The Strain of a Tune-Up
The previous IBF and WBO welterweight champion Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) has lots of strain to look spectacular as a result of he’s chosen an obscure fighter, and never one of many better-known guys. Followers wished ‘Boots’ to tackle one of many prime guys instantly, however he and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, have opted to make use of #9 IBF and #9 WBA Lima (14-1, 10 KOs) as a tune-up.
With Hearn just lately mentioning that he needs Ennis to face Terence Crawford in a “altering of the guard” sort of battle, it places strain on his fighter to right away face high-level opposition somewhat than taking one or two tune-ups.
Hearn is concentrating on the Vergil Ortiz Jr. battle for Ennis in early 2026, so long as they each win their interim fights this yr. Ortiz Jr. is combating Erickson Lubin on November 8 in Fort Price, Texas.
Boots Ennis Guarantees Explosive KO
“I’m able to make a giant assertion within the 154 division,” stated Ennis to Matchroom’s Flash Knockdown podcast. “With the additional seven kilos, I’m feeling nice—each time I need to placed on a greater efficiency. 154 is mine.
It’s not the kind of battle that Ennis can afford to look dangerous in, like he did in his rematch with Karen Chukhadzhian on November 9, 2024. That was an embarrassingly dangerous efficiency by Ennis, getting outboxed for lengthy stretches by Chukhadzhia, who fought like a Ukrainian model of Floyd Mayweather Jr. in that contest.
“They’re going to see. After I deal with enterprise on October eleventh, you’re going to see. It’s going to be an explosive knockout,” stated Ennis.
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