Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis seems to have secured the year’s first major face-off against divisional colleague Eimantas Stanionis. Reports suggest the two titleholders could potentially clash early in April. If that’s the case, why should Brian Norman Jr. be left behind? The WBO champion is tentatively scheduled to return on March 29, appearing on the Mikaela Mayer–Sandy Ryan undercard.

The news has already been drawing attention for all the wrong reasons. However, Norman Jr. remains resolute; after dispatching Derrieck Cuevas, he plans to turn his focus back to Jaron Ennis and defeat him to become welterweight’s next unified champion. The young fighter’s latest declaration follows last year’s much-publicized negotiation with the ‘Boots’ Ennis’ team. Reportedly it fell apart due to disagreements over financial terms. At the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, Norman Jr. will defend his title for the first time against the Puerto Rican fighter. Last year, he defeated Giovanni Santillan to claim the interim title. By August, he had full championship status following Terence Crawford‘s move to the light middleweight division.

Brian Norman Jr. gets in on the joke and ends with a surprising twist!

Excitement was written all over boxing enthusiast @Pound4Pound’s tweet. “BRIAN NORMAN JR SAYS HE WILL BREAK JARON BOOTS ENNIS 😦😦😦😳😳😳🤯😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳AND A SUMMER 2025 UNIFICATION HAS GOT TO HAPPEN‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️” the post exclaimed. It also featured a screenshot of the exchange with Brian Norman Jr.

The banter commenced when another user taunted about the latest update. Brian Norman Jr. could return for his first fight of the year against Derrieck Cuevas on the Mikaela Mayer-Sandy Ryan card, scheduled for March 29. “I was asleep, but no way, bruh😭😭😭@OfficialBNorman, you deserve this, bro🤣🔥,” the user said.

@Pound4Pound joined the discussion. They speculated that Norman Jr., likely keeping an eye on social media, would see the post. The comment nevertheless ended with a request for a fight between Brian Norman Jr. and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis in the summer of 2025. Inevitably, Norman Jr. joined, saying, “Got to happen!!”

The first user mocked again, saying, “Don’t price yourself out, king of the undercard 🙏.” Norman Jr. replied that he would defeat Jaron Ennis in the ring. The user launched a riposte. Norman Jr. had the opportunity of a lifetime when the Ennis fight offer came. But he refused to agree to the terms and now finds himself on a female champion’s undercard.

Setting the banter aside, some fans might start to see hope that the much-anticipated bout between the two welterweight champions could become a reality.

Norman Jr.’s Potential Path to Unification

The fight against Derrieck Cuevas could be just another tune-up, with Brian Norman Jr. remaining the heavy favorite to win. The fight will prepare him for the bigger challenges ahead. The Ennis-Stanionis matchup is already in the works, and the winner, most likely Ennis, could line up for a mega clash with Norman Jr.

But what happens if, after the fight, win or lose, Ennis decides to move to 154 pounds, where archrival Terence Crawford resides? Will Norman Jr. chase and stake a claim to the light middleweight legacy? That could be an interesting possibility. The presence of big names in a weight class would make it highly competitive.

What about you? Do you think Brian Norman Jr. will finally accept the offer from the Ennis-Matchroom team?