{"id":750460,"date":"2026-06-21T08:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T08:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/750460\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T08:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T08:27:11","slug":"robert-garcia-vergil-ortiz-jr-stops-jaron-ennis-in-late-round-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/750460\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Garcia: Vergil Ortiz Jr. Stops Jaron Ennis In Late-Round War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Despite the delay, Garcia remains confident the fight will eventually happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the fight Vergil wants, and we as a team want it. Vergil will fight anybody. He doesn\u2019t want to waste time with easy opponents. Vergil only wants to face the best fighters, and Vergil vs. Boots is one of the best fights that can be made in boxing. Boxing needs a fight like this,\u201d Robert told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia expects Ennis to get past Zayas, but he sees a much tougher night awaiting him if he eventually steps into the ring with Ortiz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it will be a war, and one of the best fights you\u2019ll see,\u201d said Robert. \u201cIt would be unbelievable if we get a Hagler vs. Hearns-like war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Garcia praised Ennis\u2019 ability, he believes Ortiz\u2019s experience and aggressive style would create problems that the unbeaten Philadelphia native has not yet encountered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoots is the real deal. He\u2019s talented, he\u2019s a great fighter, he has future superstar potential, and can fight like Terence Crawford. But when he has Vergil in front of him, it\u2019s going to be a different story when they fight. I know that Vergil\u2019s experience is going to be a big factor in that fight, and Boots is going to feel it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garcia also pointed to what he views as a vulnerability in Ennis\u2019 style.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoots gets hit. He has a Philadelphia fighter\u2019s mentality. He\u2019s not a runner who does just enough to win rounds and win by decision. He takes challenges and chances, and he wants to please,\u201d said Robert. \u201cThat\u2019s what makes him a fighter that fans want to see. This is going to be an exciting fight when it happens. We should expect a great fight. I see the fight ending in the late rounds with Vergil knocking him out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs) enters his June 27 clash with Zayas (23-0, 13 KOs) as a heavy favorite. If he wins and Ortiz resolves his promotional issues, one of the most anticipated fights in the 154-pound division could quickly return to the forefront.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"497\">Dan Ambrose is a boxing journalist at Boxing News 24, recognized for his direct analysis and extensive coverage of the global fight landscape. His reporting focuses on major bouts, divisional developments, and the sport\u2019s most discussed storylines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Despite the delay, Garcia remains confident the fight will eventually happen. \u201cThis is the fight Vergil wants, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":483316,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-750460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=750460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=750460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=750460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}