Xander Zayas vs Jorge Garcia weights, running order, rinwalk times, quotes, betting odds

Weigh-In Results: Xander Zayas vs Jorge Garcia

Xander Zayas (21-0, 13 KOs) returns to his home away from home for his first shot at a world title.

The Puerto Rican phenom meets Mexican slugger Jorge Garcia (33-4, 26 KOs) for the vacant WBO junior middleweight world championship this Saturday, July 26, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

Zayas signed with Top Rank at 16. Now 22, with seven MSG appearances under his belt, he’s closing in on the dream he’s chased since first lacing up.

All the weights, running order and TV times below:

ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ESPN+ 9 pm ET / 6pm PT

Xander Zayas 154 lbs vs. Jorge Garcia 153 lbs 12x3 Vacant WBO Junior Middleweight World Title

Bruce Carrington 125 lbs vs. Mateus Heita 124.8 lbs 12x3 Vacant WBC Interim Featherweight World Title

Emiliano Fernando Vargas 139.6 lbs vs. Alexander Espinoza 139.4 lbs 8x3 Jr. NABF Junior Welterweight Title

ESPN+ 6pm ET / 3pm PT

Rohan Polanco 146.6 lbs vs. Quinton Randall 146.8 lbs 10x3 WBO Intercontinental Welterweight Title

Juanmita Lopez De Jesus 113.8 lbs vs. Jorge Gonzalez-Sanchez 114.8 lbs 4x3 Junior Bantamweight

Yan Santana 124.8 lbs vs. Aaron Alameda 125.6 lbs 10x3 Vacant NABO Featherweight Title

Steven Navarro 115 lbs vs. Cristopher Rios 114.4 lbs 8x3 Jr. NABF Junior Bantamweight Title

Julius Ballo 132.6 lbs vs. Brandan Ayala 130.2 lbs 4x3 Lightweight

Xander Zayas: “I feel like every camp is completely different and every camp you prepare differently, but throughout my whole career, Top Rank and my team have prepared me for this moment. We always said that when we would fight for a world title, we would do it when we were ready to fight for it and win it. And this is the moment. Fight number 22 at MSG. It’s my moment to become a world champion.

“This Saturday, Puerto Rico will have a new world champion at 154 pounds.”

Jorge Garcia: “I’m happy to have been given this opportunity to fight for a world title. It’s something that I’ve always dreamed of ever since I started in this business. And now I’m only days away from making this a reality. I’m ready and I’m here. We’ve trained hard for this moment.”

“I worked hard for this. I come from the bottom. And I’m happy to be chasing my dream and the most important fight of my life.”

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Betting Odds

1/4 Xander Zayas 15/4 Jorge Garcia 20/1 Draw