{"id":357639,"date":"2026-06-28T13:10:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=357639"},"modified":"2026-06-28T13:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:40:16","slug":"jaron-ennis-gives-himself-c-despite-dominant-title-winning-performance-over-xander-zayas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/jaron-ennis-gives-himself-c-despite-dominant-title-winning-performance-over-xander-zayas\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaron Ennis Gives Himself C+ Despite Dominant Title-Winning Performance Over Xander Zayas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jaron \u201cBoots\u201d Ennis could have delivered the largest victory of his profession on Saturday night, but he wasn\u2019t able to hand himself top marks afterward.<\/p>\n

Ennis stopped previously unbeaten Xander Zayas within the seventh round at Barclays Center in Brooklyn to capture the WBA and WBO junior middleweight titles, dropping the Puerto Rican star 3 times before Zayas\u2019 corner threw within the towel. Despite the dominant performance, the Philadelphia native graded himself only a C+ throughout the post-fight press conference.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ll probably give myself probably like a C\u2026 C-plus,\u201d Ennis said on the post-fight press conference. \u201cI do know I\u2019m way higher than that. I used to be moving into the corner a bit of bit. They was telling me to make use of speed, and I used to be throwing one shot. It\u2019s the shots you don\u2019t see. I must have been using a bit of bit more speed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ennis admitted he drifted away from the sport plan at times by searching for power as a substitute of counting on his hand speed, something he plans to correct before his next outing.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old knocked Zayas down within the opening round with a pointy counter, scored one other knockdown within the fifth, and finished the job within the seventh after a 3rd trip to the canvas prompted Zayas\u2019 corner to stop the fight. Although Zayas briefly buzzed him within the third round, Ennis insisted afterward that he was never in deep trouble.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI used to be chilling,\u201d Ennis said. \u201cI just got a bit of lazy on the within. Got caught with a very good shot, but I used to be cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The victory made Ennis a unified champion in a second weight class after previously holding unified titles at welterweight. Even after adding two more world championships to his r\u00e9sum\u00e9, he made it clear that his work at 154 kilos is barely starting.<\/p>\n

Ennis said his goal stays becoming the undisputed champion, though he also welcomed a showdown with Virgil Ortiz Jr. if the title fights can’t be made.<\/p>\n

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Ken Woods<\/strong> has been a senior author at Boxing News 24 since 2013, covering the game from every angle. With years of ringside reporting, he delivers fight news, results, and evaluation that cut through the noise. Ken\u2019s work consistently spotlights champions, contenders, and rising prospects, giving fans a pointy, knowledgeable view of the worldwide boxing scene.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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