Promoter Bob Arum says he hasn’t given up on trying to put together a fight between Teofimo Lopez and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis for early 2025. He wants to stage the fight between Lopez and IBF welterweight champion Ennis (33 -0, 29 KOs). ) at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The fight Arum wants
If Ennis-Lopez is going to happen, Arum will need to make a big offer to encourage Boots and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, to accept it. Philadelphia is still focused on fighting a next unification against one of the champions at 147.
It’s going to be a nightmare for Hearn, who signed Ennis to a multi-fight contract in April earlier this year. She fought twice against David Avanesyan and Karen Chukhadzhian in low-level contests that did not garner much interest.
Boots turned down a move up to 154 to challenge WBC interim champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. on February 22, and is still not interested in fighting Teofimo, even though it would make a lot of money.
“We are still pursuing that fight. We would like the fight to happen. It is the people who are talking to the Ennis people. We want to make a fight as possible for Teofimo after the beginning of the year,” said Bob Arum to Fight Hub TVabout wanting to put in the fight between Teofimo Lopez and the IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis for the beginning of 2025.
“If it’s Ennis, the best place for that fight is Madison Square Garden. He’s so good, they don’t want to fight (Teofimo). We offered Haney the fight, and Haney didn’t want it. We’ll find a great fight for Teofimo. He’s a great talent and a great personality, and will do very well at the box office and PPV.
“We are all ready. It is up to the opponent and his people. I am here in Saudi Arabia, so I am not working, but the boys at home, Morrett and Jeremy are working every day. I like Telofimo because he is a great talent, but it’s definitely a fight that’s going to be a close betting odds that’s going to create a lot of interest,” Arum said about a match between Boots Ennis and Ortiz.
If Arum can not do the Ennis-Ortiz fight, he will consider the options for Teofimo because. He hasn’t had an interesting match since his 2020 fight against Vasily Lomachenko in 20
“Maybe Haney, but he doesn’t seem like he has a lot of interest in the fight, Haney,” Arum said when asked what the biggest fight is for Teofimo. “We’ll see when we get back. We’ll all meet and see who’s the best available, and that’s who we’ll fight,” Arum said.
