Sports7/27/2025•The Guardian
Xander Zayas outboxes Jorge Garcia to become boxing’s youngest active world champion
Xander Zayas, a 22-year-old Puerto Rican boxer, became the youngest active world champion in boxing by defeating Mexico's Jorge Garcia Perez in a unanimous decision to claim the vacant WBO junior middleweight title. The fight took place at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, where Zayas fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming a world champion. Zayas, who turned professional at the age of 17, has been touted as Puerto Rico's next boxing star and has plotted a measured ascent through the ranks. The victory adds another chapter to the storied Puerto Rico–Mexico rivalry in the sport.
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