Xander Zayas Goes for the World Title in New York
Puerto Rican boxer Xander Zayas will have his first opportunity to fight for a world title. He will face Mexican Jorge Garcia for the vacant WBO super welterweight championship on July 26 in New York.
Zayas, 22, will seek his first world title against Garcia.When we signed Xander at 16, he was a teenager with all the potential in the world. Now he is an accomplished young contender with a tremendous opportunity to win his first world title.
Bob Arum, Top Rank Chairman
García comes from surprising the previously undefeated Charles Conwell in April.This is a dream I’ve worked hard for my whole life. I have a good opponent in Jorge Garcia, a Mexican hungry to become a world champion. But I am ready to raise the Puerto Rican flag high with the victory and become a world champion at 22 years old.
Xander Zayas
Many people thought I wasn’t going to win my last fight, but I achieved a surprising victory. Although I was the underdog, I surprised the world. This fight will be no different. Becoming a world champion is my dream, and I’m ready to make it a reality on July 26th with a dominant victory over Xander Zayas. Mexico will have a new champion this summer.
Jorge García
Featherweight undefeated Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington and rising super lightweight star Emiliano Vargas will also participate on the card.
Carrington will face Namibian Mateus Heita for the WBC interim featherweight title in the co-main event. Vargas, the youngest son of former world champion Fernando Vargas, will seek to overcome the challenge of Ecuadorian Alexander Espinoza in the televised start.
