Zayas vs Fortea

When is Zayas vs Fortea?

Xander Zayas will fight Jorge Fortea on Saturday 9th December 2023 at Charles F. Dodge City Center in Pembroke Pines.

The fight will take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

This fight will appear on the undercard of Robeisy Ramirez's and Rafael Espinoza's clash for the WBO World Featherweight championship. Also, on the undercard will be Rohan Polanco's and Keith Hunter's fight, Delante Johnson's and Jimerr Espinosa's contest and Richard Torrez Jr's and Curtis Harper's bout.

Zayas vs Fortea stats

Xander Zayas steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jorge Fortea will make his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Zayas has a large advantage in power over Fortea, boosting at 65% knock out percentage over Fortea's 38%.

Xander Zayas is the younger man by 12 years, at 21 years old.

Zayas has 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Xander Zayas & Jorge Fortea fight out of an orthodox stance.

Zayas is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 9 year and 11 months later than Fortea, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 96 less professional rounds, 66 to Fortea's 162.

Xander Zayas goes into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO and 14 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Zayas vs Fortea form

Zayas remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Roberto Valenzuela Jr on 15th September 2023 by technical knockout in the 5th round at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ronald Cruz on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beat Alexis Salazar on 10th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Elias Espadas on 13th August 2022 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Resorts World Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

He had won against Quincy LaVallais on 19th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

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Zayas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Fortea's last 2 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 2 years and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What time does Zayas vs Fortea start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines, United States, which is around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who is showing Zayas vs Fortea?

Zayas vs Fortea will be broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight will be broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Arena.

How do you stream Zayas vs Fortea?

In the US you can stream Zayas vs Fortea via the ESPN+ app. This is a standalone service from regular ESPN, so you don’t need to be an existing TV subscriber. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

1 month of ESPN+ is $10.99, 1 month (disney+/hulu) of ESPN+ is $14.99, 1 month (disney+/hulu no ads) of ESPN+ is $24.99 and 1 year costs $109.99.

In the UK you can stream Zayas vs Fortea via NowTV. They allow you to stream Sky Sports boxing cards via their app, based on a 24 hour, weekly or monthly passes. You’ll also get access to 11 Sky Sports Channels during your pass period. They also do a monthly smartphone only pass for £5.99, which is great if you need to catch Zayas vs Fortea on the move.

24 hours of NowTV is £11.98, while 1 month costs £34.99.

Existing or new Sky Sports subscribers can stream Zayas vs Fortea, and all Sky boxing cards, via the Sky Go App. This is free is you’re already a Sky Sports TV customer. It’s available for Apple, Android, Firestick, Roku and games consoles.

24 hours of Sky Go is £11.98, while 1 month costs £34.99.

What are the odds on Zayas vs Fortea?

Xander Zayas is currently 1/14 (-1400) to win the bout outright, while you can get 8/1 (+800) on Jorge Fortea if you fancy the massive upset.

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