Vergil Ortiz\u2019s \u201cdream\u201d opponent was ringside on Saturday night to watch him destroy Erickson Lubin in Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n
It isn\u2019t Jaron Ennis<\/a>, though.<\/p>\n Ennis and Ortiz shared the ring afterwards, however, and engaged in some back and forth which has only intensified their rivalry.<\/p>\n Ortiz admitted later that if it were up to him he would fight former unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr next<\/a>. The 35-year-old has been out of action since his chastening defeat to Terence Crawford in 2023<\/a>. Whether or not the Texas southpaw returns to the ring or not remains to be seen but told Fighthype<\/a> he was impressed by Ortiz\u2019s win.<\/p>\n \u201cVergil did good. He did his thing he was supposed to. I don\u2019t know what was going on with Lubin but Vergil did his thing. He [Lubin] felt the power and kinda covered up a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n Jaron Ennis<\/a> vs Vergil Ortiz will be on many fans\u2019 2026 wish-list but Ortiz\u2019s comments and those of his manager Rick Mirigan indicate their thought process may be elsewhere<\/a>.<\/p>\n No stranger to big fights Spence was asked how he sees an Ennis-Oritz showdown going.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know. It could go either way. They\u2019re both exciting. For them to fight at this young age it\u2019ll be a great fight.\u201d<\/p>\n