One of the biggest fights of the year has finally arrived, allowing Xander Zayas to defend his WBA and WBO 154-pound titles against Jaron “Boots” Ennis.
Zayas and Ennis will spend the day headlining the only major boxing event of the day. With two of the biggest stars in the middleweight division, all eyes will be on their highly anticipated showdown on Saturday night.
With Zayas promoted by Top Rank and Ennis from Matchroom Boxing, Eddie Hearn and Bob Arum have a hand in the event. As such, the veteran promoters have included two of their top up-and-coming prospects on the undercard.
Before Ennis takes center stage, Hearn will have one of his brightest young stars, Ben Whittaker, making his US debut at the Barclays Centre. The undefeated light heavyweight prodigy will face 35-year-old Richard Rivera on the main card. Whittaker, who has expressed his desire to fight in front of American fans, is the big favorite on Saturday night.
Zayas makes his first unified title defense five months after winning a split decision over Abas Barau to capture the WBA belt. He became a world champion after winning the vacant WBO title against Jorge Garcia Perez in his previous fight.
Ennis’ victory will make Boots a two-division world champion. The flamboyant 28-year-old won five consecutive IBF welterweight title fights before moving up to 154 pounds in October 2025 with a quick first-round knockout of Wisma Lima.
Jaron Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis | IMAGO/ZUMA Press wire
Ennis won the interim WBA welterweight title by defeating Lima, but he has since vacated that belt to challenge Zayas.
Arum also has another prospect in Jahi Tucker to compete in his biggest competition of the year. Earlier in the evening, the 23-year-old New York native will face undefeated Eury Cedeno. Tucker, 16-1-1, is coming off an impressive sixth-round knockout win over Sona Akale on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete vs. Eduardo Nunes in February.
The event, promoted by Matchroom and Top Rank, was not expected to be a full-day affair, with Floyd Mayweather due to face former kickboxer Mike Zambidis in an eight-round bout on Saturday night. However, Mayweather’s lingering legal problems prevented the fight from taking place, resulting in the event being canceled entirely.
Floyd Mayweather | IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire
While Zayas vs. Ennis is the only event on Saturday night, they’re not alone on the weekend’s roster. Zuffa Boxing returns Sunday for its eighth event, headlined by a lightweight rematch between Jose Valenzuela and the debuting Edwin de los Santos.
De los Santos and Valenzuela will be joined on the eight-fight card by Zuffa Boxing prospects Jaybrio Pe Benito, Damoni Cato-Cain and Omar Trinidad, among others. Undefeated welterweight prospect Brandon Lee will also make his promotional debut in the first bout of the main card.
Here are all the boxing fights tonight and tomorrow night, including fight cards, start times and how to watch.
Xander Zayas vs Jaron Ennis
Xander Zayas vs. Jaron Ennis (12 rounds for Zayas’ WBA and WBO junior middleweight titles)
Emiliano Vargas vs. Bryce Mills (10 rounds, welterweight)
Jahi Tucker vs. Eury Cedeno (10 rounds, middleweight)
Ben Whittaker vs. Richard Rivera (10 rounds, light heavyweight)
Dennis Thompson vs. Edwin Rodriguez (8 rounds, junior featherweight)
Juanma Lopez De Jesus vs. Alberto Motos (6 rounds, junior bantamweight)
Quincy Williams vs. Jerome Baxter (8 rounds, welterweight)
Time: 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT (main event ring at approximately 11:00 pm EST)
Look: DAZN
Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Edwin de los Santos vs. Jose Valenzuela (Zuffa Boxing 08)
Edwin De Los Santos vs. Jose Valenzuela (10 rounds, lightweight)
Omar Trinidad vs. Jerwin Ancajas (10 rounds, featherweight)
Kane Sandoval vs. Brandan Lee (10 rounds, welterweight)
Floyd Diaz vs. Andres Teran (10 rounds, bantamweight)
Tony Hirsch Jr. vs. Jaybrio Pe Benito (8 rounds, lightweight)
Damoni Kato-Cain vs. Vernon Brown (8 rounds, welterweight)
Brady Ochoa vs. Adrian Serrano (6 rounds, lightweight)
Jahongir Zokirov vs Zachary Spiller (6 rounds, heavyweight)
Time: 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT (qualifiers begin at 5:00 pm ET)
Look: Paramount+
Location: Cosmopolitan Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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