Eddie Hearn says IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis ought to both struggle a unification in opposition to one of many different three champions at 147 or transfer as much as 154 to problem Vergil Ortiz Jr. for his WBC interim title following Ennis’ win over Karen Chukhadzhian final Saturday evening in Philadelphia.
Ennis could make some huge cash by preventing Vergil Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs) in one of many Riyadh Season occasions and put himself within the place to get plenty of nice fights within the 154-lb division. If Ennis stays at welterweight, he could by no means get any of the champions to struggle him. The detrimental about Boots going as much as 154 is that he might lose to Vergil, and that will harm his reputation greater than tonight’s struggle in opposition to Chukhadzhian.
Boots Has Large Choice to Make
Hearn states that Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) has a “large resolution to make” about which course he desires to take along with his profession. He feels that Ennis’ efficiency in opposition to Chudhadzhian (24-3, 13 KOs), which many followers felt was properly under his requirements, was not an awesome one for him on the Wells Fargo Middle in Philadelphia.
The ten,000+ followers that confirmed as much as watch Ennis weren’t enthusiastic about what they noticed, as they have been quiet for many of the 12-round struggle. They’d nothing to cheer about as a result of Chukhadzhian was outboxing Ennis nearly the complete struggle.
The very best moments within the struggle for Ennis have been his fifth-round knockdown and the purpose deduction taken away from Chukhadzhian for holding in spherical ten. Ennis received by the scores 119-107, 117-111, and 116-111.
Chukhadzhian landed the cleaner photographs and seemed superb with the technical expertise he confirmed. No one within the welterweight division has the expertise that Chukhadzhian confirmed tonight. He’s on one other degree of anybody at 147 or 140.
“Now, we’ve bought an enormous resolution to make. I by no means preferred giving up world titles, however typically the time is true,” stated Eddie Hearn through the post-fight press convention following Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ win over Karen Chukhadzhian on Saturday evening.
It’s a straightforward resolution for Boots if he’s going to be supplied an enormous payday by His Excellency Turki Alalshikh to struggle Vergil Ortiz Jr. in Riyadh. That’s a much better choice than staying at welterweight and probably not getting the unification fights that he desires.
Ennis Can Enhance His Reputation
“We could get a considerable provide to struggle Vergil Ortiz in Saudi Arabia, after which from there, it’s on Jaron and Bozy. They’ll get my recommendation, however these are the fellows that may make the choice. For me, it’s both unification or Ortiz,” Hearn stated.
“The rationale we fought Chukhadzhian tonight is Boots had a need to struggle the opposite championships at 147. We’ve bought to evaluation that place. We’ve bought to take a look at the choice for Vergil Ortiz. We’ve bought to take a look at the monetary bundle for that. Don’t overlook. A win over Vergil Ortz on a Riyadh Season card goes to take his profile to a different degree. So, it’s going to be very tempting.
“It’s a superb struggle. Boots in opposition to Vergil Ortiz is without doubt one of the finest fights to be made, not simply within the division however in boxing. Two large younger fighters,” stated Hearn.
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