Both Xander Zayas and Jorge Garcia successfully successfully on Friday to fight for the free WBO Junior Medium Libra title on Saturday evening at ESPN.
Zayas-Garcia Wagre-in: A feisty fight
Standing next to each other, Zayas (21-0, 13 KO) tried to set his hand in front of Garcia to make him punk. Garxcia (33-4, 26 KO) did not go to it and put his hand before Zayas.
Weighing the results
Xander Zayas 154 vs. Jorge Garcia 153
Bruce Carrington 125 vs Mateus Heita 124.8
“This is a good duel in a style. Both warriors are fighting for their country. You have Xander Zayas. He is very sharp, hard and has a good insult. You have a garcia. He is uneven. He is right and a good blow,” said Chris Algeri to do it Boxing boxingPreview in the fight Xander Zayas vs. Jorge Garcia.
Xander will have to show more power than in his last fight for him to do well on Saturday evening against Garcia. Zayas showed against the little -known Slawa Spomer that many shots must land to get a knockout. He is able to do this against fighters carefully connected from the rejection stack, but he will not be able to do it now when it becomes at the world level.
Garcia: The Bushoted, proven threat
Jorge Garcia is a more proven warrior than Xander, because he defeated Charles Conwell and Kudratillo AbdukakHorova in the last two fights. He was not protected by his promoters as Zayas does. It can be said that it was developed as fighters should be, fighting high -quality opposition.
“I think these two warriors fit well because of their style. It will be a great fight. They may not be the biggest names, but there are many on the line,” said Algeri.
If the highest rank were ready to put Zayas with good opposition years ago, he would be a bigger name. Of course, this would require that he would overcome the highest names and it is doubtful that he did it. The way he was stuck by Patrick Theixeira. Since then, Xander has become more a runner and less willing to commit.
“We watched how it grows in who he is now,” said Algeri about Zayas. “He fights for his first world title in one of the deepest divisions in the world.”
Xander’s quick aging: Career questions
It is surprising how quick Zayas is trying. In one year he moved from youthful 21 to a much older warrior. The 22-year-old Xander could easily go for a 28- or 29-year-old. It looks like it is not 20 years elderly. It is not clear why it ages so quickly, but maybe he did the training burden. It becomes like in dogs instead of people from 2024. He can ultimately have a very low career. If you are the highest rank, you need to start pushing it faster to get the greatest course.
Weigh
Xander Zayas vs. Jorge Garcia – 154 pounds (69.9 kg) vs. 153 pounds (69.4 kg)
Bruce Carrington vs. Mateus Heita – 125 pounds (56.7 kg) vs. 124.8 pounds (56.6 kg)
Emiliano Fernando Vargas vs. Alexander Espinosis – 139.6 pounds (63.3 kg) vs. 139.4 pounds (63.2 kg)
Rohan Polanco vs. Quinton randall – 146.6 pounds (66.5 kg) vs. 146.8 pounds (66.6 kg)
Juanita Lopez de Jesus vs. Jorge Gonzalez-Sanchez – 113.8 pounds (51.6 kg) vs. 114.8 pounds (52.1 kg)
Yan Santana vs. Aaron Alameda – 124.8 pounds (56.6 kg) vs. 125.6 pounds (57.0 kg)
Steven Navarro vs. Cristopher Rios – 115 pounds (52.2 kg) vs. 114.4 pounds (51.9 kg)
Julius Ballo vs. Brandan Ayala – 132.6 pounds (60.2 kg) vs. 130.2 pounds (59.1 kg)
Daniel Dubois defends his WBO heavyweight title against Fabio Wardley on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The O2 Arena in London, with coverage starting at 7 p.m. BST / 2 p.m. ET and ring walks expected around 10:30 p.m. BST / 5:30 p.m. ET. The rematch airs on DAZN PPV for £24.99 in the UK and $59.99 in the US.
Live now
FIGHT DAY! Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley
Daniel Dubois
VS
Fabio Wardley
Date
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Card starts
12:30pm EDT / 5:30pm BST
Expected ring walks
6:00 pm EDT / 11:00 pm BST
Scheduled distance
12 rounds
Super featherweight Nelson Birchall (13-0, 10 KOs) handed Levi Giles (17-4-1) his first stoppage defeat with a seventh-round TKO. The unbeaten prospect’s quick, accurate punching wore down Giles over the scheduled ten-round contest. Giles maintained his effort, but Birchall landed the cleaner shots and increasingly took control. A fifth-round knockdown began a punishing stretch for Giles.
