IBF welterweight champion Jaron Ennis was set to return to the ring and struggle Cody Crowley in a primary defence of his world title, however the undefeated Canadian challenger has as a substitute been pressured to withdraw from the bout and Ennis has already outlined his plans for a brand new dance companion.
Ennis has gathered a spectacular unbeaten file with 28 knockouts in his 31 wins thus far, rising as a future pound-for-pound contender and probably a dominant champion at 147lbs.
‘Boots’ was upgraded from interim champion to full IBF world champion after Terence Crawford was stripped of the belt again in November. To start his reign, the 26-year-old was poised to tackle necessary challenger Cody Crowley subsequent month, ending Ennis’ one yr spell of inactivity.
Sadly issues haven’t gone to plan, as Crowley took to his Instagram to disclose that he has been pressured to tug out of the occasion attributable to a broken retina.
“At present, I met with my eye surgeon, who carried out double eye surgical procedure on me in November 2023. Whereas I’m happy that my eyes proceed to enhance and heal, it nonetheless doesn’t meet the minimal necessities set forth by the Pennsylvania Athletic Fee.
“The repaired retina in my proper eye is experiencing fluid accumulation, inflicting distortion in my imaginative and prescient. In consequence, the surgeon has not medically cleared me to struggle on July 13.
“Whereas I’m devastated by this information, I’ve peace in my coronary heart. A scenario not in my management. Every part in my management, I’ve given 100% of myself to in preparation for this struggle.
“Over the subsequent few days and weeks, my workforce and I are assembly with world class eye docs and surgeons to discover my choices, so I can have a extra clear path to get again to world class boxing at a championship stage.”
Nonetheless, Jaron Ennis then responded on his social media and confirmed that he would nonetheless be combating in 5 weeks’ time, declaring his hope of taking over a ‘prime contender’ on the identical date, with official affirmation of a alternative anticipated imminently.
“If it’s Cody or not I’ll nonetheless be combating a prime contender on July 13 as deliberate! DON’T WORRY!”
This bout won’t solely be Ennis’ first as a defending champion, it can even be his debut below the Matchroom banner after signing with Eddie Hearn’s promotion earlier this yr. Now it’s time for Hearn to earn his cash, because the seek for an appropriate challenger will get underway to avoid wasting the July thirteenth Philadelphia card.
At current, a rematch with Karen Chukhadzhian seems to be the clear choice, after the Ukrainian defeated Britain’s Harry Scarff final month to say the IBF interim belt that beforehand belonged to Ennis, though the whitewash of their first encounter would make this a tricky sale to followers.
Alternatively, David Avanesyan is a reputation being talked about as he has beforehand labored with Hearn and would permit for a comparability between Ennis and Crawford – who knocked Avanesyan out in December 2022.
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