There's no shortage of options for Ennis, who doubled down on wanting to claim undisputed status at 154 pounds after failing to snare all beltholders during his welterweight campaign.

The one which should be at the forefront of everyone's mind is a highly-anticipated bout against The Ring's No. 1-ranked junior middleweight contender Vergil Ortiz (24-0, 22 KOs). They were slated to fight in April and the fight would have been huge, but stakes are even higher now with Ennis a unified champion in his second weight class.

There's no reason to wait. Ennis versus Ortiz should be next.

Ennis (36-0, 32 KOs) was always a special talent and now has earned more accolades to further back that up.

The 29-year-old dropped Zayas (23-1, 13 KOs) three times before the end was called deep in the seventh round, as the Philadelphia star became the unified 154-pound titleholder. It wasn't without some shaky moments, though.

After dropping the champion in the first round, Ennis found himself engaged in an all-out war two rounds later after being hurt during a back-and-forth frame.

The decade-long pro seized back control when he dropped and hurt Zayas badly in round five. Two rounds later, Zayas' corner stopped the fight (1:49) after the Puerto Rican was dropped a third time, absorbing more damage.

Zayas tries to stand his ground on the inside but pays for his troubles as Ennis connects with a powerful combination to the head and body. Ennis lands a big right hook and as he swarms Zayas, he takes a knee.

During Dock's count, Zayas' corner stops the fight. It's over! Ennis is the new WBA and WBO 154-pound champion!

Zayas is looked at by the ringside doctor before the start of the round. Referee Harvey Dock told Zayas he can't take too much more punishment in between rounds.

Ennis is marching forward as Zayas moves and tries to buy time. Zayas is landing, but there's a stark difference compared to when Ennis lands.

Ennis is stalking Zayas but the action has slowed after a frantic first five rounds.

Ennis lands a solid straight right hand before the end of the round.

The pace has slowed slightly, but Ennis is landing the bigger shots thus far. It's turning into a phone booth brawl and Ennis lands with a huge right uppercut that drops Zayas.

Zayas is hurt badly as Ennis looks for the finish. Zayas is trying to survive but Ennis is battering him with power shots.

Zayas goes back to the ropes on unsteady legs but manages to grab onto Ennis. He lands a big right hook and straight left and the round is mercifully over.

Ennis lands a big left hand early from the southpaw stance. Zayas connects with a strong jab, then Ennis lands a strong combination to the body.

Zayas responds with a combination of his own and a war is breaking out with both fighters landing big shots.

Zayas lands another big straight right hand, but Ennis follows up with a combination of power shots.

A big left hook from Zayas lands, then Ennis lands a big straight right hand. Zayas can't miss with his right hand, then Ennis lands a left hook to the body. We have a Fight of the Year contender brewing.

Ennis lands a strong left hook to the body early in the round. Zayas lands a strong straight right hand, but heads a big left hand from Ennis for his troubles.

A big straight right hand followed by a left hook that wobbles Ennis! Ennis holds on and backs to the ropes and the tide has turned.

Another big straight right hand from Zayas. Ennis works his way to the inside and rocks Zayas with a big left hand near the end of the round. What a round!

Both guys are exchanging and landing early in the round.

Zayas has recovered well, but Ennis is still landing the cleaner power shots. He's also picking Zayas off with his jab and he lands a strong right hand late in the round. Another good round for the challenger, though, things have settled down a bit for Zayas.

Ennis comes out orthodox and lands a stiff jab to start the fight.

Both guys are struggling to find range early. Ennis switches to southpaw, is picking Zayas off from range and countering him and landing between his shots. Ennis lands a big combination and a right hook that drops Zayas with over a minute left.

Ennis can't miss with his straight left hand and right hook, but Zayas survives to hear the bell to end the first round.

Here we go then, the one you've all been waiting for... Xander Zayas looks for a legacy-enhancing first unified title defense, but will Jaron Ennis prove too much for the 23-year-old? We're minutes away from finding out, as challenger Ennis ringwalks first. Before then, here's a quick reminder of how Vargas finished matters earlier:

Vargas, The Ring’s 2025 Prospect of the Year, broke down Mills and dropped him once in the third and fourth rounds before earning the stoppage.

The stoppage appeared quick, but the finish appeared to be near after Mills was badly hurt with plenty of time left in the fourth round. Vargas showed another layer to his game, fighting out of southpaw the entire fight. The 22-year-old from Oxnard, California, appears to be due for a big step up in competition in the near future.

Mills is the aggressor to start the round, though, he's struggling to get anything going. Vargas lands a blistering straight left hand that drops Mills, and he's much more hurt this time.

Vargas unloads a barrage of punches and even though Mills is trying to fight back, referee Ricky Gonzalez stops the fight. Another stoppage win for one of the sport's brightest talents!

Vargas is more aggressive to start the round and has landed solid left hands to the head and body.

Vargas continues to land solid counter left uppercuts to the body. Mills goes lunging in with a straight right hand, and he's caught with a check right hook, though, it was a flash knockout late in the round.

