Xander Zayas says he wants to fight the temporary junior champion WBC Vergil Ortiz Jr. If he wins his defense of the title against Israil Madrid on February 2nd.
#1 WBO’s candidate Zayas (20-0, 12 ko) wants to fight Vergil JR. this year or 2026. He feels that he would sell it, focusing on Mexico against Puerto Rico. It would be a huge step in the class for Xander, 22, because he has not yet struggled with any world -class opposition during his six -year professional career.
Future champion?
Zayas showed no piercing power and was injured in several of his struggles, but against the opposition of the second level he confronted. Perhaps one of those fighters who must be protected by their entire career is to be beaten repeatedly.
Xander is struggling with a little famous Slaw mention (20-0, 11 ko) in a 10-round fight on February 14 on Denys Berinchyk against Keyshawn Davis at Madison Square Garden in New York.
“He is very one -dimensional, which means he is one style. He is a non -stop and a strong guy, but not a technical and not very good boxer. He is a good fighter but not so good at boxing, not the best boxer skills,” he said, “he said,” he said, “he said,” he said is xander zayas Seconds About the former temporary junior champion of the medium category WBC Serhii Bohachuk. “He is very strong and good pressure.
“It’s a fight we got the invitation on the same day, February 22, in Saudi Arabia. We accepted the fight, but we also knew there were some other fighters on the list, Madrid,” Xander said about the fight against the WBC temporary champion Of the 154 pounds Vergil Ortiz Jr.
“It was a business decision for him. That made him more sense in his head, fighting against the former world champion [Madrimov]. I’m not angry with the decision. I wish I had fought and showed a talent into the world. But I feel it if [Vergil Ortiz] He comes out winning 22 February, we can do it. If not this year, next year safe.
Top Rank would make a big mistake by pairing Xander Zayas with fragile breakthroughs with a killer shot like Vergil Ortiz Jr. Xander has already been hurt by struggling with a little opposition, and he has not shown the strength or resistance of the impact to compete with the right talent like the Ortiz Jr.
Top Rank brings Zayas as they did with Edgar Berlang, aligning him against a soft opposition to make him money earner for the New York area for ticket sales. Xander is not the next Miguel Cotto. You can put Zayas with talented fighters like Vergil Jr., Madrid, Serghii Bohachuka or Bakhhhhh Muratalie and expect it to beat him. He would fall and expose himself, just as Berlang did when Canelo Alvarez was dominated.
“High Risk, Low Prize”
“I think we are both interested in this struggle. I think we will both sell that fight for Puerto Rico and Mexico. I’m here in the United States. I feel like it’s a high risk, a low reward,” Zayas said about Vergil Jr. He had less to fight him than Madrid.
Xander was wrong. It would be a low risk, a low Vergil Ortiz reward. It would be a mismatch with Vergil that wipes off the deck with him, and a top rank would be miserable after that. Lost matches they did For the production of xander.
If the idea is to make money in a one -time fight, Ortiz Jr. vs. Xander is worth it, but it won’t be competitive. There will only be one winner and it’s Vergil. Zayas will run around the ring, trying not to throw out and will not be interesting for fans who like to see the action. It would be a shakur-esque kind of fighting, because that’s how it fights Zayas.
