Ennis knocks out Zayas to unify WBA and WBO titles in New York

Jaron Ennis secured a seventh-round knockout victory over Xander Zayas at the Brooklyn Center in New York, unifying the WBA and WBO junior middleweight titles. Ennis, remaining undefeated at 36-0, displayed dominance throughout the match, dropping Zayas several times before the referee stopped the bout. Zayas, suffering his first career loss, falls to 23-1. On the undercard, Ben Whittaker overwhelmed Richard Rivera with a second-round knockout, advancing to 12-0-1. Whittaker aims for a future title fight in the light heavyweight division, with potential matchups against Joshua Buatsi or Willy Hutchinson on the horizon.