Ref Rage, a "Hard Puzzle" and Boots Talk: The Fundora Reactions

Whisper Update, Oct. 27: Ennis-Kelly, Atlanta, January? 🍑

REPORTED. Boxing News (boxingnewsonline.net) reports that "Ennis-Kelly is close to being finalised for early January, with the State Farm Arena in Atlanta understood to be the most likely location". As of Oct. 27 nothing is official.

Ennis told DAZN that Kelly, not Fundora, is his toughest test at 154: "The toughest [fight at 154]? I would say Josh Kelly. He can box, he can move, this is what everybody says that I can’t do! I am going to show y’all."

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He's not ducking the Fundora question either. The Ring's caption (x.com): "Jaron "Boots" Ennis is confident he would overpower Sebastian Fundora in a junior middleweight unification clash".

Both men re-signed with Matchroom, per Kimster: Kelly (on Boxbid) and Ennis (on Boxbid).

Boxer pages: Jaron Ennis (on Boxbid), Sebastian Fundora (on Boxbid).

Rumor-Meter update (Oct. 27)

• Ennis vs. Kelly, early January in Atlanta: WARM (REPORTED).
• Ennis vs. Fundora: COLD. Talk only.

The result is Kimster's beat. Fundora kept the WBC 154 title against Ermal Hadribeaj, and the full recap is here (on Boxbid). This piece is about what people are saying.

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REPORTED. Ref rage. Not everybody liked the stoppage. Fight Hub TV's caption (x.com): "😳Bud Crawford and Tim Bradley RIP referee Thomas Taylor over his stoppage of tonight’s main event!" The caption doesn't say what exactly they objected to, and we're not guessing.

REPORTED. Plant's take. Fight Hub TV's caption (x.com): "🗣️ Caleb Plant REACTS to Sebastian Fundora’s knockout victory!!! “Sebastian is a hard puzzle to figure out!!”"

REPORTED. Vargas Jr. on Boots. Fight Hub TV's caption (x.com): "Fernando Vargas Jr. says Fundora might be too much for Boots Ennis! “Stylistically I just feel that Fundora may have too much though. I just feel if you try to be slick with him Fundora don’t care about none of that!”"

Reality check. Fundora vs. Boots is still a what-if. Hearn wants the Ennis-Kelly winner vs. Fundora, and Fundora has said spring 2027 and not in Saudi Arabia (on Boxbid). But Ennis and Kelly haven't fought yet, and nothing is signed.

Boxer pages: Sebastian Fundora (on Boxbid), Jaron Ennis (on Boxbid) and Caleb Plant (on Boxbid).

Rumor-Meter

• Fundora vs. the Ennis-Kelly winner in spring 2027: WARM, leaning COLD. Everyone wants it, but Ennis-Kelly comes first and nothing is signed.

Whisper Update, Oct. 19: "I'd still knock them out." 🔥

REPORTED. Sebastian Fundora at his post-fight press conference, per The Ring (ringmagazine.com): "If it was [Ennis or Ortiz], I'd still knock them out. It's no different to me. These guys can't hurt me." And: "I believe in my work. I believe in my talents, and we'll be going for undisputed next year."

Money talks. Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz told Fight Hub TV, per Boxing News (boxingnewsonline.net): "It doesn’t matter how many titles [Ennis has]." And: "I spoke with [Ennis’] advisor and I told him [a 50/50 split] is the deal, because each [fighter],who has sacrificed all his life, deserves to make the same money."

The timing. Boxing News says the Ennis-Kelly unification is now "slated for early 2027", and The Ring calls it "soon-to-be announced". Fundora is 25-1-1 (17 KOs) after Saturday, per PBC (x.com).

Counterpoint. Fight Hub TV's caption (x.com): "Danny Garcia predicts that Boots Ennis will STOP Sebastian Fundora!!!❌ “Boots STOPS Fundora.. Boots is just explosive, he’s really not a 154 pounder, he’s really like a 160 pounder, 168-pounder who squeezes himself down to small weights!”"

Rumor-Meter update (Oct. 19)

• Fundora vs. the Ennis-Kelly winner in 2027: still WARM, leaning COLD. Ennis-Kelly is slated for early 2027, and Team Fundora wants a 50/50 split.

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