‘He eats every straight punch, every hook’: Xander Zayas claims advantage in title defense with Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - MARCH 10: Xander Zayas poses for a photo during the 2026 World Baseball Classic Pool A game presented by Capital One between Team Canada and Team Puerto Rico at Hiram Bithorn Stadium on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images Unified super welterweight champion Xander Zayas spends some time talking to RingTV about his upcoming title defense against Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis . During the segment Zayas explains how the fight came about, the ease of negotiations, and why he feels like he’ll have the edge over Boots come fight night, while also giving his thoughts on fellow 154 lb champion Sebastian Fundora .

Check out some of what Zayas had to say below. Zayas on taking Boots fight “It was important for me because for me to say that I’m the best, I have to face the best, and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis is one of the best names in the division alongside other fighters and myself. So come June 27 I will claim why I’m the best 154 pounder in the world.

“I feel like a lot of people love to be average in life. I wasn’t born to be average. I was born to make history, I was born to keep writing history…This is the biggest test and I’m going to write history one more time.

That what this is all about. That’s what you’re in the sport of boxing for. “It’s easy to just get complacent and just fight old names and old guys that were champions three or four years ago [like Fundora did], just fight an easy fight that you know you can win and get easy money.