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Robson Conceicao, perhaps Brazil’s most accomplished boxer ever, seeks to garner more respect for his homeland in boxing as the 2024 Paris Olympics prepare to begin.
Junior middleweight Xander Zayas fulfilled a childhood dream by headlining a major boxing card at Madison Square Garden on the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. However, he has his sights set on even bigger names in the future.
At 21, Xander Zayas doesn’t have to fight like a world champion at this point in his career. What he accomplished Saturday night by effectively pitching a shutout on a former world champion, by filling the Madison Square Garden Theater on a New York holiday weekend and by flashing his aggression and precision in an abundance of spots was encouraging.
Xander Zayas doesn’t have to fight like a world champion yet. What he accomplished Saturday night in blanking Patrick Texieira at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York was encouragement enough for now.
Puerto Rican junior middleweight Xander Zayas seems on the cusp of stardom as he readies to face Patrick Teixeira on Saturday. Ivan Calderon, a countryman and a Hall of Famer, had some words of advice for him.
With Xander Zayas taking on Patrick Teixeira on Saturday to kick off Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend in New York City, the fighters on the card on Thursday addressed the media once more before fight night.
Patrick Teixeira claims Xander Zayas doesn't hit with much power, but he'll get to find out Saturday when he faces Zayas at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City.
Pick It: Xander Zayas vs. Patrick Teixeira When to Watch: Saturday, June 8, 11 p.m. Eastern Time / 4 a.m. BST How to watch: ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ in the United States; Sky Sports in the United Kingdom