Xander Zayas v Jorge Garcia Perez ESPN Sat. 26th - The last show

[Spicoli]

Zayas buzzes him in 5th and also uses shoulder bumps to position him and reset. Takes a shot. Zayas having it all his way and Garcia looks like a spectator.

[Spicoli]

Zayas clipped with a couple of silly wide shots in 6th but responds right off with big right hand. 6-0 Zayas needs to stay sloppy punch aware late though.

[Spicoli]

Can't see anything but Zayas 8-0 into 9th. Zayas getting Peter pan feet on occasion but he's working everything. Nice crooked right upper from outside gets Zayas clean but Zayas staying mobile and keeping his head. 8-1 Zayas.

[Spicoli]

9-2 into the 12th. Zayas unraveled a little bit still has some holes but staying the course. Garcia robotically behind most of the fight but got in some clumps. Minor feel of keep-away by Zayas last rounds. Oddly ends at the same score as co main and same feeling...118-110 Zayas.

[Spicoli]

Scores in 116-112 118-110 and 119-109 Unanimous dec Xander Zayas. Tons of emotion in that corner for him. Glad he got it looked improved. But work to be done it doesn't end, for any fighter, and 154 is a shark tank. Let's make these unifications

[TitoFan]

Scores in 116-112 118-110 and 119-109 Unanimous dec Xander Zayas. Tons of emotion in that corner for him. Glad he got it looked improved. But work to be done it doesn't end, for any fighter, and 154 is a shark tank. Let's make these unifications

Thanks for the RBR. I did see the fight after all. A son-in-law got it on his phone, and mirrored it to the TV where we were all staying. Major points.

I thought Xander did pretty well. Garcia was definitely no slouch. Like most Mexican fighters, he has a tough beard. Xander isn't exactly a murderous puncher, so there was little chance of him getting the knockout victory. Also, there is the fact that Xander had yet to go 12 rounds. I feared he might gas in the end... but he comported himself pretty well. I thought his movement and ring generalship were excellent. He got tagged a bit more than I would've liked, but in the end you gotta show you can take a punch. No matter how good a boxer you are, you're always going to get hit with your share of punches. I thought he spoke well, before and after the fight. Yes... he's definitely got some work to do. 154 is, and has usually been, a division packed with talent. So Xander needs to continue his progress. Still... he's only 22, and now the youngest of the currently active champions.

Nice having another champion.