Eddie Hearn says the Feb. 22 fight between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and WBC interim junior middleweight champion Virgil Ortiz Jr. is far from over. However, it’s not looking good as Boots (33-0, 29 KOs) still wants to unify the welterweight division.

Hearn says the Ennis-Ortiz fight “probably won’t happen,” but he’s leaving it up to Botts to decide if he wants to take it. He says that when he spoke to the 28-year-old Ennis, asking him about his interest in facing Virgil Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs), he offered to unify the 147-lb division. Talked about wanting to.

Based on Hearn’s conversation, he suspects the fight will be between Jaron and Virgil Jr. Enes holds the IBF welterweight title and wants to unify against the other three champions, which would be an easier fight for him than the 26-year-old Ortiz. Risk of incurring bad losses.

Boxing fans on social media believe Boots is scared because he is coming off another poor performance against Karen Chokhadzian on November 9, and will face one of the 154’s best fighters in Virgil Jr. .

Ennis will have a very high chance of losing, and could even be knocked out. Getting KO’d by Virgil Jr. would destroy Ennis’ career, and fans would no longer perceive him in the same light. He will go from being seen as a superstar to just another hype job, which he is already being considered after his latest performance against Kieran.

“I’m still talking, but when I was offered the fight, it was at 147, which is obviously a no-brainer. Then we Was told it was at 154, which is fine,” Eddie Hearn said The stomping groundretrieving the outcome of the failed negotiations between Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and WBC Interim Junior Middleweight Champion Virgil Ortiz Jr.

“It’s just a matter of time, really. We have unification fights in the works, and the bouts have to decide to vacate the title and step up to fight. [Ortiz Jr.] Without a title [WBC interim 154].

“So, I’m not saying it’s completely dead, but timing-wise, if they want to announce it today, it probably won’t. But it’s up to bots, it’s up to them. Depends, and he hasn’t made a decision on his weight class yet, but he’s still leaning toward trying to unify, so that’s probably the option.

“Maybe in the summer. For February 22nd, I’m not saying it’s completely dead, but it’s hard to try to close the fight on Thanksgiving and say to the bots, ‘You have to vacate your place.’ Must do. [IBF welterweight] Today’s title is like, ‘What, I can’t unite?’ ‘Well, you can, but we need an answer.’ So, that was last night’s conversation. So, we’ll see what happens.

“No, no. If he doesn’t fight Ortiz, he won’t fight until April,” Hearn said when asked if Boots Ennis could still fight someone else on the Feb. 22 card. said