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Xander Zayas expresses confidence in his upcoming title defense against Jaron 'Boots' Ennis, stating that Ennis has never faced a fighter with his unique style. Zayas believes this matchup will challenge Ennis in ways he hasn't experienced before.
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Unified 154 lb titleholder Xander Zayas spent some time catching up with Fight Hub TV and discussed his upcoming title defense against Jaron āBootsā Ennis and why he believes Boots will experience something like heās never previously experienced in the ring when the pair square off. You can check out some excerpts below with the full interview in the link above.
āAll the fighters that he has knocked out, all the fighters that he has fought in the last 10 fights where he actually started fighting big names, theyāre all tailor made for him, theyāre all tailor made for Jaron āBootsā Ennis. None of those fighters fight like me. None of those fighters have even the style or even come close to the style that I bring to the table.
āIām a boxer-puncher. I know how to counter, I know how to use my speed, I know how to use my angles. I know how to use my jab. Most of these fighters are just come-forward fighters, shorter than him, skinnier than him, smaller than him. You guys saw the press conference. Thereās no advantage here. Weāre both the same height, Iām a bit taller than him, definitely bigger than him, and a fighter thatās as athletic as he is. So he has never experienced something like this and come June 27, I will show it.ā
Zayas claims that all of Ennis's past opponents were tailor-made for him and did not possess the unique style he brings to the ring.
The specific date for the title defense match has not been mentioned in the provided content.
Xander Zayas is a unified titleholder in the 154 lb weight class.
Zayas believes he will succeed by presenting a fighting style that Ennis has never encountered before, unlike his previous opponents.
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āBecause I can wake up everyday and look myself in the mirror and I donāt need 10 people behind me telling me Iām the best. I know Iām the best, I live with that in my head, I go about my business with that in my head. He needs 10 peopleās approval, he needs everybody to approve to him that heās the best.
āEven in the corner, when the corner does not look comfortable, he doesnāt look comfortable. When the corner is giving instructions, he donāt pay attention to his corner. Heās never focused, he needs 10 people telling himā¦when those 10 people run out of options or run out of answers, I will always be there for him.ā
āIām a natural ā54 that throws volume punches, that throws hard punches, and he will have to think double before he does anything ā they always do. Everybody comes in here and before a fight talks about Iām the 22, 23 year old young guy, āwhen I hit him itās going to be a different storyā and itās always the other way around. When I hit them, they change their whole game plan.
āSo heās going to have a guy that is young, that has the mentality and that throws a lot of punches back. So letās see how he deals with that.ā