Eddie Hearn, promoter of the world champion in IBF and WBA versions in the welterweight category Jaron Ennis, claims that his charge is close to a fight against the holder of the WBO title in the super lightweight division Teofimo Lopez.
“We are negotiating Jaron’s fight with Teofimo, and you heard His Excellency [Turki Al Sheikh]. He said that this fight will take place. It was in the last 48 hours. So Jaron is resting.
There is a date in August in Saudi Arabia that we can consider, but in reality we did not expect the fight in August. We expected to fight in September or October. We have a mandatory challenger Shahram Giasov who agreed to step aside for a fight with Staniounis. But I believe there will be negotiations about another step aside.
In an hour I will call Jaron and Derek Ennis to see what they want to do. I will say that there are talks about a fight in welterweight or super lightweight. Moving to super lightweight is an inevitable step, but it seems to me that a fight with Teofimo Lopez is a great fight. I believe this is an excellent option for him,” said Hearn.
