Jaron “Boots” Ennis could lastly have the marquee battle he’s been chasing when he meets Xander Zayas on Saturday night time, however his father and coach, Bozy Ennis, says Workforce Ennis spent years making an attempt to land bouts towards boxing’s greatest welterweight names earlier than shifting as much as 154 kilos.
Bozy Ennis says Workforce Ennis repeatedly tried to safe fights with Terence Crawford, Errol Spence Jr., and Keith Thurman earlier than Jaron Ennis moved to junior middleweight, rejecting claims his son prevented the welterweight division’s greatest names.
“We attempt to get the blokes… Spence, Crawford, Thurman, all them guys, man. We attempt to get again there,” mentioned Bozy Ennis to Matchroom Boxing. “That’s why once I speak to a whole lot of the podcast guys, I mentioned, ‘Man, you don’t know [expletive] about boxing.’ You higher search again. What number of occasions we making an attempt to get these guys to battle us although? We going to check our abilities. That’s what we wished to do.”
Bozy additionally disputed Terence Crawford’s previous declare that Ennis had a chance to battle him however declined.
“Crawford mentioned that that they had the possibility to battle, proper? However that was with the BLK individuals. They was making an attempt to get me to go over there and signal. I didn’t comprehend it was that till I came upon once they talked to Showtime and Espinoza. I mentioned, ‘You bought to speak to Espinoza as a result of that’s who we with.’ They by no means bought again with it. That’s why Terrence carry on saying, ‘Oh, he had an opportunity.’ No, y’all by no means despatched no contract or nothing,” mentioned Bozy.
As an alternative of ready any longer at welterweight, Ennis moved to junior middleweight after unifying titles at 147. He’ll problem WBO junior middleweight champion Xander Zayas at Barclays Middle in Brooklyn, New York, with the winner taking one other step towards main fights towards champions reminiscent of Sebastian Fundora or Vergil Ortiz Jr.
A victory over Zayas would give Ennis one other world title in a second weight class and will place him for future fights towards champions reminiscent of Sebastian Fundora or Vergil Ortiz Jr.
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