Ennis moves to junior middleweight: Can “boots” prove the suspicious person wrong after an inactive welterweight run?

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis today officially has said he’s risen to 154, predicting that he will become a “double weight champion.” Ennis (34-0, 30 Kos) says he wants all the smoke at the junior middleweight but didn’t mention the name.

Ennis moves to 154

Fans hope to do a better job than choosing a talented opposition at 154, as their resume at 147 is vacant in their name. He didn’t compete with Brian Norman Jr. and Theofimo Lopez before leaving the welterweight division. Some felt he had delved into these two.

Hearn’s Battle Strategy

Boots promoter Eddie Hearn said he’ll do the tune-up first at 154. “World-Class GatekeeperBefore fighting Vergil Ortiz Jr. in 2026 in a “large” battle. People will prefer Ennis to fight top-tier fighters over tomato cans.

In his indisputable super middleweight championship, when Terrence Crawford traveled to 168 and fought to challenge Canelo Alvarez, Jaron was able to chase the WBA title after being vacant or stripped of Crawford. Ennis fights against WBA interim 154-pound champion Yonisteles and against the vacant belt. That’s who his promoter, Eddie Hearn, should target when he gains weight in August.

Boot welterweight criticism

Jaron has not burned the world in his recent battle with 2 Karen Charhajian, 2 Eimantas Stanionis, David Avaneshuan and Royman Villa in the past two years.

Jaron Ennis 154 options

– Bakhram Murtazaliev
-Sebastian Fundora
– Tim Tweet
– Erikson’s Ruby
– Vergil Ortiz Jr.
– Jermel Charlo
-Yoenis Tellez
-Xander Zayas
– Keith Thurman
– Jesus Ramos
-Serhii Bohachuk
– Jorge Garcia Perez
– Isreil Madrimov
– Charles Conwell

Ennis’ career proof site

Ennis has proven a lot when he moves up as he’s tired of waiting for boxing fans to take on the murderer at 147.

At that time! 154😈Yor says this where the smoke on the right is! ? So let’s have it! 🙃2x Weight Division Champion • Loading of 4x Time World Champion! pic.twitter.com/lhmqp5ryjc

– Boots (@jaronennis) June 18, 2025