Junior middleweight phenom Xander Zayas underlined his glistening potential as he dominated Patrick Teixeira in entrance of his Puerto Rican followers at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard.Â
Zayas cruised previous the previous world champion to assert a unanimous determination win after a 10-round fundamental occasion to kick off Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend.
The 21-year-old gained it 100-90, 100-90, 99-91 on the scorecards to increase his excellent skilled document to 18-0 as he marches in the direction of the world’s elite.
“A couple weeks ago, we learned that Patrick’s mother passed away,” stated Zayas. “And like a warrior, he was here. He came here and put on a show, so I want to give a round of applause to Patrick Teixeira.
“Thanks to all my folks in Puerto Rico. Since I used to be 5 years previous, I dreamed about this. It is occurring, because of you guys, and I need to thanks for the whole lot you do for me.
“He was tough. He knew how to survive in there. It was sometimes difficult to find the body, but with the experience, he hid it. I tried to land the hook, and he was ducking underneath. I feel like it was a tough test, but I passed it with flying colours.”
The Shu Shu present rolls on
Bruce ‘Shu Shu’ Carrington, the Brownsville-born featherweight contender, starred within the co-main occasion as he recorded an eighth-round stoppage win over late stand-in Brayan De Gracia.
De Gracia had been drafted in on lower than per week’s discover after Carrington’s unique opponent Enrique Vivas confronted delays in securing a visa.
Carrington could be unfazed by the late change and wore down a troublesome De Gracia to make the breakthrough within the fifth when he floored his opponent with a proper hand.
The punishment constructed within the seventh when Carrington dropped De Gracia on the ropes, earlier than an eighth-round assault lastly satisfied referee Eric Dali to step in and wave off the combat.
The victory lifts Carrington to 12-0 as an expert, with the American watched on by four-weight world champion Naoya Inoue at ringside amid strategies of a possible assembly additional down the road.
“It’s interesting that he’s here,” stated Carrington. “He came to watch, and he’s leaving right now. So, obviously, he came to watch me. I’m ringing bells, and I’m making noise. That’s what we plan on continuing to do in our career. I want to make that fight happen some time soon.
“There are some issues I might’ve achieved extra. There are some issues I might’ve achieved higher on the defensive finish. He is a troublesome opponent, and I am tremendous glad that Brayan got here in and took the combat on last-minute discover.
“He came to fight. He’s really strong. His knockout ratio shows the power is there, but you know me, I have a lot of experience and know how to get around that, break my opponent down, and do what I do. And that’s how we got the victory.”
