are the champion who embarks on this fight, “said Hearn.
Ennis obviously hesitates to go to 154. So he will take the fight of Teofimo if he cannot obtain the unification games he wants against WBC champion Mario Barrios or the WBO champion Brian Norman Jr. If Jaron passes to Junior Middleweight or Serhii Bohachuk. He could lose.
“So, in general, the challenger will get less money, but we will have to see what is the offer and see if it is something that Boots wants to do. In an ideal world, he wants to unify,” said Hearn when asked if Ennis was “ hot or cold ” to fight Teofimo afterwards. Boots is a very refreshing character in terms of inheritance on money. So, of course, money is important for him, but what is important for him is to be against the champions and the best.
Ennis would like to unify it in Welterweight, but he now realizes that he could take him too long to have the chance to fight the last two remaining champions, Mario Barrios and Brian Norman Jr. It is not worth it for boots to waste years trying to obtain these last two remaining cerses.
“So, I wouldn’t say that Teo fights like him saying,” Oh, Wow. I can fight. “You know, it’s like:” Yeah, a good fight. I think more than probably Riyadh, “said Hearn about the fight ennis against Lopez.
Unless Turki Alashikh is involved to help Ennis get unification fights against Brian Norman Jr. and Mario Barrios, these fights could never occur. Hearn will not offer three or four million alone. He will not want to risk it.
“For what?” said Hearn when asked why the fight cannot take place in the United States: “There is another world there, not only in America. Yes, at the same time, it is a massive fight in Riyadh. I understand. I know that we can make this fight in Philadelphia and do 21,000 to the growth of other territories. But also.”.
It might be preferable that the boots against Teofimo are struggling to be staged abroad in Riyadh rather than in the United States, because if Teofimo will simply make a clown as he did during the Times Square event, it is preferable that it does not happen in America. He made his fight really boring against Arnold Barboza Jr. earlier this month on May 2.
“We have to allow this growth to occur, not only” oh, we cannot fight there. It’s scandalous “”, said Hearn.
Well, obviously, Hearn will not say to take the fight in Ennis-Lopez for the United States, if Turki Alashikh is the one who finances it. He will rely on where he wants the competition to be staged.
Last update on 05/21/2025
