Have Virgil Ortiz sign the contract

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis sent a letter to promoter Oscar De La Hoya, asking him to sign his fighter Vergil Ortiz Jr. to a contract. This is the fight Ennis (35-0, 31 KO) wants to increase his popularity before he moves on to face the four-time champion at 154.

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“I’m coming. Ask him to sign the contract.” Jaron “Butz” Ennis said EFL TV When asked if he had a message for Virgil Ortiz’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, after his win over Uisma Lima last Saturday night.

The golden boy remains silent after his knockout win

De La Hoya didn’t directly say he would give the green light to Virgil Jr. to fight “Boots” Ennis last Saturday night when he posted a double on his own account. X The account after his victory by knockout in the first round over Uisma Lima. Instead of telling his followers that he wanted to fight, De La Hoya said: “Only one name at number 154, Virgil Ortiz.”

Is Oscar protecting his latest big star?

This could mean he’s just telling his fans that Fergie Jr. is superior to Ennis, but he’s not going to take the fight. De La Hoya doesn’t have many stars other than Ryan Garcia, and his situation is fragile. If Ortiz Jr. loses to Ennis. It will be difficult to rebuild it.

“He has an important fight coming up against Lupine. Let him handle his business, and I’ll fight the winner,” Ennis said.

Lubin (27-2, 19 KO) has a good chance of defeating Ortiz Jr. if he can use his boxing skills and footwork like he did in his 12-round unanimous decision win over Jesus Ramos Jr. on September 30, 2023. It will be very difficult for Eriksson to do the same to Ortiz Jr.

Tim Bradley: “Ortiz can’t beat Ennis”

“Virgil Ortiz can’t beat ‘Boots’ Ennis. Virgil Ortiz, make sure you get past Lupin,” Tim Bradley said on his page. channel. “The next fight will be against ‘Boots’ Ennis.

Ortiz Jr. has a chance to beat Ennis if he can land his big shots and put the kind of pressure on him as he did in his 12-round unanimous decision win over Israel Madrimov on February 22, 2025.

‘Boots’ will likely use a lot of movement to stay out of range of Virgil’s shots and try to outmaneuver him if he can’t handle his power.

Written by Ken Woods, a Ringside boxing analyst who has been covering world title fights since 2018.