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Ennis to face Zayas for unified junior middleweight titles on Saturday
Jaron Ennis and Xander Zayas will meet in a junior middleweight title fight in Brooklyn. Ennis enters with an undefeated record and multiple welterweight belts; Zayas holds the WBO and WBA titles at 154 pounds.
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Ennis enters with a 35-0 record and 31 knockouts. He captured the interim IBF welterweight title in January 2023, later unified that belt with the WBA welterweight championship, and moved up to 154 pounds after a knockout of Uisma Lima. Zayas enters with a 23-0 record and 13 knockouts. He won the WBO junior middleweight title in July 2025 and added the WBA belt via split decision.
Undercard The undercard includes Emiliano Vargas against Bryce Mills, Jahi Tucker against Euri Cedeno, and Ben Whittaker against Richard Rivera. DraftKings lists Ennis as a 5-to-1 favorite and Zayas as a 3.5-to-1 underdog.
Zayas possesses strong technical skills but must maintain near-perfect defense to avoid damage. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds. A stoppage inside the distance remains possible if Ennis lands clean power shots.
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