{"id":571829,"date":"2026-03-31T00:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/571829\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T00:46:11","slug":"bruce-shu-shu-carrington-campaigns-to-be-on-major-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/571829\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce \u201cShu Shu\u201d Carrington Campaigns to Be on Major Card"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top Rank and Matchroom officially announced the 154-pound unification bout between WBO and WBA champion Xander Zayas and Jaron \u201cBoots\u201d Ennis on March 30.<\/p>\n

The fight is set to take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on June 27. With Top Rank recently joining Matchroom and signing a broadcast deal with DAZN<\/a>, Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington took to social media to advocate for himself to be a part of the card.<\/p>\n

Carrington campaigns to be on Zayas vs Boots card<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s only right to have Brooklyn\u2019s very own on this card. Let\u2019s make it happen @trboxing @matchroomboxing @DAZN,\u201d Carrington said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only right to have Brooklyn\u2018s Very Own on this card \ud83d\uddfd\u2b50\ufe0f\ud83d\udcaf @trboxing<\/a> @MatchroomBoxing<\/a> @DAZNBoxing<\/a> Let\u2019s make it happen! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe \u270d\ud83c\udffe https:\/\/t.co\/w3LvSa5jDH<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bruce Carrington (@B_Carrington1) March 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Carrington, who proudly represents New York on media appearances, has fought in New York in nine of his 17 fights. Xayas and Carrington have fought on the same card three times, with all three cards taking place at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

Neither fighter has fought in the Barclays Center before.<\/p>\n

Carrington last fought on January 31 at Madison Square Garden against Carlos Castro for the vacant WBC featherweight title, stopping him in the ninth round.<\/p>\n

Xayas fought on the same day against Abass Baraou in Puerto Rico, winning by split decision to unify the WBO and WBA 154-pound titles.<\/p>\n

Who could Bruce Carrington fight on the card?\"Bruce<\/p>\n

Bruce Carrington could be in a possible unification bout as the co-main event to Xander Zayas and Jaron Ennis. | Mikey Williams\/Top Rank<\/p>\n

A unification bout could be in the cards for Bruce Carrington if he joins the Xayas-Ennis card. Top Rank is one of the promoters of the fight, and three of the four champions at featherweight are promoted by Top Rank.<\/p>\n

Angelo Leo is the IBF featherweight champion, but is set to defend his title against Ra\u2019eese Aleem.<\/p>\n

Rafael Espinoza, ranked number one at 126 pounds, doesn\u2019t have a fight scheduled. He last defended his WBO title in November against Arnold Khegai. A fight between Espinoza and Carrington would be a candidate for fight of the year, with two action-packed fighters.<\/p>\n

Brandon Figuero is the WBA featherweight super champion. While Figueroa is signed to PBC, he faced off with Carrington at T-Mobile Arena on February 20.<\/p>\n

Brandon and Shu Shu face off! pic.twitter.com\/SeLBo8uwr6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BOXING n BBQ (@BOXINGnBBQ) February 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Carrington also sent a message to Figueroa following his KO win over Nick Ball in February.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is why I love fighters like him. If anyone would be down to fight me, I know it would be him. Let\u2019s do it,\u201d Carrington said.<\/p>\n

Carrington could also choose to defend his title in a non-unification bout. However, the top two-ranked fighters by the WBC at featherweight are Nathaniel Collins and Cristobal Lorente, who are set to face each other on April 17.<\/p>\n

Regardless of who “Shu Shu” ends up facing, fans will come to see their hometown star defend his title at the Barclays Center.<\/p>\n