| BoxingTalk Story |
By Scott Shaffer
28/06/2026
Jaron Ennis TKO7 Xander Zayas... Jaron "Boots" Ennis added another chapter to Philadelphia's storied boxing history on Saturday. The former welterweight champion traveled about two hours north to Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center where he defeated Puerto Rico's Xander Zayas to become a two-division champion. Ennis scored three knockdowns, one in each of the first, fifth and seventh rounds, with Zayas' corner electing to stop the fight after the third trip to the canvas. After taking a lot of puishment in round one, Zayas had an excellent third round and landed some hard punches, but Ennis stayed composed and regained control of the fight in round four. Overall, Ennis outlanded Zayas 131 punches to 78, with Ennis landing a highly accurate 49% of his punches. The sky is now the limit for the undefeated Ennis, who got his career-best win, adding Zayas' WBO and WBA 154-pound titles to the two 147-pound titles Ennis previously owned. After winning this battle of undefeateds, Ennis (36-0) deserves consideration near the top of pound-for-pound lists.