The professional boxing calendar is preparing for one of the most technically demanding cards of the summer season in the United States. Next Saturday, June 27, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, will host the confrontation where the Puerto Rican boxer Xander Zayas will expose his world championships against the undefeated Jaron “Boots” Ennis.

The fight, scheduled as the main event of the DAZN Pay-Per-View and DAZN Ultimate broadcast, represents a turning point for the future of the 154-pound division.

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For the Puerto Rican monarch, the opportunity to face a rival with an undefeated record of 35 victories constitutes the ideal scenario to consolidate his position in elite boxing.

In an interview with the specialized magazine The Ring, Xander Zayas expressed that beating an opponent of Ennis' hierarchy will give him the sporting merits necessary to be part of the most select world rankings.

“Jaron Ennis is supposed to be the best name in the 154-pound class, so once I beat him, he should make the list of the best pound for pound,” the athlete told the aforementioned publication about the strategic value of this commitment.

The panorama in the world super welterweight rankings

The 154-pound division currently shows intense competition, with both contenders located in the privileged positions of the rankings. In the official record of The Ring, Xander Zayas is currently in third position in the category ranking, while his opponent Jaron Ennis occupies fifth place, which adds technical unification value to the Brooklyn card.

A resounding victory on June 27 would allow the 23-year-old boxer to aspire to enter the second half of the prestigious list of the ten best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.

In that sector of The Ring's list there are established figures of the discipline such as Dmitry Bivol, Junto Nakatani, Devin Haney, Oscar Collazo and Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete.

"It's something I can't control. It depends on the journalists and everyone else who votes. I don't focus on the pound-for-pound classification. I focus on beating Jaron Ennis," the fighter detailed, disassociating himself from the pressures generated by the rankings of the specialized press before entering the ring.

Technical evolution and preparation for the Brooklyn evening

The recent career of the Caribbean boxer, Xander Zayas, shows a consistent performance that has allowed him to accumulate an undefeated record of 23 victories without defeats on the rented plane.

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The demands of the preparation camp reflect the seriousness with which the team takes the commitment against Ennis at the Barclays Center. The 154-pound monarch emphasized that the physical and intellectual growth he has developed in the gym allows him to face the challenge with complete confidence in the New York ring.

"I am Xander Zayas, I am making history and I will do it once again on June 27. I am growing in this sport. I know what I am capable of and I push myself to the maximum every day, knowing that I am the best. It is easy to try harder and harder every day to achieve my goals," the boxer explained about the daily routine he maintains in his training phase.

To conclude his intervention with The Ring magazine, the athlete of Puerto Rican origin reiterated that his strategy is designed to adapt to any scenario that his opponent poses during the regulation rounds. "I am ready to surprise the world and prove that I am right once again. That is what it all comes down to. I am going to emerge victorious, whether by knockout or by decision. I will make the necessary adjustments to achieve victory," the monarch stated before the official weigh-in.