Lamont Roach has weighed in on the upcoming clash between Xander Zayas and Jaron Ennis. He described it as the kind of fight that can help elevate boxing back to its peak.<\/p>\n
Zayas is set to defend his unified WBO and WBA super welterweight titles against Ennis<\/a> at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on June 27. The matchup has already drawn significant attention, with two of the division\u2019s top names meeting at a relatively early stage of their careers.<\/p>\n In his recent appearance on FightHype, Roach was asked about his thoughts on Zayas vs. \u2018Boots\u2019. He emphasized the need for top fighters to face each other while they are still in their prime.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that\u2019s a fight that needs to happen so boxing can flourish like it did back in the day,\u201d Roach said.<\/p>\n While acknowledging that recent years have seen improvements in matchmaking, he believes fights like Zayas vs. Ennis are essential to sustaining that momentum.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re getting a lot of good fights\u2026 especially the last couple years we\u2019ve been getting matchups that normally wouldn\u2019t have happened prior to about three or four years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Roach pointed out that both fighters are young and at the peak of their abilities, making the timing of the bout particularly significant.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re both young and they\u2019re both at the top of their career right now and that\u2019s how it\u2019s supposed to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Roach compares Zayas vs Ennis to legendary rivalries\u00a0<\/p>\n To underline his point, Roach referenced some of boxing\u2019s most iconic rivalries, where elite fighters faced each other at their best.<\/p>\n \u201cYou got to think like[Marvin] Hagler and [Thomas] Hearns, Sugar Ray [Leonard] and [Roberto] Duran\u2026 fights like those.\u201d<\/p>\n