Birchall sent him to the canvas again in the sixth. Giles went down for a third time in the seventh, bringing the fight to an end. Birchall finished with three knockdowns in as many rounds to secure his tenth stoppage victory.
Tony Curtis (15-1, 4 KOs) captured the vacant Commonwealth International super flyweight title with a fourth-round TKO over Kerim Agius (4-2, 2 KOs).
Agius went down in the second and fourth rounds. Referee Sean McAvoy waved off the scheduled eight-round contest at 2:57 of round four.
Leighton Birchall (6-0, 3 KOs) earned a shutout points win over Alejandro Morales Chazaro (9-10-2, 5 KOs) in a featherweight bout. The six-round contest was scored 60-54 in Birchall’s favor.
Super bantamweight Manny Safari (1-0, 1 KO) stopped Jake Pollard (1-122, 1 KO) in the fifth round, marking his first professional appearance with a TKO victory.
Lightweight Fawas Aborode (3-0, 3 KOs) stopped Rashid Omar (8-10, 1 KO) in the fourth round. Aborode dictated the action and finished the contest inside the distance, maintaining his perfect knockout record.
Aaron Noriega (3-0) scored a fourth-round TKO over Leonardo Baez in their super featherweight bout. Noriega celebrated the victory in the ring wearing a Mexican-flag cap.
Middleweight Issiah Hamilton-Allen (4-0) earned a shutout points victory over Jensen Irving (6-41-2, 1 KO). The four-round bout ended with a 40-36 score in Hamilton-Allen’s favor.
Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley WBO heavyweight title Expected ring walks: 10:30 p.m. BST / 5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT
Louie O’Doherty vs Michael Gomez Jr. British and Commonwealth lightweight titles Approximate start: 9:30 p.m. BST / 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT
Adam Olaniyan vs Garber Approximate start: 9:10 p.m. BST / 4:10 p.m. ET / 1:10 p.m. PT
Bakhodir Jalolov vs Solomon Dacres Heavyweight Approximate start: 8:10 p.m. BST / 3:10 p.m. ET / 12:10 p.m. PT
Weights:
Dubois 253.9 vs Wardley 248.3 O’Doherty 134.12 vs Gomez Jr 134.3 Olaniyan 250.15 vs Garber 223.15 Jalolov 255.12 vs Dacres 242.9
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Sebastian Fundora will return to action tonight, defending his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribaj in a main event that will air live on TNT as well as stream on DAZN.
Fundora has staked his claim as the top dog at 154 lbs right now, though there are other, potentially tougher challenges than Hadribeaj, but the challenger has his chance tonight, and he’ll look to make it count.
UPDATE (2:35 pm ET): The fight between Brandon Figueroa and Tomoki Kameda has been officially canceled. Figueroa lost his WBA featherweight title on the scales yesterday, then fell ill overnight.
Wil Esco will lead the live coverage this evening, with live results and updates for the two main card undercard bouts, then round-by-round results and updates for the main event. Join us!
Sebastian Fundora defends his WBC super welterweight title against Ermal Hadribeaj on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, with the card starting at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT / 1 a.m. BST Sunday. TNT and DAZN broadcast the fight live.
Coverage upcoming
FIGHT DAY! Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj
Sebastian Fundora
VS
Ermal Hadribaj
Date
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Venue
The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas
Card starts
8:00 pm EDT / 1:00 am BST (Sun, Oct 18 in the UK)
Expected ring walks
11:00 pm EDT / 4:00 am BST (Sun, Oct 18 in the UK)
Weight class
super welterweight
Scheduled distance
12 rounds
Live results will appear here on fight night.
Sebastian Fundora vs Ermal Hadribeaj WBC super welterweight title.
Brandon Figueroa vs. Tomoki Kameda bout is now off after Figueroa fell ill overnight.
Armando Reséndiz vs Koen Mazoudier Super middleweight, 10 rounds.
Marco Romero vs Braulio Ferreira Super middleweight, eight rounds.
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