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The truth about Xander Zayas: Does swimming in the best rank create a warrior?

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Xander Zayas claims that his IQ and boxing skills will be too large today for Jorge Garcia in the fight for the free title Midor, weighing WBO at Madison Square Garden Theater in Recent York.

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Zayas Matchmaking with Top Rank

Zayas was treated like gold according to the highest rank, since he changed the professional in 2019, although he did not have exceptional amateur origin. They carefully adapted him to some guys to build his record without testing him. Now they chose the right guy to make Xander success.

This is an ideal situation for Zayas, because this could not happen if he fought for other titles at the age of 154. WBO rankings helped him a lot. Without this, Zayas’s chance to win the world title would be zero against a pretender, such as Israil Madrimov, Jaron Ennis, Vergil Ortiz Jr. or Serhia Bohachuk.

“There is no boxing skills that I have. I’m really demanding fighting with a compact range,” said Xander Zayas to the Ring magazine canalL, lowering Jorge Garcia before their fight.

Ego zayas from gentle fights

Xander is wrong. He is not a better warrior than Jorge Perez inside. Perez is a much better warrior in the middle than Zayas. The usual highest ranking Zayas to smaller fighters, such as Sława Spomer, Damian Sosa and Patrick Teixeira, blew his ego.

The same thing we saw Edgar Berlang when he was the highest rank. They fit him poorly, as if they were doing it with Zayas, and began to sound the same way, thinking he was really good.

Zayas is a boxer and definitely has better skills than Garcia. He is also a greater warrior in terms of how much weight is packaged after hydration. Zayas is essentially an average weight that flows to 154. It can still escape, but not for long. Soon he will have to go to 160 because he is already looking at his death.

Power concerns for Zayas

Without an augment in the impact force, Xander’s career will end when he is forced to fight in medium weight. Although Bob Arum from the best rank mentioned the desire to match Zayas with IBF and the WBO medium weight master, Janibek Alimkhanuly, it would be crazy for him. He is not physically prepared to fight such guys.

“Conwell did not have it. He came with one game plan and it was the perfect game plan for Jorge Garcia. He fights best on a compact range,” said Zayas.

Conwell tried to fight Jorge Garcia from the outside, but he couldn’t stop him. Garcia left him, forcing him to fight inside. Charles is not like Xander, so he couldn’t run on the ring to avoid Garcia.

Work of Xander’s legs and IQ

“I feel that my feet, my speed, my IQ are at a completely different level when it comes to fighting, and I would show it. I knew I said where I would be in 2025. I knew I would fight for the world championship,” said Zayas.

If Garcia is imprisoned, he can knock him out because he is much more arduous than Zayas. When Zayas is stationary, he is a very average warrior and is hit. The only things that stopped him from overwhelming the cans, with which the highest rank consistently suited him, is his feet and advantage.

Last updated 26.07.2025

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Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2: Round-by-Round Live Updates and Results

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Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2: Round-by-Round Live Updates and Results

Daniel Dubois will face Fabio Wardley in a rematch of a heavyweight slugfest from earlier this year, with Dubois defending the WBO heavyweight title he took from Wardley on that night.

Live coverage will kick off at 2 pm ET, and we’ll have results and updates during the four-fight, main card undercard, then live, round-by-round scoring and updates for the main event itself.

How to watch Dubois vs Wardley 2

Start time: 2:00 pm ET for main card, prelims begin at 11:00 am ET

Streaming: DAZN (Ultimate subscription or Pay-Per-View)

PPV Cost: As a standalone, one-off purchase Pay-Per-View, the price is $59.99 (or £24.99). With DAZN’s Ultimate tier, the show is included as part of your subscription.

Location: O2 Arena – London, England

Dubois vs Wardley 2 full undercard and running order

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Mannix and Mora Support Fabio Wardley in Quest for Vengeance

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Fabio Wardley can turn his early success against Daniel Dubois into a rematch victory if he avoids exhausting himself chasing the finish. He proved he could hurt Dubois in their first fight. The harder task is keeping control when an opponent he has dropped continues coming forward.

Wardley scored two early knockdowns before Dubois recovered and stopped him. That leaves an opening for a different result, although better pacing alone may not be enough to prevent another punishing night.

Chris Mannix and Sergio Mora both back Wardley to win again on Saturday, with Mannix choosing him by stoppage. Mora believes Wardley’s eagerness to finish Dubois helped undo his promising start.

“If he just doesn’t punch himself out, he thinks about setting up that right hand, doesn’t get right hand happy,” Mora said to DAZN Boxing.

That is the adjustment Wardley needs to make under pressure. Once Dubois survived his biggest punches, Wardley needed something beyond another loaded right hand. Working behind his jab and putting punches together would give him more ways to attack without spending everything on a single finish.

Dubois deserves credit for surviving those knockdowns and returning to his jab. Mora believes his previous defeats helped him stay composed when Wardley hurt him. Wardley now has his own experience of a fight turning against him.

“I think he’ll be smarter after this fight. I think he’ll learn some lessons,” Mannix said. “I think Wardley wins by stoppage in this fight.”

Mannix’s biggest concern is what the first beating took out of Wardley. Learning the tactical lesson does not guarantee he will absorb Dubois’ punches the same way in the rematch.

Wardley’s power gives their picks a credible foundation. He has already put Dubois down twice. To complete the job, he needs to create another opening without allowing the pursuit of a knockout to leave him exhausted and exposed again.

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Bam Rodriguez Proposes March Fight, But Inoue Eyes New Opportunities

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Jesse Rodriguez is willing to meet Naoya Inoue in March, yet that timeline still depends entirely on the undisputed champion waiting for him. Inoue may prefer an earlier ring return, which would leave Rodriguez on the outside looking in as he continues handling business at bantamweight.

Trainer Robert Garcia revealed that Rodriguez can make a March date work, moving up his original April or May target. Still, the camp intends to take on WBO champion Christian Medina in December first.

Robert confirmed the updated outlook to The Ring: “I previously said April or May, but we can be ready for March.”

While that shortens the wait, early 2027 remains unresolved. Turki Alalshikh pointed toward a January appearance in Japan. Eddie Hearn mentioned February or March instead. Clear alignment on a date is completely absent.

Rodriguez must fulfill a contract before New Year’s Eve, with Garcia eyeing December 11 or December 19 against Medina. The camp figures Rodriguez can enjoy the holidays, then jump straight into camp for Inoue.

That expectation rests on an ideal outcome against Medina. Cuts, bruised knuckles, or an unexpectedly brutal bout could easily force Rodriguez to take extra recovery time. Inoue would effectively be pinning his calendar on a fighter who still has to survive another bout first.

Inoue is already eyeing an eventual jump to featherweight. Sitting around waiting for Rodriguez to finish his stay at 118 pounds makes little sense for the Japanese star.

Garcia admitted neither he nor Hearn has received an official approach to begin talks. The public chatter is moving much faster than the paperwork.

Putting March on the table does not guarantee Inoue’s cooperation. If March works on both sides, the matchup can happen. If Inoue wants to fight sooner, Rodriguez will either have to scrap his December plans or watch this major fight slip away.

Bam is acting like someone who wants the glory of calling out Inoue without actually taking the risk of meeting him on his terms.

When a fighter gets an invitation to share a ring with the sport’s biggest pound-for-pound attraction, they drop everything. They do not tell the undisputed champion to take a number and wait until spring because Christian Medina is on the calendar. That makes zero sense. A routine belt grab against Medina does nothing for Rodriguez’s profile, brings in a fraction of the money, and accomplishes very little that fans care about.

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