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Xander Zayas vs. Boots Ennis: Junior middleweight title showdown set for June
Jaron Ennis aims to become a two-weight world champion by challenging unified junior middleweight titleholder Xander Zayas in a DAZN pay-per-view event.
- On June 27, unified junior middleweight champion Xander Zayas will defend his WBA and WBO titles against Jaron 'Boots' Ennis at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, ESPN confirmed on Monday.
- Ennis initially targeted a bout with Vergil Ortiz Jr., but legal disputes between Ortiz and Golden Boy Promotions stalled negotiations. With that fight off, Ennis's team secured this matchup after Top Rank signed a broadcasting deal with DAZN.
- Zayas won his WBO title in July 2025 and added the WBA crown in January. The 28-year-old Ennis is a former welterweight champion aiming for titles in a second weight class at 154 pounds.
- Matchroom Chairman Eddie Hearn called the bout an occasion that "brings the very best out of a future pound-for-pound #1." Zayas stated he is ready to face "one of the sport's biggest names" on June 27.
- The bout will be broadcast live and exclusively on DAZN PPV, as Ennis aims to "step and collect these belts" with promoter Hearn eyeing a potential future matchup against Ortiz if Ennis wins.
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Zayas-Ennis title bout set for June 27 in Brooklyn
Unified junior middleweight champion Xander Zayas (23-0, 13 KOs) will put his WBA and WBO titles on the line against Jaron "Boots" Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs and 1 No Contest) on June 27 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, ESPN confirmed on Monday.
Just a few hours ago, one of the great mid-year fights has been officially announced, also putting an end to the soap opera of these last weeks of the superwheeler weight. In the end, the legal litigation between Vergil Ortiz Jr., his agent Rick Mirigian and, on the other hand, Golden Boy Promotions with Oscar de la Hoya at the head, have prevented the fight of the Texan against Jaron Ennis, leaving Ortiz in a difficult position at the sporting …
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