‘He may have known as us’ – Stanionis slams Ennis for avoiding unification struggle

WBA welterweight champion Eimantas Stanionis says his administration was by no means contacted by Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ staff when he selected to show down a proposal to maneuver as much as 154 to problem Vergil Ortiz Jr. for his WBC interim title on the Feb. 22 card in Riyadh. .

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Boots dodging unification?

Stanionis says it does not look good that IBF welterweight champion Boots (33-0, 29 KOs) opted to not struggle Vergil Jr. at 154. He had heard Ennis wished to remain at 147 and unify the division, so why did he not attempt to struggle it in a unification?

Stanionis says he was NOT contacted a few unification struggle towards Ennis, and now he hears Boots may struggle Teofimo Lopez subsequent.

Stanionis asks what that claims about Ennis. Philadelphia native Boots turns down Vergil Ortiz Jr. struggle at 154, and but he is not trying to make unification fights at 147 both. This fuels the beliefs that Boots’ critics have about it. They see him as a risk-averse man, missing ambition and solely fascinated about winnable fights towards Karen Chukhadzhian, David Avanesyan and Roiman Villa.

Stanionis (15-0, 9 KOs) says he’ll keep busy along with his profession and hopes to struggle on the Gervonta Davis undercard towards Lamont Roach on March 1 on the Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York. The occasion will likely be broadcast on PBC on Main video PPV.

“I’m aiming for that and hoping for that. Then we are going to see,” Eimantas Stanionis informed YSM Sports Media about desirous to struggle on the undercard of the Gervonta Davis vs. Lamont Roach card on March 1st.

“We’re right here to show who’s the very best. I can struggle at 140, 147 or 154. It does not matter. Any three divisions. If I get the possibility, I will skip it. I need to be a throwback fighter, like the place everybody fights each to throw months.

“I would not need to be in his place as a result of afterwards [Karen Chukhadzhian] struggle, he mentioned he may go to 154 for the best opponent. So, I feel Vergil Ortiz was the best opponent.

Ennis reportedly turned down a career-high payday for the Vergil Jr. struggle on February 22, making him look worse. If Boots needs to remain at 147 and struggle gentle welterweight Teofimo Lopez as an alternative of one of many champions, then the entire cause he turned down the Vergil Jr. struggle goes up in smoke. Then it turns into apparent to followers that he did not have the braveness to struggle, for concern of shedding.

Stanionis: “Ennis may have known as”

“So I don’t know what occurred. Eddie [Hearn] additionally mentioned they might go to 154 for an enormous struggle: Stanionis mentioned of Ennis. “After they acquired the provide [for the Vergil Jr. fight]I do not know what was inside. From the surface it does not look good.

“Yeah, if he needs to remain at 147, I perceive, however from the fence, I prefer it too. When he [Ennis] I did not take the struggle [with Vergil], his folks may have known as us. I might go for it. No one known as us,” Stanionis mentioned of the Boots Ennis promoter who by no means contacted his administration to guide a unification struggle. “

Hearn wants to point out the followers that he is pitching the opposite welterweight champions to struggle Boots, as a result of it does not look good that Stanionis is saying he hasn’t been contacted by Ennis’ staff a few struggle. Why would he lie about that?

If he says he hasn’t been contacted, it exhibits that Boots isn’t fascinated about welterweight and is simply staying at 147 to cover from the predators within the 154 division who would shortly wreck his profession in the identical method that Tim Tszyu’s imploded. , shedding his final two fights at junior middleweight.

“If he needs to remain at 147, he’s imagined to struggle different champions. I see that with Teofimo, they might struggle. I do not know what is going on on. If he’ll struggle Teofimo, what does that inform you? It isn’t 147, ? Stanionis mentioned.