# Why Xander Zayas Is Fighting His Former Sparring Partner & Bruce Carrington’s MSG Dream

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Podcast: [The Art Of Ward](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-art-of-ward-7013414)
Published: 2026-01-27T20:20:12+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2018

## Resource

Two of boxing’s brightest young stars join Andre Ward & Roy Jones Jr. on this edition of THE HALL OF GAME to discuss the biggest fights of their careers. WBO junior middleweight champion Xander Zayas breaks down his upcoming unification bout against former sparring partner Abass Baraou in San Juan, Puerto Rico, revealing the insider dynamics of fighting someone you trained with and what it means to carry Puerto Rico’s boxing legacy. WBC interim featherweight champion, Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington, opens up about his Madison Square Garden homecoming fight, the weight of being the eighth world champion from Brownsville, Brooklyn, and the emotional near-quit moment in 2018 that almost ended his career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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