A long-anticipated showdown between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Jaron Ennis appears no closer to reality and for now, it’s the promoters trading punches instead of the fighters. Just one day after Eddie Hearn acknowledged that negotiations for Ortiz-Ennis have stalled, Ortiz’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, escalated tensions by publicly dictating the terms he says are required to make the fight.
“Eddie, since you are so desperate to make this fight, then let’s do this 60-40 percentage split for Vergil, and five percent to the winner, because I am generous,” De La Hoya said in a video posted to social media.