Weigh-In Results: Xander Zayas vs Jorge Garcia
Xander Zayas (21-0, 13 KOs) returns to his home away from home for his first shot at a world title.
The Puerto Rican phenom meets Mexican slugger Jorge Garcia (33-4, 26 KOs) for the vacant WBO junior middleweight world championship this Saturday, July 26, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Zayas signed with Top Rank at 16. Now 22, with seven MSG appearances under his belt, he’s closing in on the dream he’s chased since first lacing up.
All the weights, running order and TV times below:
ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ 9 pm ET / 6pm PT
Xander Zayas 154 lbs vs. Jorge Garcia 153 lbs
12×3 Vacant WBO Junior Middleweight World Title
Bruce Carrington 125 lbs vs. Mateus Heita 124.8 lbs
12×3 Vacant WBC Interim Featherweight World Title
Emiliano Fernando Vargas 139.6 lbs vs. Alexander Espinoza 139.4 lbs
8×3 Jr. NABF Junior Welterweight Title
ESPN+ 6pm ET / 3pm PT
Rohan Polanco 146.6 lbs vs. Quinton Randall 146.8 lbs
10×3 WBO Intercontinental Welterweight Title
Juanmita Lopez De Jesus 113.8 lbs vs. Jorge Gonzalez-Sanchez 114.8 lbs
4×3 Junior Bantamweight
Yan Santana 124.8 lbs vs. Aaron Alameda 125.6 lbs
10×3 Vacant NABO Featherweight Title
Steven Navarro 115 lbs vs. Cristopher Rios 114.4 lbs
8×3 Jr. NABF Junior Bantamweight Title
Julius Ballo 132.6 lbs vs. Brandan Ayala 130.2 lbs
4×3 Lightweight
Xander Zayas: “I feel like every camp is completely different and every camp you prepare differently, but throughout my whole career, Top Rank and my team have prepared me for this moment. We always said that when we would fight for a world title, we would do it when we were ready to fight for it and win it. And this is the moment. Fight number 22 at MSG. It’s my moment to become a world champion.
“This Saturday, Puerto Rico will have a new world champion at 154 pounds.”
Jorge Garcia: “I’m happy to have been given this opportunity to fight for a world title. It’s something that I’ve always dreamed of ever since I started in this business. And now I’m only days away from making this a reality. I’m ready and I’m here. We’ve trained hard for this moment.”
“I worked hard for this. I come from the bottom. And I’m happy to be chasing my dream and the most important fight of my life.”
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Betting Odds
1/4 Xander Zayas
15/4 Jorge Garcia
20/1 Draw