Jaron Ennis sets his sights on one man next: “I’ll chop him down easy”

Jaron Ennis has named his primary target after becoming a two-division unified champion against Xander Zayas.

The two super-welterweights squared off last Saturday, with ‘Boots’ scoring three knockdowns en route to a seventh-round stoppage victory.

As a result, the 29-year-old now holds the WBO and WBA titles at 154lbs, putting him in position for a three-belt unification match with either Sebastian Fundora or Josh Kelly.

The latter champion claimed his IBF title by defusing explosive puncher Bakhram Murtazaliev in January, when a classy performance earned him a majority decision triumph.

Kelly is now expected to defend his strap against Caoimhin Agyarko on July 25, featuring on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Fundora, meanwhile, comes off a successful WBC title defence against Keith Thurman, who he stopped in round six of their one-sided encounter in March.

According to his promoter, Sampson Lewkowicz, ‘The Towering Inferno’ will face mandatory challenger Ermal Hadribeaj later this year, ruling him out of a 2026 showdown with Ennis.

At the same time, though, ‘Boots’ has told Put’cha Gloves On that his preferred opponent is Fundora, who claimed his WBC title with a split decision victory over Tim Tszyu in 2024.

“I want Fundora. Bring on that tall [Towering Inferno]. We’re gonna chop him down; chop him down easy.”

While ‘Boots’ highlighted the 6ft 6in southpaw as his main target, father and trainer ‘Bozy’ Ennis equally said they would be eager to face Kelly.

Interestingly enough, neither man mentioned Vergil Ortiz Jr, who has long been on a collision course with Ennis but is yet to win a world title.