Norman Jr. targets Ennis, Lopez and all 140- and 147-pound champions in 2025

Brian Norman Jr. has revealed his hit list for 2025, which includes IBF welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis as his top target. He also wants Teofimo Lopez, but good luck.

Targeting “Boots”

WBO 147-pound champion Norman Jr. (26-0, 20 KOs) may be willing to drop from his $2.2 million asking price to the $1.7 million that “Boots’ Ennis” promoter Eddie Hearn had recently offered him for a fight on November 8th in Philadelphia.

Hearn was unwilling to increase his offer by $500,000, which was a mistake. Ennis’ stock plummeted after her poor performance in her rematch against Karen Chukhadzhian on Nov. 8 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. In hindsight,

Hearn may wish he had earmarked the additional $500,000 that Norman Jr. wanted for the unification fight in Philadelphia. If the British promoter could do it again, it probably wouldn’t have been a Scrooge McDuck in negotiations. Hearn must have thought Jaron would throw another Chukadzhian shutout as he had in their previous meeting on January 7, 2023.

He didn’t consider the possibility of Karen working on her power game and coming into the rematch fighting like a smaller version of Artur Beterbiev. He beat Boots and eliminated Boots, making him look like a rookie.

Ennis’ value has plummeted since that fight, and he’s almost worthless. Karen was putting her hands on Ennis and he looked like a mini-Beterbiev. Hearn must have been kicking himself for not going through with the deal after seeing Jaron get embarrassed. .

What hurt his value even more was his rejection of a bout against interim WBC 154-pound champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. for Turki Alalshikh’s Riyadh season card on Feb. 22. This made Ennis look like a first rate chicken.

Norman Jr.’s 2025 vision

1. Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis
2. Teofimo Lopez
3. 140 and 147 pound champion

“2025 is my year. I wrote down a whole hit list. I can see the goal, but I’m starting with Boots, that guy in Philly,” Brian Norman Jr. said on social media. “I’m going to come here and get it over with. Gotta make it happen before he moves up to 154.

“Afterwards Teo plays. He’s playing. He’s thinking about going to 147. If you’re thinking about doing that, I’m right here. If you want to fight at 140, I’m with the WBO. I’ll go down to 140 with you. It’s not a problem at all.

“This also applies to all the other 140-pound champions. Anyone can get it. I just want it to be known. I have been silent for too long. This is my mistake, but I’m tightening up. Now it’s time to take the whole boxing game into our own hands,” Norman Jr. said.

Norman Jr, 24, needs to get back into the ring as he hasn’t fought since knocking out Giovani Santillan in the 10th round on May 18 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California. He should have been fighting by now.