Xander Zayas (pictured) defends his WBO and WBA 154-pound titles against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis this Saturday, June 27th, live on DAZN pay-per-view. Zayas is the defending champion In this fight, but Ennis is more expreirenced yet stil in his prime. At an April press event, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom, Ennis’ promoter, expressed surprise that the unbeaten 23 year-old Zayas would rush to take the fight against EWnnis, an undefeated former two-belt welterweight champion. Hearn was also pleased that the young champ’s promoter, Top Rank, would book such a risky fight. At the time, Bozy Ennis, Ennis’ dad/trainer, shared admiration for Zayas taking on the title defense but vowed that he’s biting off more than he could chew. Ennis (35-0 with 1 no contest, 31 KOs) insisted “there’s levels” to the sweet science and that he will prove he’s several tiers above Zayas (23-0, 13 KOs), who is five years his junior with 13 fewer fights of experience than Boots. Here are the four featured bouts on the broadcast:
Xander Zayas vs. Jaron 'Boots' Ennis (WBO and WBA junior middleweight titles);
Emiliano Vargas vs. Bryce Mills )junior welterweights);
Ben Whittaker vs. Richard Rivera (cruiserweight); and
