Boxing
Road to Brooklyn: How did Xander Zayas and Jaron Ennis reach blockbuster title bout?
Zayas vs. Ennis: Watch only on DAZN PPV - TONIGHT
Xander Zayas defends his unified super-welterweight crown tonight against Jaron 'Boots' Ennis in a Barclays Center blockbuster.
The former will put his WBA and WBO crowns on the line against the latter in Brooklyn, for a possible fight-of-the-year contender.
Ennis, considered one of the sport's most fearsome pound-for-pound stars, is seeking another crown - but Zayas will not bend easily.
But just how did they come to this match-up? DAZN News explores the last five fights for each man and how they fared.
Sparks fly as Zayas and Ennis meet
Relive DAZN FACE OFF here
Xander Zayas (23-0)
- Age: 23
- Fights: 23
- Last five: WWWWW
One of the sport's young superstars, it is scary to consider that the Puerto Rican is still only 23, with just as many wins under his belt to boot too.
A slew of domestic wins in New York over Patrick Teixeira, Damian Sosa and Slawa Spomer teed up his WBO shot against Jorge Garcia Perez.
Zayas won a wide decision last July, but matters were closer when he took the WBA crown against Abass Baraou in a January split-decision.
Jaron Ennis (35-0 (1))
- Age: 29
- Fights: 26
- Last five: WWWWW
Six years over his rival, but still unbeaten, 'Boots' built his reputation as one of the sport's most ferocious welterweight operators in some style.
Wins over Roiman Villa, David Avanesyan and Karen Chukhadzhian saw out a busy 2024 before unified success over Eimantas Stanionis too.
Last October, Ennis made his move to light-middleweight - and needed just one round to dismiss Uisma Lima on a brutal division debut for show.
Zayas vs. Ennis - watch only on DAZN
Xander Zayas defends his WBO and WBA super welterweight titles against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis on Saturday, June 27, exclusively live on DAZN. Buy as a one-off PPV or included, along with Joshua vs. Prenga (July 25) and Canelo vs. M'billi (Sept 12) PPVs, with a DAZN Ultimate Tier subscription.
