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Is Xander Zayas ready? Bob Arum’s “Great Talent” is in the face of the Jorge Garcia test

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Bob Arum will gladly see what his warrior, Xander Zayas, can do this Saturday when he fights with Jorge Garcia to get the free medium title of WBO at Madison Square Garden in Novel York. Arum says that Zayas (21-0, 13 KO) is “very dense” and “great talent”.

Is Zayas ready for Garcia?

“He is a great child. Very expressed and bilingual. So he is very desecient, said Bob Arum WarriorSpeaking of Xander Zayas. “This does not mean that he will be a great warrior. He worked tough on it and proved that he has great talent in the ring.”

Zayas did not prove that he is “a great talent in the ring.” This is the whole problem. With the opposition that the highest rank got into the ring, Zayas proved nothing.

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“Now he is fighting for the world championship title. I hope that on Saturday evening he will be crowned as another world champion in Puerto Rican,” said Arum about Xander.

The opposition, which Zayas had fought so far, was not good enough to predict for him a beneficial result against Jorge Garcia. We know that Zayas is good enough to defeat smaller fighters such as Damian Sosa, Sława Spomer and Patrick Teixeira.

“I watched this fight, Tziu and Fund,” said Arum as the possibility of fighting Zayas, who fights the Middle Medium WBC champion in the Union competition, if he captures the title of WBO on Saturday evening. “Either Tiszu lost something and wasn’t in his game or the fund turned into a superman.”

It was a combination of things that led to losing Tsiza for the second time. This is not Arum’s concern now. He should keep Zayas away from the fund, because he would probably do the same thing to him as Tiszu did.

Janibek duel for Zayas?

“Let’s win this fight first,” said Arum about Xander’s fight with Garcia. “There are many possibilities [for Zayas]. I don’t want to call anyone specifically, but there are many younger medium weight. We have a medium weight master with whom we could match him, i.e. Janibek. So there are many guys he can fight. “

Adaptation of Zayas to IBF and Master of Medium WBO WBO Janibek Alimkhanuly would be a bad idea. No matter how good Xander looks like on Saturday evening, putting him against Janibek would be a stupid idea. Zayas is not this kind of talent. He is a warrior at the level of finesse from the Shakur form.

Fitting him to the Power Puncher, such as Janibek or Bakhram Murtazaliev, would be a disaster. He could implode on Saturday, heading against Jorge Garcia. If this happens, the highest rank will be wasted all this time, trying to develop it over the last six years. If they had previously removed training wheels, they would discover if it is worth keeping it in the stable.

“The most essential fight is the guy he fights on Saturday, or Garcia, that he must defeat the first,” said Arum.

On Saturday it may be very bad for Zayas, and Garcia was blown up. This must be worried about Arum because he doesn’t know how Xander will do well. Until now, he adapted him to such a frail opposition that it is completely impossible to predict the result in this fight.

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Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
Location: Theater in Madison Square Garden, Novel York

Starting times:

  • Undercard (Stream on ESPN+): 18:00 🇺🇸 / 23:00 BST 🇬🇧

  • Main card (on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+): 21:00 ET 🇺🇸 / 2:00 BST 🇬🇧 (Sunday)

Streaming: Live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+
Tickets: Available at ticketmaster.com


Confirmed composition of the fight

Main card (21.00 / 2 in the morning BST):

  • Xander Zayas vs. Jorge Garcia – 12 rounds, empty WBO Junior World World Title

  • Bruce Carrington vs. Mateus Heita – 12 rounds, WBC fleeting featherweight title

  • Emiliano Fernando Vargas vs. Alexander Espinosis – 8 rounds, younger welterweight weight

Undercard (18:00 / 23:00 BST):

  • Rohan Polanco vs. Quinton randall – 10 rounds, welterweight

  • Yan Santana vs. Aaron Alameda – 10 rounds, featherweight

  • Juanita Lopez de Jesus vs. Jorge Gonzalez-Sanchez – 4 rounds, twice beating

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Tommy Morrisons Son Died Twice: Brothers Battle with Cancer

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"Tommy Morrison’s Son ‘Died Twice’: Brother’s Battle with Cancer"

Tommy Morrison’s son Trey has revealed for the first time that he has “died twice” while putting past differences aside to support his brother Kenzie through his fight with stomach cancer.

Trey Lippe Morrison made the revelation while asking people to pray for Kenzie, one day after World Boxing News reported that the 36-year-old had been diagnosed with cancer and a GoFundMe had been set up to help with medical bills.

The two sons of former heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison have had their differences over the years, something Trey acknowledged openly before making clear that none of it matters now.

