Proboxingfans<\/a> about the negotiations for a fight between Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis and Vergil Ortiz Jr. for early 2026.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s risky for Golden Boy and DAZN to be offering a huge purse for Ortiz Jr. without him having enough of a track record in big fights. Ennis isn\u2019t super popular either. He\u2019s not a PPV attraction due to a combination of lackluster opposition and limited social media presence.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they can\u2019t get it worked out, the fight is not going to happen. Rick has taken a scorched-earth attitude about it,\u201d said Rafael. \u201cAnd Oscar and Eric are not going to lie down about it. And they\u2019re bickering back and forth like cats and dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n
It might actually be better if Ortiz Jr. does not take the fight with Ennis, because if he loses, it could take years for him to rebuild just to get to where he\u2019s at now. Again, he\u2019s not popular with casual fans for the same reasons Ennis isn\u2019t. He doesn\u2019t post on social media often; opponents have been little-known, middle-of-the-road fighters throughout his career.<\/p>\n
If the fight doesn\u2019t happen, Ortiz Jr. can continue to slowly build his popularity fighting guys like Lubin, Thomas Dulorme, and Fredrick Lawson. In time, with enough wins over these types of fighters, Vergil. Jr. will become popular. It\u2019ll just take him longer than fighters who are fighting the best, taking risks.<\/p>\n
Robert Segal has been a key voice at Boxing News 24 for more than a decade, delivering fight news, previews, and analysis with a direct, insider edge. His work highlights champions, contenders, and rising talent from around the world, offering readers a clear understanding of where each fighter stands in the sport\u2019s shifting landscape. Known for his sharp ringside perspective and straightforward reporting style, Robert consistently brings fans closer to the action with knowledgeable, no-nonsense coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to boxing insider, Dan Rafael, Ortiz Jr\u2019s promoters at Golden Boy, Eric Gomez and Oscar De La…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":209743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-365791","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}