At the jam-packed Dickies Arena, the crowd roared when Vergil Ortiz Jr. pummeled Erickson Lubin into total submission. Later their cheers grew louder when Ortiz called in Jaron Ennis. “‘ Boots’, come over here, ” he said while speaking with Chris Mannix, who promptly asked, “ Is this the fight that you want next? Vergil Ortiz against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis? ” ‘The Texas Machine’ replied, “ I think this is the fight that has to happen, man. I think this is it. ”

After months of talks, claims, and counterclaims, it appeared that one of boxing’s most sought-after matchups would finally reach a logical conclusion. But as someone rightly said, ‘ This is boxing; anything can happen anytime .’ And that’s exactly what seems to have happened. After building up the hype over the Jaron Ennis

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