Vargas is in complete control through three rounds.

Vargas is still fighting as a southpaw to start the second. He continues to find a home for his straight left hand.

Mills connects with a big right hand late in the round for his best punch of the fight. Vargas lands a big left hand seconds later.

The action is starting to pick up at the end of the round.

Vargas, who is normally orthodox, comes out southpaw to start the fight. Mills is on the offensive early, but has eaten counter shots for his troubles.

Vargas has landed big left hands to the head and body. Mills stays on the front foot while Vargas is moving around the ring with his back to the ropes.

A strong start for Vargas, who landed numerous clean power shots.

Ben Whittaker's U.S. debut didn't last long, as he stopped longtime contender Richard Rivera early in the second round.

After dropping Rivera at the very end of the first round, Whittaker sent him to the canvas early in the second round and the fight was stopped, though, Rivera appeared able to continue. Regardless, an impressive performance by Whittaker, who hasn't gone beyond the second round in his last four fights.

His promoter, Eddie Hearn, said that Whittaker will headline in his next fight in Birmingham in October on DAZN.

Rivera throws a leaping left hook and gets dropped by a counter left hook from Whittaker. Rivera rises to his feet and goes to a corner, but after referee Michael Griffin asks if he's OK, he stops the fight! Another quick night at the office for Ben Whittaker!

Whittaker is on the front foot early and has landed a couple of good left hooks to the body. The Brit's speed advantage is evident early on, as he can land and avoid Rivera's offense.

Whittaker drops Rivera with a right hand late in the round! Rivera rises to his feet and, importantly, appears to have his legs under him as the round ends.

There you have it! Jahi Tucker scores a career-best win at Euri Cedeno's expense, after judges Tony Lundy (98-92) and Don Trella (97-93) overrule Dave Braslow's 95-95 scorecard for a 10-round majority decision.

After a hot start from Cedeno, Tucker settled in and outboxed him from round five on.

Who will emerge victorious on the scorecards? A short wait for the judges scorecards now, who do you think did enough? Will Cedeno's unbeaten run remain intact?

Shades of WWE as Tucker ducks underneath a shot of Cedeno and lifts him off his feet. Tucker nearly throws him over the ropes, but thinks better of it and lets him down inside the ring.

Cedeno is back on the front foot and having some success with his jab. Tucker is on the front foot now as Cedeno moves around the ring. Tucker has success landing uppercuts through Cedeno's guard with his back to the ropes, but neither fighter left their stamp in the final round as the final bell rings.

Cedeno continues to follow Tucker around and throw big shots, but he can't find the target.

Tucker's faster hands and footwork allowed him to take control of the round in the final minute. He's on the front foot now and pushed Cedeno to the ropes at the end of the round.

Cedeno likely needs a knockout to win.

Lather, rinse, repeat for Tucker. He's fully in control of the fight entering the final two rounds.

Cedeno's corner is imploring him to step it up and throw straight shots to try and regain control of the fight.

The tide has turned in Tucker's favor as he continues to outbox Cedeno. Cedeno is winging shots but is struggling to find the target.

Tucker is in control entering the final three rounds.

Tucker is starting to settle into a groove. He landed the cleaner shots and had success punching through Cedeno's guard.

Cedeno is having trouble finding the target and landing the caliber of shots that helped him get off to a good start.

The pace has settled down a bit. Tucker did some of his best work since the opening round, as he avoided most of Cedeno's power shots.

Tucker was able to stick and move effectively and was against the ropes much less compared to the previous rounds.

Cedeno continues to dig at Tucker's body. Tucker is apt to fight off of his back foot and stay on the move.

The pace slowed a little, but it was more of the same with Cedeno continuing to press and land the cleaner shots. Tucker sparingly had his moments when he was able to land and step around Cedeno, but he hasn't found the same success that he had in the opening round.

It's more of the same for Cedeno, who is landing clean shots to the body. Tucker is still having success punching through Cedeno's guard, though, his punches aren't having the same impact.

Cedeno is landing clean shots with Tucker against the ropes but the Brooklyn native fires back in the latter half of the round. Cedeno continues to force the action and landed some really good body shots in what was another good round for him.

Cedeno is more aggressive to start the round and got Tucker to the ropes. A much better start for the Dominican, who is pressing the action and landing some clean shots.

Tucker was on the move more and less active with his output, though, he's landed some nice body shots. Cedeno had a much better round and started to find his groove.

Tucker came out firing and is landing clean shots through Cedeno's guard. The action settled down, as Cedeno, who is fighting out of the southpaw stance, went on the front foot.

Late in the round, Cedeno landed a low blow, and Tucker followed up with an even lower shot. Overall, a good start for Tucker.

A must-win matchup for both operators at middleweight, but before then, here's a look at the standout showing on tonight's undercard.

Juanma Lopez, profiled by The Ring's Anson Wainwright in February, scored a devastating first-round knockout of Alberto Motos in the final fight before the card's PPV portion. Watch it below:

Full card results, are as follows: