Combat & UFC
Ennis Reveals New York Commission Forced Him to Trim Beard Before Fight
The Ariel Helwani Show
Boots Ennis RESPONDS to Terence Crawford's Criticism, Defends Xander Zayas, Vergil Ortiz Plans
What was said
"They told me to do it. It was like, can you, uh, can you trim it down? And I'm like, so I had to get another haircut. I had got two haircuts within 2 days."
Jaron Ennis reveals the New York State Athletic Commission required him to trim his beard before his championship fight against Liam Paro, forcing him to get a second haircut within 48 hours. Ennis suggests this was a tactic by opponent Zayas's team to get in his head, though he claims it didn't faze him. The disclosure raises questions about regulatory consistency, especially since Albert Bell fought on the same weekend with a significantly larger beard.
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- Programme
- The Ariel Helwani Show
- Episode
- Boots Ennis RESPONDS to Terence Crawford's Criticism, Defends Xander Zayas, Vergil Ortiz Plans
- Clip time
- 12:28
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