Zayas vs Ennis

Who won Zayas vs Ennis?

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beat Xander Zayas by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, June 27th, 2026, at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the unified super welterweight championship of the world, with the WBO, and WBA belts on the line.

Ennis was defending his his WBO World Junior Middleweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Xander Zayas in June 2026. He had held this belt for 3 days.

He was also defending WBA World Super Welterweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Xander Zayas in June 2026. He had held this title for 3 days.

Also, on the line was his WBA Interim World Super Welterweight Championship defense for the first time. He won this belt against Uisma Lima in October 2025. He had been recognised as this champion for 8 months and 19 days.

Also on the undercard Emiliano Vargas was victorious over Bryce Mills, Ben Whittaker beat Richard Rivera, and Jahi Tucker defeated Euri Cedeno.

Zayas vs Ennis stats

Xander Zayas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 35 wins and 0 draws, with 31 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Ennis had a massive power advantage over Zayas, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Zayas' 57%.

Xander Zayas was the younger man by 6 years, at 23 years old.

Both Xander Zayas and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zayas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 7 months later than Ennis, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 1 fewer professional rounds, totaling 131 compared to Ennis' 132.

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 1 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Zayas vs Ennis form

Zayas had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Abass Baraou on January 31, 2026, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight and WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jorge Garcia Perez on July 26, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at The Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Slawa Spomer on February 14, 2025, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Before that, he had won against Damian Sosa on September 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

He had beaten Patrick Teixeira on June 8, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Ennis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Uisma Lima on October 11, 2025, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Eimantas Stanionis on April 12, 2025, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight and The Ring Welterweight championship fight at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Karen Chukhadzhyan on November 9, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Before that, he had defeated David Avanesyan on July 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

He had beaten Roiman Villa on July 8, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Xander Zayas had been fighting more than Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis.

Going into this contest, Xander Zayas had last fought 4 months and 27 days ago, while Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis' last outing had been 8 months and 16 days ago.

Zayas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Ennis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Zayas vs Ennis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:45 PM EST / 7:45 PM PST at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States, which was around 3:45 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Zayas vs Ennis?

The DAZN PPV show began at 6:15 PM EST / 3:15 PM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 11:15 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Zayas vs Ennis?

Xander Zayas was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.