{"id":340332,"date":"2025-12-29T03:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T03:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/340332\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T03:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T03:15:07","slug":"hearn-gives-ortiz-ennis-a-50-50-chance-of-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/340332\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearn Gives Ortiz\u2013Ennis A 50\u201350 Chance Of Happening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOver the last week, we\u2019ve had multiple conversations with Golden Boy. Yet Vergil tweets, \u2018I don\u2019t know anything about it.\u2019 It doesn\u2019t make sense,\u201d Hearn said to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lK8FLHqXmjs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KGTV<\/a> while addressing the situation publicly.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn indicated that while conversations are continuing, he is wary of allowing negotiations to drag on without tangible movement. He said the goal is to avoid prolonged discussions that ultimately lead nowhere, particularly given the scale of the fight.<\/p>\n<p>In Hearn\u2019s view, Ortiz vs. Ennis is a major matchup with significant upside, one he believes stands alongside other high-profile bouts currently being discussed at the top level of the sport. That belief is also shared by broadcast partner DAZN, which Hearn said is applying strong pressure on both promotional sides to get the deal over the line.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, Hearn offered a more cautious outlook when asked about the likelihood of the fight being finalized. He described the chances as \u201cbetter than 50\u201350,\u201d a figure that still reflects notable uncertainty given the time already spent in talks.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of clarity has been present for months. Following Ortiz\u2019s win over Erickson Lubin last November, the WBC interim junior middleweight champion publicly mentioned Errol Spence as a preferred opponent, calling it a \u201cdream fight.\u201d His trainer, Robert Garcia, has also floated alternative options within the division, adding to questions about Ortiz\u2019s immediate plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe Oscar and those guys want to make the best fights, like we do,\u201d Hearn said, referring to Oscar De La Hoya. \u201cWe\u2019re talking, but we need some progression, and we need to lock in this date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tom Galm has covered the global boxing scene since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, business trends, and fighter psychology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cOver the last week, we\u2019ve had multiple conversations with Golden Boy. Yet Vergil tweets, \u2018I don\u2019t know anything&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-340332","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}