Xander Zayas will reportedly face unbeaten Slawa Spomer within the chief assist bout in a WBO 154-lb title eliminator on the Keyshawn Davis vs. Denys Berinchyk card on Valentine’s Day, February 14th on ESPN on the Hula Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
A victory for the 22-year-old Puerto Rican-born Xander Zayas would make him necessary for WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora.
The promoters for Zayas, Prime Rank, are angling him to probably scoop up the WBO belt if it’s vacated or if Fundora loses it in 2025 in his subsequent battle. They’re making an attempt to show Zayas right into a star rapidly like they’re doing with Keyshawn. Matching Zayas in opposition to a beatable Spomer is a method of constructing him look nice.
Xander Zayas vs. Slawa Spomer
Keith Idec reports that Zayas vs. Spomer (20-0, 11 KOs) is being slotted for the chief assist bout on the Davis vs. Berinchyk card.
The little-known 32-year-old German Spomer has fought in close to obscurity in his native Germany in opposition to second-tier opposition all through his six-year skilled profession. His opponents have largely been unknown, and why the World Boxing Group has ranked him on the #11 spot is unclear.
Spomer has an unbeaten report, however his opposition has been too poor to take him severely on this battle. It’s not that Zayas is a superb fighter who would require Spomer to have loads of expertise.
Xander has fought related cream puffs, however you may give him an excuse attributable to his age. He’s solely 22, and his promoter at Prime Rank is making an attempt to show him right into a New York ticket-seller like they had been doing with Edgar Berlanga.
Zayas (20-0, 11 KOs) had hoped to battle on the February twenty second card in Riyadh after Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis turned down a battle in opposition to WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. Nevertheless, Israil Madrimov can be Ortiz Jr’s opponent somewhat than Zayas.
In the principle occasion, #1 WBO-ranked light-weight contender Keyshawn Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) will problem the unbeaten WBO 135-lb champion Denys Berinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs) on the ESPN card.
