Jaron Ennis has been named the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) Fighter of the Month for June following his knockout victory over Xander Zayas, whereas Jesse “Bam” Rodríguez obtained Honorable Point out after capturing the WBA bantamweight title with a dominant win over Antonio Vargas.
The pioneering sanctioning physique launched its official June rankings, together with all divisional actions for the month, and likewise confirmed the speedy discontinuation of the Bridgerweight division, which is able to now not be acknowledged or sanctioned by the WBA.
Ennis stepped into the ring final Saturday at Barclays Middle in Brooklyn and stopped the beforehand unbeaten champion Zayas by way of seventh-round technical knockout to seize the WBA tremendous welterweight title. It was a commanding efficiency from the 29-year-old American, additional strengthening his case as one of many sport’s elite pound-for-pound fighters and cementing his standing as one in all boxing’s brightest stars.
In the meantime, “Bam” Rodríguez stopped Antonio Vargas in six rounds on June 13 in Arizona to develop into the brand new WBA bantamweight champion. The spectacular victory earned the gifted Texan this month’s Honorable Point out recognition.
The newest WBA rankings at the moment are obtainable and could be seen within the rankings part of the group’s official web site.
