Xander Zayas has done what is considered the biggest challenge for him ahead of the Jaron Boots Ennis fight this weekend.
That is that he made the weight.
He looks to have done it well too.
He came in a short time ago on the Friday morning early weight check underneath the 154 pounds limit.
A short time ago he came in at 153.9 pounds which to do so this early in the day a short time ago, is good for him.
He had said leading into the fight with Jaron Ennis this weekend he needed to make a 28 pound weight cut to get to the fight.
However the fact he is weighing this light early in the day before the final formal weigh-in later — showed he did the weight somewhat well.
Now, he may have dehydrated a bit in recent weeks and there is still advantages to Ennis because of this, but he has made the weight.
Not officially just yet as he will have to do that again shortly.
Baring a disaster for him he should make the proper weight before the fight now.
He has done the hard part.
That gets rid of concerns that he was not going to come in anywhere near the weight at all for their super-welterweight title fight.
Jaron Ennis does still have the edge but not as much as first thought this weekend.
There is plenty to play for this weekend in Jaron Ennis vs Xander Zayas including a pound for pound top 10 ranking spot possibly up for grabs.
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