Eddie Hearn, promoter of Matchroom Boxing, believes Oscar De La Hoya is looking for an excuse not to make the fight between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Jaron 'Boots' Ennis happen by demanding to be the A-side in negotiations.

In an interview with Fight Hub TV, Hearn explained that everything is currently in place for the fight to happen, but pointed out that Boots Ennis has been a champion and Ortiz Jr. has not.

“When you start hearing things like, 'we're the A-side, we want 10 million, we want this or that,' it's like, 'What are you talking about? Ortiz has never been a world champion, Boots has been a world champion, he's been a unified champion, but right now, neither of them is. fight happen, and it will be very interesting to see if they really believe it, because the fight is "There. The fight is done, the money is there, the pay-per-view is there. It's a huge fight, but you can find an excuse if you don't want to do it, so we'll see," he added. According to promoter Eddie Hearn, an has already been signed for this fight to take place, and all that's missing is the Mexican-American's signature. However, Oscar De La Hoya made it clear that they will only accept the fight if the terms agreement favor Ortiz Jr. Remember that Jaron Ennis and Vergil Ortiz Jr. were in negotiations to face each other at 147 pounds, but Boots preferred not to take the fight at that time. After this, both teams exchanged provocations, but now it seems that this fight will become a reality. In his last fight, Ortiz Jr. showed no mercy to Lubin and finished him in the second round. In contrast, Ennis made a spectacular debut at 154 pounds, knocking out Uisma Lima in the first round to win the WBA interim championship.defended his WBC interim super welterweight championship and is ready to face anyone next. The Mexican-American boxer maintains his undefeated record after 23 fights. 21 of them by knockout in his professional career.

For his part, Jaron 'Boots' Ennis, 27, is a former unified IBF and WBA welterweight champion, and made a strong debut at 154 pounds. The American fighter is undefeated after 36 fights, 31 of them by knockout.