“No 2 other people have had their differences like my brother and myself. F*** our differences!” Trey said.

“My brother Kenzie Morrison is in the fight of his life. I want him here! I love him.”

Trey Morrison ‘Died Twice’

Trey asked those praying for Kenzie to believe that his brother can recover before revealing something he had never previously made public.

“I’ve never shared this, but I’ve died twice, I’m still here, it didn’t matter how tough I was, it was all HIM,” he said.

Trey did not elaborate on when or under what circumstances those incidents occurred and has previously kept his personal health private.

The older sibling suffered serious injuries in a 2023 car wreck that left his boxing career in doubtwhile Kenzie’s own fighting career was interrupted by injuries and inactivity before his cancer diagnosis.

Both followed their famous father into boxing and displayed the considerable punching power associated with the Morrison namebut neither was able to build the momentum once expected.

Now, boxing has become secondary for both brothers.

Brothers Put Differences Aside

Kenzie revealed his stomach cancer diagnosis after spending around a month dealing with stomach and back problems.

In his latest update, Kenzie provided further information about his situation and the urgency surrounding his search for specialist treatment.

“It’s not too late, but we don’t got a lot of time,” Kenzie said.

For Trey, whatever differences existed between the brothers have now been pushed aside.

“I love you Kenzie, and I’ll be with you every step and breath of the way,” he said.

Trey also emphasized his faith throughout the message and asked others to share Kenzie’s fight as widely as possible.

“I truly believe he will do HIM and heal my brother,” Trey said of his belief in God.

“Share everything about my brothers fight, get the word out there, everybody BELIEVE!”

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The brothers may have taken different paths since following their famous father into boxing, but Trey’s message makes his priority clear.

He wants his brother here, and intends to be alongside him throughout the biggest fight of Kenzie’s life.


About the Author

Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.

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Teofimo Lopez Targets Next Opponent After WBA Welterweight Title Victory Over Rolly Romero

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Teofimo Lopez already has his next target in mind following his victory over Rolly Romero.

Lopez claimed the WBA welterweight title with a majority decision win over Romero at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, becoming a three-division world champion in the process.

Fans have already began to speculate over who Lopez may turn his attention to next, and it didn’t take ‘The Takeover’ long to make his intentions perfectly clear.

Speaking in his post-fight press conferenceLopez revealed that he is looking to face the winner of next month’s WBC welterweight title fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn.

“September 12th you’ve got Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn. We’ll see what happens there, we’ll watch. Obviously Keith Connolly [Lopez’s manager] manages Conor Benn so if he wins it’s a great fight to take across the pond, and I’m rooting for it anyway.”

Lopez also admitted he could be interested in a battle with IBF champion Liam Paro, but explained why he wouldn’t want to take on WBO champion Devin Haney just yet.

“I’d rather wait for Devin at the end, and the only reason why is to reclaim the whole situation with undisputed, not undisputed. We’ll see what Devin does on that end, so it’ll either be Liam Paro next or the winner of Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn.”

Lopez is referring to when he campaigned at lightweight and insisted he was undisputed champion following his win over Vasiliy Lomachenko, only for Haney to be recognised as the legitimate WBC titleholder, meaning there is plenty of history between the pair.

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Shakur Stevenson Analyzes Rolly Romero After Teofimo Lopezs Victory in World Title Fight

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Teofimo Lopez defeated Rolly Romero to win the WBA welterweight title on Saturday and now Shakur Stevenson has shared his reaction.

Lopez appeared to be in control for the majority of the bout at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, though the scorecards had it much closer than people expected, with ‘The Takeover’ only getting the nod by majority decision after scores of 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112.

Romero did have a successful fifth round where he was able to rock Lopezbut other than that he failed to get any real foothold in the fight, as he lost his WBA crown and Lopez claimed world honours in a third division after previous reigns at 135lbs and 140lbs.

It was back in January when his time as WBO super-lightweight champion came to an end, suffering a one-sided unanimous decision defeat to the aforementioned Stevenson at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Stevenson has now posted on social media with his verdict on the win from ‘The Takeover’, praising his former rival for becoming world champion in his first bout at 147lbs.

“Yea Teofimo 3 division champ that’s 🔥”

Stevenson also paid tribute to Romero, saying he had ‘respect’ for the former champion for taking on anyone.

“Respect to Rolly a champion who will fight anybody Respect champ!!!”

Lopez now may look towards potential unification fights at 147lbs following his victory, with the winner of next month’s WBC title fight between Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn a possible option, along with battles against WBO champion Devin Haney or IBF champion Liam Paro.

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