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Xander Zayas vs Jaron Ennis Fight Results: Highlights and Analysis
Xander Zayas and Jaron Ennis collide at Barclays Center in Brooklyn tonight as two unbeaten world champions meet for the WBO and WBA super welterweight titles.
Zayas makes the second defense of his WBO championship and first of his WBA, while Ennis moves up from welterweight aiming to become a two-weight ruler.
World Boxing News provides live results and updates from Brooklyn throughout the evening.
Live Scorecards:
• Jahi Tucker vs Euri Cedeno
• Emiliano Vargas vs Bryce Mills
• Ben Whittaker vs Richard Rivera
• Xander Zayas vs. Jaron Ennis (including round-by-round)
Xander Zayas vs Jaron Ennis Results
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00:11
Jaron “Boots” Ennis stopped Xander Zayas in seven rounds to become the unified WBA and WBO super welterweight champion in Brooklyn.
Ennis dropped Zayas in the opening round before surviving a dramatic third-round rally that saw the previously unbeaten champion hurt him with several heavy shots.
The momentum swung back decisively in the fifth when Ennis floored Zayas with a crushing uppercut.
After dominating the sixth, Ennis forced Zayas to take a knee early in the seventh, prompting the referee to wave the contest off.
22:43
Emiliano Vargas remained unbeaten with a fourth-round stoppage of Bryce Mills after producing a dominant display in a firefight.
Vargas controlled much of the contest despite Mills having his moments in return. He took the first two rounds 10-9 before scoring a knockdown in the third to earn a 10-8 frame.
The end came in the fourth as Vargas dropped Mills twice to force the stoppage and seal an impressive TKO victory.
21:55
Ben Whittaker took out Richie Rivera with a crushing left hook in the second round after dropping ‘Popeye The Sailor Man’ in the opening session.
Rivera proved little more than routine work for the British light heavyweight, who now desperately needs a stiffer test after another highly impressive stoppage victory.
21:50
Ben Whittaker and Richie Rivera in the ring.
21:23
Jahi Tucker claimed a majority decision victory over Euri Cedeno after ten competitive rounds to continue his rise in the middleweight division.
Tucker took control early before Cedeno fought his way back into the contest during the middle rounds. However, Tucker finished the stronger of the two, winning the closing four rounds on the WBN card to secure a deserved verdict.
The official judges returned scores of 95-95, 97-93 and 98-92, awarding Tucker a majority decision victory. WBN carded 98-92.
20:53
A barnstorming battle is warming up on the first bout of the Pay Per View card between Jahi Tucker and Euri Cedeno.
19:56
Dennis Thompson edged Puerto Rico’s Edwin Rodriguez by split decision in a closely contested bout. Thompson overcame a spirited challenge to earn the verdict after eight rounds.
Judges scoring the contest 79-73 and 77-75 in his favor, while the third official had it 77-75 for Rodriguez.
The victory gave Thompson a 1-0 edge for Philadelphia over Puerto Rico on the card.
19:43
Dennis Thompson and Edwin Rodriguez are toe-to-toe trading in their super bantamweight clash.
19:14
Quincey Williams remained unbeaten with a dominant 79-73 unanimous decision over a durable Jerome Baxter after eight rounds.
18:35
6-0 Quincey Williams kicks off the action against 8-1 Jerome Baxter at welterweight.
Also on the card, Juanma Lopez De Jesus took just over two minutes to take out Alberto Motos.
Preview
Zayas and Ennis meet over twelve rounds with the WBO and WBA super welterweight world titles on the line in one of boxing’s biggest fights of the year.
The unbeaten champions headline a Top Rank and Matchroom Boxing event at Barclays Center under the jurisdiction of the New York State Athletic Commission.
Chief support sees Ben Whittaker defend his WBC Silver light heavyweight title against Richard Rivera following his victory over Liam Cameron.
