{"id":366629,"date":"2025-08-23T07:07:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T07:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/366629\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T07:07:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T07:07:14","slug":"hearns-plan-pushing-for-an-immediate-crawford-clash-after-ennis-debut-at-154","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/366629\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearn&#8217;s Plan: Pushing For An Immediate Crawford Clash After Ennis&#8217; Debut At 154"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matchroom Chairman Eddie Hearn says once Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis defeats Uisma Lima in his debut at junior middleweight on October 11th, he\u2019s going to be \u201cpushing for\u201d the Terence Crawford fight for him. Hearn wants Ennis (34-0, 30 KOs) to beat all the champions at 154, and Crawford still holds the WBA title.<\/p>\n<p>Ennis is fighting Lima (14-1, 10 KOs) on October 11th on DAZN at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Grand Crawford Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say January or February, that kind of time,\u201d said Hearn to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=38EfgHgiRz0&amp;t=113s&amp;ab_channel=FightHype.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fighthype<\/a> when asked about the timeline for Jaron Ennis to fight Vergil Ortiz Jr. in 2026. \u201cFundora, Zayas. Once he beats [Uisma] Lima, we\u2019ll be pushing for the Crawford fight, because he\u2019s the [WBA junior middleweight] champion still. I do think he\u2019ll vacate at some point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crawford is getting a reported $50 million payday fighting Canelo Alvarez on September 13th. For Crawford to turn around and face Ennis in his next fight after that contest, it would require Turki Alalshikh to offer him a large payday. <strong>Terence won\u2019t want to take a massive pay cut<\/strong> to take a fight that is just as risky as his bout against Canelo. Losing to the 28-year-old Ennis would tarnish Crawford\u2019s legacy, giving him a blemish on his record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know Lima and his team. They\u2019ve sent him away in the last three or four fights to people\u2019s backyards, and he\u2019s beaten everybody. They\u2019re 15-0 and 17-0 fighters. This guy is a legit top 154-pounder,\u201d said Hearn about the 32-year-old Uisma. \u201cHe\u2019s top 10 with three governing bodies. He\u2019s coming to change his life. He will stick it on \u2018Boots\u2019 and have a war. That\u2019s what I want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hearn is correct. The fighters that Lima beat in his last three fights had unbeaten records. But what he\u2019s not saying is that they weren\u2019t great talents. They were fighters who had been maneuvered to create undefeated records by beating lesser opposition. These weren\u2019t former amateur talents. Indeed, none of the three had amateur careers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lima\u2019s last three opponents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shervantaigh Koopman<\/li>\n<li>Sukhdeep Singh Bhatti<\/li>\n<li>Haro Matevosyan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chasing All the Titles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cVergil is the interim [WBC 154-lb] champion. Boots, Vergil, Fundora, and Zayas. There are some brilliant fights to be made. Don\u2019t forget Murtazaliev. He\u2019s the IBF champion. He\u2019s a beast. We\u2019ll fight him if we need a title. 100%,\u201d said Hearn when asked if Ennis would fight Bakhram.<\/p>\n<p>Hearn should have matched Ennis against IBF champion Murtazaliev in his debut at 154 if he believes in him. There wouldn\u2019t have been any backlash from fans if Ennis had been matched against Murtazaliev. They\u2019d have applauded him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Boots is too good for everybody. Murtazaliev is tough, a strong boy. Tim Tszyu, he done a job on him,\u201d said Hearn.<\/p>\n<p>The logical question to ask Hearn is, if he genuinely believed \u2018Boots\u2019 is \u201ctoo good for everybody,\u201d why is he fighting the obscure fringe contender Lima? Ennis should be fighting IBF champion Bakhram Murtazaliev, Serhii Bohachuk, or Israil Madrimov in his first fight at 154.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755932834_467_hqdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"454\">Bob Smith has been writing for Boxing News 24 since 2008, making him one of the site\u2019s longest-serving contributors. With well over a decade of experience, he has established himself as a senior boxing writer who delivers reliable coverage of the global fight scene.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"800\">Bob\u2019s work includes fight reports, news pieces, and features that highlight both world champions and rising contenders, giving fans a clear view of the sport\u2019s past and present. Known for his consistency, accuracy, and deep understanding of boxing, Bob remains a trusted voice for readers looking to stay informed on the worldwide fight game.<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb Hearn\u2019s Plan: Pushing for an Immediate Crawford Clash After Ennis\u2019 Debut at 154<\/p>\n<p>Last Updated on 08\/22\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matchroom Chairman Eddie Hearn says once Jaron \u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis defeats Uisma Lima in his debut at junior middleweight&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":366630,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4108],"tags":[1935,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-366629","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"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115076821423779118","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}