Jaron Ennis has an elite fighter’s mentality as he’s hellbent on unifying the world boxing welterweight championships earlier than shifting to tremendous welterweight to safe legacy fights in opposition to the likes of Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford.
That’s based on Matchroom COO Shaun Palmer, who informed World Boxing Information this month that his promotional firm is thrilled with their current signing, and that all of them have excessive hopes for the devastating, 27-year-old puncher.
Ennis returns to the ring to struggle for the primary time underneath the Matchroom banner in entrance of his hometown Philadelphia followers Saturday for a primary occasion in opposition to David Avanesyan.
“Jaron is the subsequent American star in boxing,” Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn mentioned in a press release despatched to WBN when the struggle was introduced Could 2.
Ennis, in the meantime, expects “a lovely, dominating, crushing efficiency” on July 13, in opposition to a fighter who’s within the final likelihood saloon for a world title shot.
“That is only the start for Jaron,” Hearn mentioned.
Palmer informed us: “We’re actually glad we’ve acquired him, and we expect Avanesyan is an excellent opponent, however his mindset is get the mandatories out the best way, unify, after which transfer up.”
At welterweight, with Crawford already shifting as much as 154 kilos, there are potential unification matches to be struck in opposition to WBC champion Mario Barrios, WBA champion Eimantas Stanionis, and WBO interim champ Brian Norman Jr.
Contemplating his pedigree, popularity, and penchant for punching energy, they’re matches Ennis can be favored to win, which suggests his larger challenges lay forward.
There could also be no problem larger than one in opposition to Crawford, who makes his tremendous welterweight bow August 3 in opposition to Israil Madrimov, in a struggle that has the WBO championship and WBO interim belt on the road.
Crawford’s former rival Spence, in the meantime, is linked with a fall struggle in opposition to WBO and WBC champion Sebastian Fundora.
“He’ll struggle completely anybody, and construct that legacy,” Palmer mentioned of Ennis, on the chance he finally ends up chasing Spence and Crawford to 154.
“That’s the mindset,” he added. “Not essentially chasing Crawford and Spence, however he simply needs to struggle the very best.”
Alan Dawson is World Boxing Information Lead Author, a 2 x Sports activities Journalist of the 12 months finalist, and 5 x BWAA awards winner. Observe Alan @AlanDawsonSport.
