Zayas vs Sosa

Who won Zayas vs Sosa?

Xander Zayas beat Damian Sosa by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, September 27th, 2024, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Xander Zayas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sandy Ryan losing to Mikaela Mayer. Also on the undercard Bruce Carrington beat Sulaiman Segawa, Vito Mielnicki Jr defeated Khalil El Harraz, and Delante Johnson was victorious over Yomar Alamo.

Zayas vs Sosa stats

Back in September 2024, Xander Zayas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Damian Sosa made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Xander Zayas was the younger man by 5 years, at 22 years old.

Zayas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sosa. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Xander Zayas and Damian Sosa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zayas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 3 months later than Sosa, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 88 fewer professional rounds, totaling 91 compared to Sosa's 179.

Xander Zayas went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Zayas vs Sosa form

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

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jorge Fortea on December 9, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines.

Going into that contest, he had won against Roberto Valenzuela Jr on September 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi.

Before that, he had beaten Ronald Cruz on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Alexis Salazar on December 10, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Zayas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Zayas vs Sosa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:20 PM EST / 7:20 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 3:20 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Zayas vs Sosa?

Zayas vs Sosa was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Zayas vs Sosa?

Xander Zayas was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Damian Sosa made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.