Promoter Bob Arum says he hasn't given up on trying to arrange 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 to perform, Arum will need to make a significant offer to encourage Boots and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, to accept him. Philadelphia is still focused on fighting a unification against one of the champions at 147.
This must be a nightmare for Hearn, who signed Ennis to a multi-fight contract in April earlier this year. He twice fought against David Avanesyan and Karen Chukhadzhian in low-level competitions that did not generate much interest.
Boots turned down a move to 154 to challenge WBC interim champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. on Feb. 22, and he also reportedly isn't interested in fighting Teofimo, even though it would bring in big money.
“We are still continuing this fight. We would like this fight to happen. Are people talking to the Ennis. We want to make as big a fight as possible for Teofimo after the start of the year,” Bob Arum told Fight Hub TVabout wanting to arrange a fight between Teofimo Lopez and IBF welterweight champion Jaron 'Boots' Ennis for early 2025.
“If it’s Ennis, the best place for this fight is Madison Square Garden. He's so good they don't want to fight him [Teofimo]. We offered the fight to Haney, and Haney didn't want it. We will find a big fight for Teofimo. He's a great talent and a great personality, and he will do very well at the box office and on PPV.
“We are all ready. It depends on the opponent and his people. I'm here in Saudi Arabia, so I don't work there, but the guys back home, Morrett and Jeremy, work there every day. I like Telofimo because he has great talent, but it’s definitely a fight that will be close and will generate a lot of interest,” Arum said of a match between Boots Ennis and Ortiz.
If Arum can't make the Ennis-Ortiz fight, he'll have to consider options for Teofimo because. He hasn't had an interesting match since his fight in 2020 against Vasily Lomachenko in 20
“Maybe Haney, but he doesn’t seem to have much interest in fighting, Haney,” Arum said when asked what the biggest fight was for Teofimo. “We’ll see when we get back. We’ll all meet and see who’s the best guy available, and that’s who we’ll fight,” Arum said.
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