Brian Norman Jr. says he still wants the club against the unified in the world weight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis after defending his WBO belt against Jin Sasaki on June 19. Norman Jr. (27-0, 21 Kos) says that he does not take care of the “marination process” for a collision against Ennis. It was the “money” that prevented her from agreeing to the fight last year.
Norman Jr. will be on June 19 and defended against Sasaki (19-1-1, 17 KOS) in the OTA-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Some fans see this fight as an example of Norman Jr. Ducking boots Ennis. In his view, he would not agree to the unification fight for jumper change.
Money against marination
“I don’t care about them Marination process. We can enable this fight next. It doesn’t matter to me at all, ”said Brian Norman Jr. Fight Hub TV about his interest in the fight against Jaron Ennis. “It was definitely the money. It was definitely the money.”
What Norman takes care of is money. If his price is not fulfilled, he has to forget boots and concentrate on only achieving regular defense. While some fans believe that Norman Jr. and his father are trying to stop Ennis because he knew that he would soon climb 154, they have made it clear that they will not become low. They want the fight, but they will not accept less than what they deserve.
“This is an opportunity to show that the Road Warrior will do it again,” said Norman Jr. about him to Japan to defend himself against Jin Sasaki in Tokyo, Japan on June 19. “So we went out, weighed our possibilities to see if we still have something on the table and we didn’t do it. Then we have a very eager opponent (Sasaki) in front of us. Let’s see what he speaks about.”
Being a street warrior against a fighter like Sasaki is not the same as one against someone like Boots Ennis. It is easy to fight in someone hometown when you fight boys like Sasaki.
Sasaki Callout details
“He did not come to me, all disrespectful as between overseas and here. They all knew how the boxing culture is here,” said Norman Jr. about how Sasaki called him in Las Vegas after his victory against Derriek Cuevas on March 29.
Sasaki would have shot into his foot if he approached Norman Jr. for his callout. He would have been forced to fight in a WBO title eliminator if Brian Jr. said no, and the chances are that Sasaki would have lost against everyone he would have fought. He is a decent candidate, but he would be reversed against fighters like Karen Chukhadzhian, Ekow Essuman and Rohan Polanco.
“There is a number of disrespect. I love boxes. I like to fight. I don’t have to be mad at you. None of it is emotional. I just like to stop people. I don’t know why. It’s just fun.
“So, he (Sasaki) came up really respectfully.” Okay, I’ll go to your city. I will really get into your country with respect and we can go over there, “said Norman Jin Sasaki.
Ennis fight against finances
If it is true that the money that Norman Jr. was offered for the Sasaki fight is more than the 1.7 million US dollars by Promoter Eddie Hearn to combat Jaron Ennis in an association, it is understandable why he has chosen this fight.
Hearn should have sweetened the offer with 500,000 US dollars, namely the amount that Norman Sr. demanded because it is unlikely that the Norman team will agree to 1.7 million US dollars in the future. If at all, you will want more, and Hearn will kick yourself to do not agree with the $ 2.2 million you asked.
Last updated on 06.01.2025