Unbeaten contender Emiliano Vargas also returns against Bryce Mills, while Jahi Tucker and Euri Cedeno battle for the vacant IBF North American, WBC USA and WBO NABO middleweight titles.
Elsewhere on the card, Quincey Williams faces Jerome Baxter, Dennis Thompson meets Edwin Rodriguez, and Juanma Lopez De Jesus opens the action against Alberto Motos.
Updates will be added below as the action unfolds in Brooklyn, with more live coverage on World Boxing News.
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Noakes (18-1, 16 KOs) is looking to rebound from the first defeat of his professional career after dropping a competitive decision to Abdullah Mason last November in Saudi Arabia. The entertaining contest earned Fight of the Year consideration, but it also halted the momentum the 28-year-old had built toward a world title shot.
He returned in May for a low-risk outing, stopping Benito Sanchez Garcia in two rounds at York Hall.
Berinchyk (19-1, 9 KOs) would represent a step up from that assignment, although he’s hardly entering the fight with momentum of his own. The 38-year-old Ukrainian hasn’t fought since suffering a fourth-round stoppage loss to Keyshawn Davis on February 14, 2025, when he lost the WBO lightweight title.
While Berinchyk’s experience and former world champion status add credibility to the matchup, both fighters are coming off losses, taking some of the shine off what otherwise could have been an intriguing lightweight clash.
From a matchmaking standpoint, however, the fight makes sense. Berinchyk offers Noakes a respected name without the risk that comes with facing one of the division’s younger contenders. A matchup against an unbeaten prospect such as Alan Chaves may have generated more interest, but it also would have posed a far more dangerous assignment for a fighter trying to rebuild after his first professional setback.
If the fight is finalized, it would serve as a solid keep-busy bout for Noakes while giving him the chance to put himself back in the lightweight conversation with a victory over a former world champion.
The Hall of Famer says a Texas showdown with Vergil Ortiz Jr. would generate more interest and revenue than an immediate fight with the unified junior middleweight champion
Roy Jones Jr believes Errol Spence Jr should postpone any fight with Jaron “Boots” Ennis if he defeats Tim Tszyu on July 25. Instead, the Hall of Famer says Spence should pursue a Texas showdown with Vergil Ortiz Jr., calling it the biggest fight available at junior middleweight.
Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) returns from a three-year absence on July 25 when he faces former WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu.
Jones believes a victory should lead directly to an all-Texas clash with Ortiz rather than a title fight against Ennis.
“The biggest fight right now, for that division, is Errol Spence if he beats Tszyu vs Vergil Ortiz in Dallas,” said Roy Jones Jr. on ALL THE SMOKE FIGHT. “They’d sell out Dallas Stadium.
“You don’t throw that away chasing Boots; you let Boots go and fight Fundora first – you wait and see what happens in the Errol Spence fight, if you’re smart.
“You’d make way more money right there in Dallas Stadium.”
Jones is looking at the commercial value of the matchup as much as the boxing side. Spence and Ortiz are both Texas natives and came through the amateur ranks in the state, making the fight an easy sell to local fans.
Ortiz is coming off a career-best win over Israil Madrimov and remains one of the leading contenders at 154 pounds. Ennis currently holds the WBA and WBO titles, while Sebastian Fundora owns the WBC belt, giving the division several major fights if Spence can get past Tszyu in his long-awaited return.
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“It’s not a good idea he make plans to fight Tyson Fury,” Prenga told Ring Magazine. “I think I’m going to break his plan.”
Joshua (30-4, 27 KOs) is coming off a sixth-round knockout of Jake Paul last December, a comeback victory after suffering a damaging fifth-round stoppage loss to Daniel Dubois in September 2024. A win over Prenga would keep him on course for one of the biggest fights in British boxing against Fury, who is also scheduled to return the day before against Mariusz Wach.
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Overlooking an opponent with that kind of power could be an expensive mistake for Joshua. A knockout win for Prenga over one of boxing’s biggest names would instantly transform his career while destroying the plans for the blockbuster Fury-Joshua meeting.
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