Junior middleweight contender Xander Zayas (20, 12 KOs) might be combating Slawa Spomer (20-0, 11 KOs) in a WBO 154-lb title eliminator match within the co-feature on the February 14th card on ESPN at Madison Sq. Backyard’s Hula Theater in New York Metropolis.
Zayas vs. Spomer might be fought on the undercard of WBO light-weight champion Denys Berinchyk’s title protection in opposition to Keyshawn Davis, which might be Promoted on ESPN by Prime Rank. Nevertheless, Zayas vs. Spomer isn’t the perfect co-feature battle for this profession, because it’s not an awesome matchup.
Zayas vs. Spomer: A Protected Battle for a Rising Star
It will be extra fascinating to see Zayas tackle somebody with some pop of their punches, like Charles Conwell, Tim Tszyu, Erickson Lubin or Bakhram Murtazaliev.
The promoters at Prime Rank aren’t loopy. They know Zayas may get uncovered by a kind of guys, which might mess up his means to herald the cash from his East Coast followers in New York. As such, Zayas is being groomed precisely the way in which former Prime Rank fighter Edgar Berlanga was earlier than he left the corporate to signal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom.
Spomer is the kind of fighter Zayas has repeatedly been matched in opposition to by his promoters throughout his five-year profession.
The Florida resident Zayas, born in Puerto Rico, might be trying to lock himself in because the necessary challenger to WBO 154-lb champion Sebastian Fundora. If Zayas is victorious in opposition to the 32-year-old Spomer, he’ll be in place for a giant battle.
The worst-case situation can be the WBO belt being vacated by the winner of the Fundora vs. Errol Spence battle. That will probably lead to Zayas being made e mail champion, and that’s not fascinating for him as a result of he gained’t get the chance to battle in a extremely seen conflict in opposition to Fundora or Spence.
Keith Idec broke the information of the #1 WBO-ranked Zayas, 22, and #11 Spomer being added to the Berinchyk-Keyshawn card on February 14th.
The German fighter, Spomer, has been combating in his nation in Germany in opposition to lesser guys. These are his final six opponents:
– Adam Ngange
– Milan Prat
– Felice Moncelli
– Victor Ionascu
– Jose Gregorio Suero
– Javier Francisco Maciel
