Promoter Eddie Hearn is optimistic that he’ll be capable to ship the Vergil Ortiz Jr. combat to Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis for January or February 2026. Hearn says he signed Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) to a “multi-year” deal, and he’s already signed for the Ortiz Jr. combat.
Hearn Secures Ennis for Deal
Eddie doesn’t say what different choices he has for Jaron, 28, if he can’t get Ortiz Jr. (23-0, 21 KOs) to conform to the supply. Followers need to see Ennis step it up as a result of they really feel that his total profession has been nothing however tune-up stage fights in opposition to B, C, and D-level fighters. He’s by no means gotten near combating an A or elite-level fighter.
“We now have simply accomplished a multi-fight, multi-year take care of ‘Boots’. We had a gathering with Golden Boy and DAZN to speak via the phrases of the Vergil Ortiz combat. Jaron Ennis has signed to combat Vergil Ortiz,” mentioned Eddie Hearn to The Stomping Floor.
Hearn mentioned that a part of the take care of Ennis was that he would combat Vergil Ortiz Jr. Nonetheless, he nonetheless must provide you with sufficient cash to ship the Ortiz Jr. combat to ‘Boots,’ and it might not occur if Hearn can’t provide you with a ok supply. He couldn’t negotiate offers for Ennis to combat Josh Kelly or Brian Norman Jr. You’ve bought to consider that Vergil Jr. will need extra money than what was provided to these two.
Negotiating the Ennis-Ortiz Deal
“We consider Vergil Ortiz will even signal to combat ‘Boots,’ and that combat will occur in January or February subsequent yr. Each guys are going to combat in October. As I mentioned, ‘Boots’ has signed to combat Vergil Ortiz, and you will note what I consider is among the greatest fights in boxing,” mentioned Hearn.
Ortiz Jr. nonetheless has to signal for the combat to get made with Ennis. It doesn’t imply something that ‘Boots’ has signed off on the deal when it nonetheless requires Vergil Jr. to conform to it. Moreover that, there’s a whole lot of stuff that may occur in between. Ortiz Jr. and Ennis each are anticipated to take tune-ups in October, and it’s not a given they’ll win.
Vergil Jr. vs. Keith Thurman is being mentioned for October. That’s a dangerous combat for Ortiz Jr. as a result of Thurman can nonetheless punch and has a excessive boxing IQ. An sick Israil Madrimov got here near beating Ortiz Jr. final February. Madrimov was coping with acute bronchitis. In Vergil’s combat earlier than that, he received a controversial 12-round majority resolution over Serhii Bohachuk in August 2024.
Boxing Information | Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr.: Eddie Hearn’s Optimism and the Street to a Blockbuster Struggle
