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JARON ENNIS VS. XANDER ZAYAS PRESS CONFERENCE, BETTING ODDS & WEIGH-IN

 

Brooklyn, NY (June 27th, 2026)– Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis says he’s ready to take over the 154lb division as he closes in on his blockbuster showdown with unified king Xander Zayas at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday night, live worldwide on DAZN PPV.

Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs) fights at his new weight for the second time, having demolished Uisma Lima inside a round of his first bout at the weight in Philadelphia in October, having said goodbye to Welterweight as a unified champion after dominating Eimantas Stanionis in six rounds of their unification battle in Atlantic City last April.

The Philly star can become a two-weight unified champion on Saturday night, the day after he turns 29, but faces a formidable challenge in Zayas (23-0, 13 KOs), who defends his WBA and WBO World titles for the first time after unifying the division at home in Puerto Rico in January against Abass Baraou.

“I feel great this weight,” said Ennis. “I’m more comfortable and I do what I want on June 27. Whatever he thinks he does well, I do better. You cannot jab better than me. You are not faster than me. You are not slicker than me. You are not stronger than me. Your defense is not better than mine. Your footwork is not better than mine. It’s levels.

“I’m just excited to be fighting a guy that got two belts, one of the top guys in the division and I’m ready to shut everybody up. Those belts are coming back home to Philly. It’s time to have fun, make it easy work, look phenomenal, and come home with a big knockout.

“I’m expecting him to do what he always does. And I’m going to capitalize on every mistake that he makes. I’m going to show show him what I’m really like, and he is going to see the difference.

“I’m the man in any division I fight in. I feel like I’m taking over boxing, starting this Saturday, and you will hear the words ‘and the new’.”

 

WEIGHTS, IMAGES AND RUNNING ORDER FOR ZAYAS VS. BOOTS IN BROOKLYN – LIVE ON DAZN PPV

6.30PM PRELIMS FIRST BELL, LIVE ON DAZN – all times local

8 x 3 mins Welterweight contest
QUINCEY WILLIAMS (150.6lbs) vs. JEROME BAXTER (150lbs)
Washington DC                                   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Followed by

8 x 3 mins Super-Bantamweight contest
DENNIS THOMPSON (120.8lbs) vs. EDWIN RODRIGUEZ (121.4lbs)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania                 Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico

Followed by

6 x 3 mins Flyweight contest
JUANMA LOPEZ (114lbs) vs. ALBERTO MOTOS (113.8lbs)
Caguas, Puerto Rico                 Madrid, Spain

8.30PM LIVE ON DAZN PPV

10 x 3 mins IBF North America, WBC USA and WBO NABO Middleweight titles
JAHI TUCKER (159.8lbs)  vs. EURI CEDENO (158.8lbs)
Deer Park, New York                 La Romana, Dominican Republic

Followed by

10 x 3 mins WBC Silver Light-Heavyweight title
BEN WHITTAKER (174.4lbs) vs. RICHARD RIVERA (173.8lbs)
West Bromwich, England              Hartford, Connecticut

Followed by

10 x 3 mins WBC Silver, NABF Jr., WBO Latino Super-Lightweight titles
EMILIANO VARGAS (138.6lbs) vs. BRYCE MILLS (139lbs)
Las Vegas, Nevada.                           Liverpool, New York

Followed by

12 x 3 mins WBO and WBA World Super-Welterweight titles
XANDER ZAYAS (153.8lbs) vs. JARON ENNIS (153lbs)
San Juan, Puerto Rico                 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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