“I'm letting everybody know – this is the fight I want next,” Ennis told DAZN’s Chris Mannix. “All the government stuff going on [with flight cancellations], I wanted to make sure I was here and let everyone know this is the fight I want. "This fight has so much hype behind it. Even more than it did two months ago. This fight has a lot of hype behind it, and I got a good fan base. So let's go.” Ennis re-signed with Matchroom Boxing earlier this year, primarily with the intention to secure a fight with Ortiz. Their side already agreed to the terms necessary to move forward and await Ortiz and Golden Boy, though such a decision would understandably come after Saturday’s fight. “We had a very positive conversation in the DAZN office about six months ago,” Matchroom chairman Eddie Hearn said of the earlier steps regarding this potential matchup. “We agreed we would fight in October, they would fight in November and then we would move forward. “We signed on our side. I don't know what's going on with their side, though Eric Gomez [Golden Boy president] told me they're still interested. So, we will see. Let’s give the American fight fans and the DAZN viewers the fight they want to see. It's the perfect matchup, two guys in their prime. Let's not marinate it. Let's just go through with it."