{"id":19420,"date":"2025-07-28T05:41:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/zayas-22-conquers-world-title-new-youngest-boxing-champion\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T05:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T09:41:31","slug":"zayas-22-conquers-world-title-new-youngest-boxing-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/boxing\/zayas-22-conquers-world-title-new-youngest-boxing-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Zayas, 22, Conquers World Title: New Youngest Boxing Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xander Zayas Conquers World Title and Makes Boxing History<\/h2>\n\nXander Zayas, the young Puerto Rican boxer, has left an indelible mark on the history of boxing. On Saturday, in a demonstration of skill and determination, he was crowned world champion by obtaining the vacant WBO super welterweight title. The victory took place at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, an emblematic stage that has witnessed great moments in the sport.\n\nAt 22 years old, Zayas stands out as the youngest current world champion. His performance in the ring was impeccable, dominating his opponent, Jorge Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez, with strategic and effective boxing.\n\nFrom the first round, Zayas demonstrated his control, using agile footwork and precise counterattacks to neutralize Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez’s offense. The boxer maintained distance, frustrating his rival’s attempts to get close and, when necessary, held him to avoid exchanging blows.\n\nThe judges awarded the victory to Zayas with scores of 116-112, 118-110 and 119-109. Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez, from Mexico, saw his streak of eight consecutive victories interrupted.\n\nIn the sixth round, Zayas connected with a powerful right hand that staggered Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez, sending him against the ropes. Although Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez recovered, Zayas continued his attack, demonstrating his superiority.\n\nDespite an eighth round in which Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez tried to react, Zayas maintained control, responding with effective combinations and avoiding his opponent’s blows. Zayas’s precision was notable, connecting a high percentage of his punches and making Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez miss.\n\nAccording to CompuBox, Zayas outlanded Garc\u00eda P\u00e9rez in jabs and power punches, despite throwing fewer punches overall. Zayas connected on a significantly higher percentage of his total and power punches, as well as dominating in body shots.\n\n\n
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It’s incredible to represent Puerto Rico at the highest level and put the pride of my island where it belongs, at the top.<\/p>\n\nXander Zayas<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nZayas, who holds the eighth position in the super welterweight ranking, is currently the youngest champion, surpassing Brian Norman Jr., who is 24 years old.\n\n\n

Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington Crowned Interim Champion<\/h2>\n\n\nIn the co-main event, Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington claimed the WBC interim featherweight title, following a unanimous decision victory over Mateus Heita. Carrington, considered the favorite, dominated the fight after some competitive early rounds, landing effective punches to the body and head with his right hand.\n\nHeita, despite receiving several blows, was not knocked down, but his activity decreased as Carrington intensified his attack. Carrington continued to throw combinations until the end, securing the victory with the judges’ scores (120-108, 119-109, 119-109).\n\nThis was Heita’s first career defeat, while Carrington, ranked sixth in the featherweight rankings, now targets WBO champion Rafael Espinoza.\n\nAfter receiving his interim belt, Carrington directed his words to Espinoza, who was present in the audience: “I see you in the crowd. I love you, brother. You already know. My team has contacted your team. I want to fight.”\n\n

Emiliano Vargas Continues His Rise in Boxing<\/h2>\n\nIn Saturday’s undercard, Emiliano Vargas, son of former super welterweight champion Fernando Vargas, extended his undefeated record to 15-0 with a knockout in the second round over Alexander Espinoza. This was his sixth consecutive knockout victory and the thirteenth of his career.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Xander Zayas Conquers World Title and Makes Boxing History Xander Zayas, the young Puerto Rican boxer, has left an indelible mark on the history of boxing. On Saturday, in a demonstration of skill and determination, he was crowned world champion by obtaining the vacant WBO super welterweight title. The victory took place at the Theater […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[205,2802,3598,3056],"class_list":{"0":"post-19420","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-madison-square-garden","10":"tag-world-champion","11":"tag-xander-zayas"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}