Zayas vs Spomer

Who won Zayas vs Spomer?

Xander Zayas beat Slawa Spomer by technical knockout in the 9th round on Friday, February 14th, 2025, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

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 Denys Berinchyk losing to Keyshawn Davis for the WBO World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Vito Mielnicki Jr beat Connor Coyle, Rohan Polanco defeated Jean Carlos Torres, Abdullah Mason was victorious over Manuel Jaimes, Jared Anderson beat Marios Kollias, and Nico Ali Walsh defeated Juan Carlos Guerra Jr.

Zayas vs Spomer stats

Xander Zayas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Slawa Spomer made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws.

Xander Zayas was the younger man by 10 years, at 22 years old.

Both Xander Zayas and Slawa Spomer fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zayas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 6 months later than Spomer, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 26 fewer professional rounds, totaling 100 compared to Spomer's 126.

Xander Zayas went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Slawa Spomer was ranked number 11 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Zayas vs Spomer form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Damian Sosa on September 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Patrick Teixeira on June 8, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York.

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

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

He had beaten Ronald Cruz on June 10, 2023, 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, 8 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Zayas vs Spomer start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Zayas vs Spomer?

Zayas vs Spomer was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Zayas vs Spomer?

Xander Zayas was a 1/9 (-910) favorite going into the contest, while Slawa Spomer made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.