Jaron Ennis and Xander Zayas appear to have quietly announced that their fight is now a done deal.<\/p>\n
\u2018Boots\u2019 Ennis unified titles at 147lbs before stepping up in weight, where he made an immediate statement with a stoppage win over Uisma Lima in October last year.<\/a> He had been targeting a fight with Vergil Ortiz Jr, but issues between Ortiz and his promoter, Golden Boy, saw those plans fall apart.<\/p>\n Enter Zayas, boxing\u2019s youngest male unified world champion at 23. The Puerto Rican claimed the WBO super-welterweight belt with victory over Jorge Garcia Perez in July last year, and added the WBA strap by beating Abass Baraou in January.<\/p>\n Both promotional teams \u2013 Matchroom for Ennis, Top Rank for Zayas \u2013 had made it clear recently that talks were moving along nicely<\/a>, with June 27 in New York targeted. Top Rank\u2019s recent broadcast partnership with DAZN has helped push discussions forward behind the scenes, and both fighters have now taken to social media with extremely positive updates.<\/p>\n First, Zayas said, \u201csigned, sealed and delivered. We got a fight.\u201d<\/p>\n \u270d\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\uddfd\ud83d\udca8#cr\u00edaboricua<\/a>#AndStill<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/5Ypjcx1lN5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Xander Zayas (@XanderZayas) March 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n That was followed by Ennis\u2019 post, who looks forward to becoming a \u201ctwo-weight undisputed champion.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83d\ude08 2 WEIGHT UNIFIED CHAMP \ud83d\udc51 #ANDTHENEW<\/a>\ud83e\udd34\ud83c\udffe pic.twitter.com\/xtnFuuOyIy<\/a><\/p>\n