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Xander Zayas will face undefeated Slawa Spomer in the co-main bout in a WBO 154-pound title eliminator on the Keyshawn Davis vs. Denys Berinchyk on Valentine’s Day, February 14 on ESPN at the Hula Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.
A win for 22-year-old Puerto Rican Xander Zayas would make it mandatory for WBO junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora.
Zayas’ promoters, Top Rank, are calling for him to potentially take the WBO belt if it’s vacant or if Fundora loses it in 2025 in his next fight. They are trying to make Zayas a star quickly like they are doing with Keyshawn. Pairing Zayas with a winning Spomer is one way to make him look awesome.
Xander Zayas vs. Slava Spomer
Keith Idec reports that Zayas vs. Spomer (20-0, 11 KOs) is qualifying for the main supporting bout on the Davis vs. Berinchyk.
Little-known German Spomer, 32, has fought almost in obscurity in his native Germany against second-tier opposition throughout his six-year professional career. His opponents have been largely unknown, and why the World Boxing Organization has him ranked No. 11 is unclear.
Spomer has an undefeated record, but his opposition has been too poor to be taken seriously in this fight. Not that Zayas is a great fighter that would require Spomer to have much experience.
Xander has struggled with similar burns, but you can give him an excuse because of his age. He’s only 22 years old and his promoter at Top Rank is trying to turn him into a New York ticket seller like they were doing with Edgar Berlanga.
Zayas (20-0, 11 KOs) had hoped to fight on the Feb. 22 card in Riyadh after Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis turned down a fight against interim WBC junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr. However, Israil Madrimov will be Ortiz Jr.’s opponent. than Zayas.
In the main event, WBO #1 ranked lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis (12-0, 8 KOs) will challenge undefeated WBO 135-pound champion Denys Berinchyk (19-0, 9 KOs) on the ESPN card.
