The junior middleweight division remains one of boxing’s deepest and most compelling weight classes and right now, it’s also one of the most unsettled. For months, the sport has waited on what many believe is the best fight 154 pounds can offer: Jaron Ennis vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr.. It’s a matchup that checks every box prime-for-prime, boxer-puncher vs. pressure monster, star power, and divisional supremacy.
Yet as negotiations continue to drag publicly, and with Ortiz filing a lawsuit against Golden Boy Promotions earlier this month, doubts are growing about whether that showdown will actually come next.
While the division’s biggest fight remains stuck in neutral, this weekend offers several meaningful bouts that could finally bring clarity to boxing’s most crowded weight class.