Tax Records Reveal Ennis-Zayas Pulled $2.44M Gate At Barclays Center

Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Xander Zayas generated $2,440,779.50 in ticket sales for their June 27 unification at Barclays Center, according to official New York State tax records.

EverythingBoxing reported the filing, citing BoxingMyths. Ennis capped the night by dropping Zayas three times on his way to a seventh-round stoppage, collecting the WBA and WBO junior middleweight belts in the process.

Pulling $2.44 million at the gate represents a solid night of business, but the number requires context before anyone crowns Ennis a pay-per-view titan. Gervonta Davis pulled over $4.5 million in that exact same Brooklyn arena against Rolando Romero back in 2022.

Boots and Zayas performed well at the box office, yet neither man belongs in the conversation with boxing’s elite revenue drivers. Ennis cannot claim full ownership of the crowd, either. Top Rank spent seasons building Zayas directly into the New York market, where Puerto Rican fighters enjoy a passionate, built-in base. Landing the date right in the heart of summer made the turnout a joint effort, not an evening where Boots packed Barclays Center on his name alone. Nonetheless, an audited state figure gives Ennis real leverage as his handlers chase the biggest names at 154 pounds.

He walks away with two world titles, a clean stoppage win, and black-and-white proof that his fight generated over $2 million in live ticket sales.

That paperwork helps when sitting down across from Vergil Ortiz Jr. or Sebastian Fundora, even if it does not grant Boots the upper hand. Ortiz brings his own proven crowd numbers from Las Vegas, while Fundora holds considerable title value of his own.

Ennis needs to replicate this turnout before promoters view him as an undeniable national attraction. Putting up similar numbers against top opposition outside the East Coast corridor would demonstrate genuine drawing power.

Walking away with $2.44 million shows steps forward, not total box office dominance. Boots proved he could fill seats alongside Zayas in Brooklyn. His upcoming outings will demonstrate how many of those ticket buyers actually show up solely for him.