Daily News | Jaron Ennis could be Philly’s next great boxing champion but first he needs a title shot
Jaron Ennis covered his eyes last month while laying on his back after finishing a grueling workout. He slammed a sledgehammer against a truck tire, rattled off sit-ups, whipped a battle rope with ease, and carried weights around the gym as the boxer from Germantown prepared for Saturday’s pay-per-view bout.
Ennis imagined winning Saturday against Karen Chukhadzhian in Washington to become the IBF’s interim welterweight champion. And then he dreamed of capturing the actual title — which is currently held by Errol Spence — and eventually becoming the unanimous champion at 147 pounds.The 25-year-old nicknamed “Boots” has scored his last 19 wins by stoppage and has yet to be truly challenged as a professional, appearing to have the skills to make those lofty dreams feel tangible.
Crawford instead defended his title against lower-rated David Avanesyan and said Ennis’ name never came up when they were looking for opponents. Spence has not fought since April and seems to be in a holding pattern until he gets Crawford. His father, Derek “Bozy” Ennis, sent a series of letters — “long text messages,” he said — to IBF president Daryl Peoples and asked why Spence was not being obligated to defend his title against the No. 1 contender. Ennis, who also trains his son, told Peoples that Spence had not fought a mandatory challenger in four years.Ennis believes his plea worked, saying that Peoples called and told him that a title shot was coming.
Ennis believes his son would have already secured a shot if they worked with a promoter or signed with manager Al Haymon, the boxing powerbroker who has tried to land Ennis. But the dad — whose brief pro career in the 1970s included a fight on the night Philly legend Boogaloo Watts scored his final win — said he has seen enough in boxing and wants to do it his way. So they’ll wait.
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