Xander Zayas outlasts Jorge Garcia to become boxing's youngest active champion
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Zayas is angling for a unification bout with Sebastian Fundora
Xander Zayas is a world champion for the first time at 22 years old. Zayas outworked Jorge Garcia for the vacant WBO junior middleweight championship on Saturday night, taking a unanimous decision for the vacant title.
The fight was never in dispute, with Zayas not only outboxing Garcia but also landing the cleaner power punches from the opening rounds. Garcia, who entered the fight at 33-4, was unable to meet Zayas (21-0, 13 KO) on even ground from the opening rounds.
The fight never felt much in question, but Zayas' win set up a potential unification bout with towering WBC champion Sebastian Fundora, who is coming off a dominant TKO victory of Tim Tszyu the previous Saturday, his second victory over the highly-regarded Tszyu.
