'He’s going to pay for that': Xander Zayas, Jaron Ennis kick off their June showdown with fireworks
On Wednesday, at the very same place they'll be fighting a few months from now, unified world champion Xander Zayas and Jaron “Boots” Ennis gave the world a taste of what's shaping up to be one of boxing's best fights of the summer.
BROOKLYN, NY — They spoke about head sizes, and head movement, and levels, and long nights, and fat camp. And respect. On Wednesday, at the very same place they will be fighting a few months from now, unified WBA and WBO 154-pound world champion Xander Zayas and Jaron “Boots” Ennis got into a war of words to kick off their super welterweight mega-fight on June 27 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, live on DAZN.
At age 23, Zayas (23-0, 13 KOs) is the youngest 154-pound world champion in boxing. At 28, Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs) wants to take over the boxing world — a promise many have been waiting for in recent years. This is his chance.
Privately, both fighters are on the laid-back side. Very little irritates them. At Wednesday’s kickoff press conference, they did a good job of agitating each other.
Ennis kept chiming about “fat camp” and questioning Zayas’ confidence in thinking he could beat him. A 23-year-old two-belt champion putting it all on the line and accepting a challenge from a P4P level fighter – THIS IS WHAT BOXING NEEDS! 🏆🏆 #ZayasEnnis (via @daznboxing ) pic.
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