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Terence Crawford picks a winner in Jaron Ennis vs Xander Zayas title fight

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Throughout the latter years of his professional career, Terence Crawford was linked to a showdown with Jaron Ennis. Now, ‘Bud’ has shared his thoughts on ‘Boots’ upcoming unified title challenge against Xander Zayas.

At present, Puerto Rico’s Zayas is boxing’s youngest unified world champion, after the 23-year-old trumped Jorge Garcia Perez and then Abass Baraou to get his hands on the WBA and WBO super-welterweight world titles.

Whilst already adored in his home country, Zayas could achieve global stardom in the sport if he is able to pull off the upset and hand Ennis a first career defeat.

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Meanwhile, for Ennis, the bout represents the opportunity to become a two-division unified champion – having held the WBA and IBF titles at welterweight – and gain leverage in negotiations for an in-demand showdown with Vergil Ortiz Jr or further unification clashes against the other two champions, Josh Kelly and Sebastian Fundora.

Speaking to Jai McAllister, Crawford looked ahead to the scrap and showed respect for Zayas for accepting such a difficult challenge so early in his career, but the 38-year-old ultimately sided with ‘Boots’, believing that his experience will prove decisive.

“Man, that is a tough fight, especially for Xander at this point in his career, but it shows his heart and his confidence that he has in himself. He is ready to go make history for his country and he is going to do real well in that fight.

“I just think that, right now, it is a little bit too early for him.”

Zayas-Ennis takes place on Saturday, June 27, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, in one of the most anticipated fights of the summer.

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Carlos Alcaraz’s SF opponent Valentin Vacherot shares romantic kiss with girlfriend after making history at Monte-Carlo Masters

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Valentin Vacherot created history on Friday as he became the first Monegasque player at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters to reach the semi-finals after defeating Alex de Minaur in the fifth seed after a gruelling 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Following the victory, Vacherot’s girlfriend Emily Snyyder shared a romantic moment with the Monégasque star that she shared on her socials. The 27-year-old will be facing Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals in the Principality.

“It is such an honour to be part of the semi-finals with the three best players of the past few years…I can’t wait to play Carlos tomorrow in my hometown, it is amazing.” – Vacherot commented on his upcoming SF matchup against regning World No. 1 at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters.

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When Valentin Vacherot marked a career milestone on Friday, his partner Emily was by his side. Soon after his victory, the couple shared a celebratory kiss, which she later posted on her social media, accompanied by an emotional reaction.

Valentin Vacherot shares romantic moment with his girlfriend Emily Snyder after historic win in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters QF gameValentin Vacherot shares romantic moment with his girlfriend Emily Snyder after historic win in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters QF game
Valentin Vacherot shares romantic moment with his girlfriend Emily Snyder after historic win in the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters QF game

Subsequently, Emily shared two other moments from Vacherot’s historic run with heartwarming captions. One of the posts captures the tennis star’s family’s reaction to his magnificent quarter-final win, whereas the other captures Vacherot’s post-game moment.

Valentin Vacherot's girlfriend Emily shares celebratory moments after quarter final victory at the Rolex Monte-Carlo MastersValentin Vacherot's girlfriend Emily shares celebratory moments after quarter final victory at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters
Valentin Vacherot’s girlfriend Emily shares celebratory moments after quarter final victory at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters

“ABSOLUTE CINEMA” – Valentin Vacherot’s girlfriend Emily captioned her post on IG.

After Valentin Vacherot bagged the Rolex Shanghai Masters title last September, Emily has been his biggest cheerleader. Friday’s victory is marked as extremely special for the couple, as the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters venue happens to be within walking distance of where their love story began four years ago.

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Valentin Vacherot climbs up to No. 17 in PIF ATP live rankings as he is set to face World No. 1 in SF at the Monte-Carlo Masters

Valentin has been on a roll since he bagged three-set victories against Hubert Hurkacz Juan, and Manuel Cerundolo earlier this week, while he crushed a big win against fourth seed Lorenzo Musetti in three straight sets. The Monégasque star played red-hot tennis and secured runs just eight months after his dominating triumph in Shanghai.

“All the guys in the crowd chanting, they are my best friends from when I was nine, 10 years old. It is rare for a player to have this chance to have this many people around. The members sat in the boxes. I am so lucky to have a tournament in my club.” – Vacherot spoke in an emotional moment.

Vacherot now turns his focus to the upcoming semi-final, where he will be facing the reigning World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz at the Monte-Carlo Masters