Jaron Ennis says the battle is close to Vergil Ortiz jr

Financial figures have not been disclosed, although an interim title usually establishes defined purse percentages and sanctions obligations. The designation also creates the clarity of deployment, placing the winner within the WBC Championship Trail while limiting optional matching.

Ennis noted that the battle was close to completion but acknowledged that the promoters were responsible for execution. “I have very hopes. I think the battle is going to happen. Everyone keeps tuning, and crosses your fingers,” Ennis told Fight Hub TV.

He added that the choice was immediately. The target window points towards the beginning of 2026 once the documentation clears a regulatory review.

An interim belt shapes departmental order

There are structural implications for the proposed competition for the 154-pound queue. Interim status often acts as a mechanism to keep departmental flow when full title availability is limited, and can compress timelines for mandatory consideration.

With that route in action, alternative opponents come secondary unless discussions are over. From there, the process would redirect towards the next available title holder or the authorized eraser.

He left little ambiguity about his forward plan. “If it’s not a vergil next, we want any champion or any big name. Section 154 is mine. I’m ready to take over the department one by one, and show that I’m the best in the world,” he said.

Ennis (33-0, 29 kos) moved to mid-Thursday after merging parts of the welter pressure title structure and stopped Uisma Lima in one round during his first appearance in October at 154 lbs. Ortiz (23-0, 21 ko) has remained close to the top tier of the section, with its weight style keeping it inside punishing conversations.

In a championship boxing, timing often determines an opportunity as much as performance. There may be a lack of stability in interim designations, yet they set order, and once contractual action ends, governance that usually determines the next challenger.