Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’s Next Moves as Eddie Hearn Pursues Against Zayas, Murteriev, And Crawford

Promoter Eddie Hearn Says He’s Interested in Putting Together A Fight Between Jaron ‘Boots’ ennis and wbo Middleweight Champion Xander Zayas.

Zayas and Ennis: The Interest

Hearn States He’s Spok To Top Rank About Working With Them for homecoming Fight Later This Year in Puerto Rico. Ifa Zayas Wins That Fight and Ennis (34-0, 30 Kos) Is Victorious in His Match Next Against UISMA Loma, Then Bearn Wants to negotiate Zayas-Ennis Fight.

Hearn Says He’d Hoped to Put Together A Fight Between ‘Boots’ and Vergil Ortiz Jr. For Early 2026, But he’s noticeed Any Contact from Vergil’s Promoters at Golden Boy. So, he now doubts that are interested in Making That Fight. A Fighter That Heys Wants to Fight Ennis Is Zayas.

The Lima Problem

Again, It’ll Require That Both Ennis and Zayas Win Their Next Fights. AS Hearn Points Out, ‘Boots’ has a tough Fight of Him Against Lima (14-1, 10 Kos) on October 11, 2025, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. This will be ennis’ debut at 154. Lima is ranked # 9 IBF, # 9 WBA, and # 9 WBC.

Hearn is Also Interested in These Two Fights for Ennis:

• Bakhram Murtev: IBF 154-LB Champion
• Terence Crawford: WBA Champion

The Zayas-Ennis

“Xander Zayas, I Believe, Does Want The Fight. We’ve Had A Conversation With Top Rank About Maybe Working at Giving Him A homecoming in Puerto Rico, and then Make The ‘Boots’ Fight. We’re Up For That. Boots Against Xander Zayas, What A Fight, “Said Promoter Eddie Hearn to Chris Mannix’s channel About His Interest in Putting Together A Fight Between Jaron ‘Boots’ ennis and wbo Middleweight Champion Xander Zayas.

A Fight Between Ennis and Zayas Would Be Interesting One, As It Would Match Two Excellent Boxers Against EACH OTHER. Would Also Allow Zayas to Show Fans That He’s Not Affrawal To Take Risky Fights, And That He’s Not A Carefully Maneuvered, Artificial Champion Like Many Believe To Be.

Hearn Didn’t Word Using From His Matchroom As The Opponent for Zayas, 23, to Make His First Defense 154-LB Title Against This December In Puerto Rico.

Murteriev’s Path to Ennis

“Then you (Bakhram) Talking About Josh Kelly. We’ll (ennis) Fight Him as well. Return to 154, But Who Knows? “

A Fight Between Ennis and IBF 154-LB Champion Bakhram Murteriev (23-0, 17 Kos) Would Be Exciting For Fans Watch. Jaron Would The Opportunity What He Do Do Do Against The Fighter WBO Junior Middleweight Champion Tim Tszyu by A Third-Round Knockout 19, 2024.

The WBA Title Situation

If the WBA strips Crawford of His Title Due to Abandonment, Ennis and WBA Interim Champion Abass Baraou Can Fight for The Vacant Belt. Elevating Abass WBA Champion Would Work, Allowing Ennis to Fight For The Belt Rather Than Being Awarded The Title, As He Claimed The Ibf Welterweight Belt 9, 2024.

“Boots’ Against Crawford Fighting Fantastic Fights. So not going to Fight Anybody. Get Through Lima. This Guy Is Coming to Fight. Get Him Done, and Then We’re Absolutely Anybody, “Said Hearn,

Win or Lose On Saturday Alvarez, It’s Unlikely That Crawford Will Return to 154 For The Young ‘Boots’ Ennis Any Point Unless Him AlaSive Payday.

It’s too difficult for Crawford, and What Would Make It Harres Is IF He Choses to Sit Out of The Ring Another Year Year to Clash with Clash. Returning at 39 years old to Fight Ennis Would Be A Nightmare Terence. To Loss To ‘Boots’ Would Tarnish His Legacy, Esexually IF It’s Knockout.