Zayas vs Teixeira

Who won Zayas vs Teixeira?

Xander Zayas beat Patrick Teixeira by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, June 8th, 2024, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 99-91 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).

The undercard featured the clash of Carrington vs Gracia.

Zayas vs Teixeira stats

Xander Zayas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Patrick Teixeira made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Teixeira had a slight advantage in power over Zayas, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Zayas' 67%.

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

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

Xander Zayas fought out of the orthodox stance, while Patrick Teixeira was a southpaw.

Zayas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 10 years and 3 months later than Teixeira, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 99 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Teixeira's 180.

Xander Zayas went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Patrick Teixeira was ranked number 8 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Zayas vs Teixeira form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jorge Fortea on December 9, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines, United States.

Prior to 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.

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

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

He had won against Elias Espadas on August 13, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Resorts World Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Teixeira had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Edisson Saltarin on March 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Club Cassasp, Santana, Brazil.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Magomed Kurbanov on July 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Paul Valenzuela Jr on April 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in the 2nd round at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Brian Carlos Castano on February 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had defeated Carlos Adames on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Xander Zayas had been fighting more than Patrick Teixeira.

Going into this contest, Xander Zayas had last fought 5 months and 30 days ago, while Patrick Teixeira's last outing had been 2 months and 23 days ago.

Zayas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Teixeira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Zayas vs Teixeira start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Zayas vs Teixeira?

The ESPN show began at 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Zayas vs Teixeira?

Xander Zayas was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Patrick Teixeira made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.