Jaron “Boots” Ennis, the interim champion, has supposedly been promoted to the NEW 147-pound champion, while Terence Crawford has reportedly lost his IBF welterweight championship.
After being stripped of the title and Jaron Ennis being promoted to the full champion at 147, the 36-year-old Crawford’s 15 minutes of glory as the IBF champion are over.
Terence Crawford Being Stripped Of His Title Belt As He Choses An Easier Path To Fight Errol Spence Jr.
If Terence had agreed to fight Boots Ennis for the IBF title, he could have maintained the title, but he opted for the simpler route of facing Errol Spence Jr. again and then working hard in several fights at 154 or 168.
Allan Fox isn’t holding his breath waiting for Terence Crawford to fight Boots Ennis in an attempt to regain the IBF belt, but he can always try.
Boots Ennis is a youthful fighter with a very high caliber, thus he should not be taken lightly.
Fans’ opinions on Boots Ennis’s elevation to the IBF title outside of the ring are divided since it’s not how they would have preferred to see him win the title.
Crawford’s championships, which he has no intention of defending, might be taken away by the WBA, WBC, and WBO shortly after the IBF stripped him of them.
With his ninth-round TKO victory against Spence Jr. last July, Terence Crawford won the 147-pound titles from the IBF, WBA, and WBC. However, it’s thought that he’s moving up to 154 for the rematch in early 2024. After that, Crawford will either stay at 154 to take on Jermell Charlo or, should he be able to secure a championship chance against Canelo Alvarez, go up to 168.
It is unknown if Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) informed the IBF that he would not be defending his 147-pound title in his upcoming rematch with Errol Spence, which is expected to be at 154. The source for Crawford’s disqualification is not mentioned in the Michael Benson report:
but the story is going on like wildfire and supporters are happy that Terence has no intention of defending the IBF title against Boots.
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