Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says 2025 shall be his “massive” yr. He’s seeking to unify the welterweight division.
Ennis (33-0, 29 KOs) has a lot to show to followers to dwell down his repute for avoiding the battle in opposition to WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. on the February twenty second card on DAZN PPV in Riyadh.
Rebuilding The Model
The injury has already been accomplished with Ennis’ determination to not conform to the battle in opposition to Ortiz Jr. at 154. The boxing public thought he was afraid and selected to remain at welterweight out of security to keep away from a possible loss.
Boots says he desires to gather all of the belts at 147 one after the other, which could possibly be almost unattainable to do with out Turki Al-Shiekh lending his monetary assist. The opposite champions aren’t going to wish to Ennis and lose their titles. It’s not value it financially.
Hearn had rotten luck attempting to arrange unification fights for Boots in 2024, and he doesn’t assume he can do any higher in 2025 with out Turki’s assist. WBO champion Brian Norman Jr. needed a greater provide to conform to a battle in opposition to Jaron however didn’t get it, so he opted to not take the battle.
As an alternative, Ennis defended in opposition to his IBF necessary Karen Chukhadzhian on November ninth and regarded horrible, humiliated by the extremely technical fighter. Though Boots gained the battle by a 12-round unanimous determination, he regarded so dangerous that it was seen as a loss within the eyes of followers.
The Murtazaliev Possibility
The most effective factor Boots may do to rebuild his model with the followers is to scrap his concept of unifying the welterweight division and as an alternative transfer as much as 154 to problem IBF champion Bakhram Murtazaliev for his belt. That might be a simple battle for his promoter to make, and it will assist restore his reputation.
If Ennis strikes as much as 154 in 2025, he can present followers that he’s not scared to battle the perfect. That’s the necessary factor. Staying at 147 to beat the three weak champions gained’t do a factor for Boots, and he’ll acquire nothing by doing so.
Massive 2025 forward for 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 ⏳ @JaronEnnis pic.twitter.com/wjyNdPN549
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) January 3, 2025
