Unified junior middleweight champion Jaron "Boots" Ennis finalized a lucrative multi-fight promotional contract extension with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing on Wednesday, formally setting his path toward undisputed supremacy at 154 pounds. Ennis (36-0, 32 KOs), who captured the unified WBA and WBO belts by stopping Xander Zayas in June, is finalizing terms for a high-stakes unification in early 2027 against newly extended IBF titleholder Josh Kelly. Hearn confirmed that the long-term deal guarantees Ennis the platform to challenge WBC champion Sebastian Fundora for all four belts before initiating a projected jump to middleweight to face Vergil Ortiz Jr. The agreement keeps the consensus pound-for-pound star anchored to Matchroom's DAZN schedule, shutting the door on cross-promotional overtures from rival networks.
