Roy Jones Jr has offered a new viewpoint on a potential Jaron Ennis vs. Vergil Ortiz fight after ‘Boots’ defeated Xander Zayas last weekend.
Ennis became WBA and WBO super-welterweight champion on Saturday with a seventh round stoppage win over Zayas at the Barclays Center in New York.
It is the second division that ‘Boots’ has been able to unify after his previous success at 147lbs, whilst he was also successful in extending his unbeaten record to 36-0 with 32 knockouts.
Despite the win, Ennis had to come through some sticky moments in the clash against Zayas, particularly in round three, where he was caught with a number of big shots from the Puerto Rican.
Boxing legend Jones has now looked ahead to a possible clash with fellow unbeaten star Ortiz, and he told All The Smoke Fight that he is confident that ‘Boots’ won’t switch off at any stage like he did against Zayas.
“Put Vergil Ortiz in front of him and watch he don’t go to sleep. He might not win, but it won’t be because he went to sleep, because that’s a higher pedigree.
“That’s a guy with a better background, with a better past, with a better track record, a guy that he knows if you go to sleep, he gonna beat you. So he’s not going to go to sleep on him. I promise you he ain’t.”
WBC interim super-welterweight champion Ortiz would certainly provide a tough test for Ennis, having won all 24 of his fights, 22 of them by knockout.
While Jones remains confident that ‘Boots’ would be at his best against Ortiz, it seems that Ryan Garcia has another view, after revealing his prediction for the clash.
