
Eddie Hearn on Manny Pacquiao’s return: ‘He won’t beat Barrios’
Eddie Hearn has doubts over making a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Jaron “Boots” Ennis should the legendary Pacquiao return to the sport to face WBC titleholder Mario Barrios.
Jaron Ennis: record, next fight and profile →

Eddie Hearn has doubts over making a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Jaron “Boots” Ennis should the legendary Pacquiao return to the sport to face WBC titleholder Mario Barrios.

Lopez, the lineal champion at 140lbs and former champion at 135lbs, would be stepping up to his third weight division to take on Ennis for the IBF, WBA and Ring Magazin welterweight titles.

The WBA ruled that Jaron “Boots” Ennis must next face Shakhram Giyasov, with the winner mandated to face the winner of Ryan Garcia-Rolando Romero on May 2 in a future consolidation bout.

In this week’s mailbag, trainer Stephen “Breadman” Edwards reflects on the tremendous performance of Jaron Ennis in unifying two welterweight titles with Eimantis Stanionis, and he has his say on the David Benavidez-Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol triangle at 175lbs.

The Hall of Famer praised Ennis' talent and performance against Eimantas Stanionis while observing defensive flaws that could see him beaten in the future.

BoxingScene Today dives into why the heavyweight division rules boxing, spotlighting stars like Usyk, Dubois, Hrgović, and rising contenders shaping the division’s fierce rivalries and top rankings.

BoxingScene Today recaps Jaron “Boots” Ennis’s dominant sixth-round TKO over Eimantas Stanionis to unify the IBF and WBA welterweight titles. The panel, featuring Robert Garcia, breaks down Ennis’s flawless performance and discusses the implications for the welterweight division.

Trainer Marvin Somodio knew he had to end Eimantas Stanionis' lost cause Saturday night – for his fighter's sake: "You have to know that limitation. You have to know when to stop.”

Jaron “Boots” Ennis was extremely impressive in victory over Eimantas Stanionis.

That Jaron "Boots" Ennis has massive talent is pretty much beyond dispute. Eric Raskin looks at how the unified welterweight titleholder has been dragged for minor imperfections in the past because he was otherwise so obviously capable of achieving greatness.