Sebastian Fundora camp demands 50/50 split for Jaron 'Boots' Ennis fight
Promoter Sampson Lewkowicz says the WBC super-welterweight champion will settle for nothing less than an even split, after Fundora stopped Ermal Hadribeaj in the final second of their 12-round title fight.
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Sebastian Fundora will accept nothing less than a 50/50 split for an undisputed super-welterweight fight with Jaron 'Boots' Ennis, his promoter Sampson Lewkowicz has said.
Lewkowicz told Fight Hub TV that the terms should be equal because both men are world champions. That puts him at odds with those who argue Ennis should be the A-side, since the WBO and WBA champion could hold three belts by the time the pair meet.
Lewkowicz dismissed the number of titles as irrelevant. He said Ennis currently holds two belts, not three, and warned that IBF champion Josh Kelly is a capable fighter. Ennis must beat Kelly before any fight with Fundora for all four major belts can happen.
The Ennis-Kelly unification had been set for later this year but is now slated for early 2027.
Fundora kept his WBC title at the weekend, stopping mandatory challenger Ermal Hadribeaj in the final second of the 12th round.
Ennis, 29, became a two-division unified champion in June when he stopped Xander Zayas in the seventh round to take the WBO and WBA titles.
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