Ennis Stops Zayas To Become A Two-Division Champ

Jaron “Boots” Ennis (36-0, 32 KOs) is a two-weight world champion after stopping Xander Zayas (23-1, 13 KOs) in the seventh round, putting the unified junior middleweight champion down three times before the referee waved it off.

Ennis scored an early knockdown in the first that made the outcome look a formality, but then the third round happened. Zayas found his right hands and hooks to hurt Ennis. Ennis steadied himself, put Zayas down twice more (5th and 7th round) and got the finish. The undisputed picture at 154 pounds is now the obvious next destination. WBC champion Sebastian Fundora and IBF champion Josh Kelly are likely targets, while Vergil Ortiz Jr. represents another option.