Xander Zayas

Lomachenko-Commey Card: Anderson vs. Teslenko, Nico Ali Walsh, Zayas Added

Three-weight kingpin Vasiliy “Loma” Lomachenko, the Ukrainian virtuoso who saves his best for the New York City spotlight, hopes his next oversized challenge is not a bridge too far. Lomachenko returns to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Dec. 11 fo...

Xander Zayas Will Soon Start Preparing For Return on December 11

Puerto Rican prospect Xander Zayas will take a break for a few days, before returning to the gym on the way to his sixth fight of 2021. Zayas will see action on December 11, as part of the undercard to the lightweight fight between Vasiliy Lomachenko...

Stevenson-Herring: ESPN Main Event Averaged 1,233,000 Viewers; Peaked At 1,264,000

The Shakur Stevenson-Jamel Herring fight mostly maintained an audience in excess of 1.2 million late Saturday night, despite the one-sided nature of a main event ESPN televised.

Xander Zayas Hopes To Return on Top Rank's December 11 Card

At the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, rising junior middleweight prospect Xander Zayas (11-0, 8 KOs) continued to make his case for winning the 2021 Prospect of the Year honors.

Xander Zayas Dominates Dan Karpency, Stops Him After 4th Round On Herring-Stevenson Card

ATLANTA – Xander Zayas showed the type of improvement Saturday night that he promised following an uneven performance in the junior middleweight prospect’s previous fight.

Jamel Herring-Shakur Stevenson Weigh-In Results From Atlanta

ATLANTA – A stone-faced Jamel Herring stood approximately three inches taller than Shakur Stevenson as they went face-to-face following their weigh-in Friday afternoon.

Xander Zayas: We're Moving Fast and We're Just Enjoying The Ride

By Thomas Gerbasi - The apprenticeship is over for Xander Zayas. With a co-main event slot against Dan Karpency on Saturday’s Jamel Herring-Shakur Stevenson card at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, the 19-year-old has reached the point where there’s no g...

Herring-Stevenson: Xander Zayas vs. Dan Karpency Added as Co-Feature

Xander Zayas (10-0, 7 KOs), the 19-year-old Puerto Rican-born prodigy, will fight Dan Karpency in a six-round junior middleweight bout Saturday, Oct. 23 at State Farm Arena. Zayas-Karpency will serve as the co-feature to the “Throwdown in A-Town” mai...

Xander Zayas Batters Jose Luis Sanchez, Easily Wins Six-Round Unanimous Decision

Xander Zayas impressively handled an opponent Friday night who had only lost once before he encountered the highly touted prospect. Jose Luiz Sanchez occasionally exploited Zayas’ defensive flaws, but the hard-hitting, unbeaten Puerto Rican fighter m...

Photos: Oscar Valdez, Robson Conceicao - Ready For WBC Title Clash

Valdez, Conceicao Weights Photos Gallery - Oscar Valdez (29-0, 23 KO), making the first defense of his WBC Junior Lightweight title, faces 2016 Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao (16-0, 8 KO), tomorrow night live from the Casino Del Sol in Tucson...

Oscar Valdez-Robson Conceicao ESPN Weigh-In Results From Tucson

Given the amount of controversy in the pre-fight buildup, Oscar Valdez and Robson Conceicao at least spared the sport of any drama at the scale. Both boxers made weight ahead of their WBC junior lightweight title fight, which takes place Friday eveni...

Oscar Valdez vs. Robson Conceicao - Undercard Information

Puerto Rico’s next superstar hopes to break through with a statement-making performance under the desert sun. Xander Zayas, the 19-year-old puncher from San Juan, will step up in class when he meets Jose Luis Sanchez in a six-round junior middleweigh...

Xander Zayas: I Want To Bring Something New To The Sport

By Thomas Gerbasi - On Sunday, September 5, Xander Zayas turns 19 years old. It feels like several years since he turned 18, and with a laugh, he agrees. “Tell me about it,” said the affable Puerto Rican prospect, who makes his fourth start of the ye...

Felix Trinidad Backs Berlanga To Be Champion, Has High Hopes For Zayas

Former three division world champion Felix Trinidad is regarded by many as one of the greatest Puerto Rican boxers in history, has high hopes for two unbeaten prospects from the country.

Oscar Valdez-Robson Conceicao Set, September 10 In Tucson On ESPN+

Oscar Valdez is set to head home. The unbeaten two-division and reigning WBC junior lightweight titlist will next face 2016 Olympic Gold medalist and current 130-pound contender Robson Conceicao. The bout will top an ESPN+ telecast to take place Sept...