Jaron Ennis is being targeted for a showdown against a former world welterweight champion.
Ennis remains unbeaten as a professional since his debut back in 2016, defeating all 34 of the opponents he has faced including Sergey Lipinets and David Avanesyan.
‘Boots’ had reigned as the unified WBA and IBF world welterweight champion since April, after he defeated Lithuania’s Eimantas Stanionis via sixth round stoppage in their showdown at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
It was confirmed earlier this week that Ennis had officially vacated his IBF crown as he prepares to make the move up to super-welterweight, with rumours that he is in talks for a bout against countryman Vergil Ortiz Jr.
In an interview with Mill City Boxing, former world welterweight champion Keith Thurman expressed his interest in a showdown with Ennis, as he criticises the 28-year-old or not securing ‘good fights’ for himself.
“I don’t know what’s going on with Boots not taking good fights, I heard the fight with Vergil didn’t happen, heard the fight against Teofimo didn’t happen, that would never happen to Keith Thurman, send me both of those contracts, I still don’t got a contract, where’s my contract? Send me both of them.
“And after I do what Boots don’t wanna do, send me Boots, it don’t matter man. You think beating Stanionis you did something in life kid? You think you really did something in life? That man stands there in the ring like his name bro, Stanionis, he was just standing there bro.”
Thurman is expected to make a return to the ring before the end of the year, with his most recent outing coming against Australia’s Brock Jarvis on March 12.
‘One Time’ claimed an impressive win in that contest, in what was his first fight since he defeated reigning WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios back in 2022.