Ennis will challenge WBA and WBO 154-pound champion Xander Zayas on June 27 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. While Zayas might represent the biggest challenge Ennis has faced in his career, the former Ring/IBF/WBA welterweight champ believes the San Juan, Puerto Rico, native is another stop on his path to taking over junior middleweight.

“My main goal right now is Xander Zayas,” Ennis said during an episode of “Inside The Ring,” which premiered Monday on DAZN. “I’m not worried about nobody else right now. After I’m victorious on June 27 and become unified champion at 154, bring them on. After this fight, I’m going to continue to show you why I’m the best in the world and why I am really like that. I’m going to make everything easy.”

Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs, 1 NC) has only fought once at 154 pounds, stopping Uisma Lima in the first round October 11 in Ennis’ hometown of Philadelphia. The 28-year-old Ennis appeared primed for a fight against Vergil Ortiz Jr. this spring after they went face-to-face following Ortiz’s second-round stoppage of Erickson Lubin in November.

Legal issues between Ortiz (24-0, 22 KOs), The Ring’s No. 1-ranked junior middleweight, and his promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, led to the fight falling through. Ennis, ranked fifth by The Ring, then pivoted to a bout against Zayas, which will headline a card streamed on DAZN Pay-Per-View and as part of the monthly DAZN Ultimate plan.

Ennis said he put the pressure on his promoter, Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn, to make the fight happen.

“He ain’t choose to fight me,“ Ennis said of Zayas. “I told Eddie to go get him after negotiations with Ortiz fell through. I told Eddie and my team, ‘Y’all go get Zayas next for me if we can’t get Ortiz.’ That’s what he did for me. I appreciate [Zayas] for accepting this fight because he didn’t have to take this fight. He could have fought somebody else.”

Zayas (23-0, 13 KOs), The Ring’s third-ranked contender for a vacant championship, won the then-vacant WBO title with a unanimous decision over Jorge Garcia Perez on July 26 in New York. The 23-year-old Zayas then added the WBA belt to his collection with a split-decision win against Abass Baraou in a unification bout January 31 in San Juan.

One can make a compelling case that the 154-pound division is the best in boxing, with Ennis, Zayas, Ortiz and WBC champion Sebastian Fundora leading the way, and numerous intriguing contenders. When the dust settles, Ennis sees himself as the one standing tall and cementing himself as one of the best fighters, pound-for-pound in the world.

“I’m ready to take over the division one by one,” Ennis said. “I'm going to knock them down one by one and show the world why I’m the best. This is my division, and hopefully, everybody continues to want to fight each other, especially after I'm victorious on June 27. I’m going back-to-back-to-back-to-back. I will be undisputed at 154, so bring them all on.”