{"id":356493,"date":"2026-06-26T03:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=356493"},"modified":"2026-06-26T03:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:31:51","slug":"jaron-ennis-says-xander-zayas-cannot-do-anything-higher-than-him-ahead-of-saturday-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/jaron-ennis-says-xander-zayas-cannot-do-anything-higher-than-him-ahead-of-saturday-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaron Ennis Says Xander Zayas Cannot Do Anything Higher Than Him Ahead Of Saturday Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jaron Ennis says Xander Zayas doesn\u2019t do anything higher than he does ahead of their unified junior middleweight title fight on Saturday, insisting he holds the sting in every department.<\/p>\n

Asked whether Zayas has a bonus in any aspect of the game, Ennis dismissed the concept.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo. I mean, I said before, he\u2019s a solid fighter. He got good fundamentals and that\u2019s it. He\u2019s a solid fighter. He\u2019s a world champion for a reason. But he can\u2019t do nothing higher than me. He can\u2019t jab higher than me. He can\u2019t hook higher than me. He\u2019s not slicker than me. He\u2019s not faster than me. He\u2019s not stronger than me. None of that. I\u2019m higher than him at every category. And he gonna see on fight night. We gonna see on fight night, and also you\u2019re gonna see firsthand that I\u2019m just different,\u201d said Boots to Matchroom Boxing, talking about Xander.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ennis believes the unbeaten 23-year-old has improved but says Zayas still has lessons to learn.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe developing a bit of bit more,\u201d said Ennis. \u201cYeah, he\u2019s recovering. But he\u2019s young. That\u2019s why he talk the way in which he talk. I don\u2019t know if he have any fear, but the way in which he acting like he don’t have any fear, but he should.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ennis said he prepared for each style during training camp, bringing in sparring partners starting from junior middleweights to light heavyweights so he could be ready no matter how Zayas approaches the fight.<\/p>\n

The Philadelphia native also revealed he remained at welterweight only long enough to gather world titles before moving to 154 kilos. After negotiations for a fight against Vergil Ortiz Jr. failed to provide a deal, Ennis said he personally called promoter Eddie Hearn and asked him to make the fight with Zayas.<\/p>\n

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Tom Galm<\/strong> is a boxing journalist who has covered the worldwide fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight evaluation, industry trends, and fighter psychology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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