Ascending the Cuban phenomenon: Yuenis Telez defends the temporary WBA title against Abass Baraou tonight

Yuenis Telez (10-0, 7 Cos) defends his temporary title for the novice weight of WBA tonight against Abass Baraou (16-1, 9 KOS) in a 12-round attack on Dazn in the Caribe Royale resort in Orlando, Florida.

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The main card starts tonight at 8:00 pm East time, lives on DAZN.

MVP operation arrangement

• Yankiel River Vs. Angelino Cordova – Main Title
• Yuenis Telez v. Abas Barraa – Main Support
• Stephanie Han against Polina Angel
• Yasmine Artega against Lin Sandsrom
• Lucas Bahdi against Roger Guterres
• Natalie Dove opposite Randy Malls
• Joceyn Camarillo vs. Agustina Vazquez
• Ariel Perez against Chris Avila

Next wBa king

Tellez, 25, is one of the many talented former Cuban fighters who come through the ranks. His combat style is a mixture of Andy Cruz and David Morel. It has a similar technical capacity on the two, but with the heavy hands of the light Morel.

WBA still has not raised Tellez to the full hero position yet. Tender Crawford, the current hero, has not defended his belt since his victory last year on August 3, 2024. Once WBA CRAWFORD is removed, Tellez is likely to rise. The Battle of Tellez-Baraou will be determined tonight who will be in an excellent position to be transferred to the WBA championship as soon as Crawford is evacuated or stripped.

“He says he has experience and that he will be able to deal with it, but he does not know the type of pressure that I will put on Baraa on Saturday.” “I know exactly what to do.”

Tellez ended his amateur career with 102-7 before turning into a professional in 2020. He unanimously emerged from 12-rounds on the former IBF champion and WBA for the Mediterranean weight Julian J-Williams on March 1, 2025, at the Barcliz Center in Brooklyn, New York. Tellez won 119-109, 117-111 and 118-110.

Baraa experience

“I have all the skills and experience. I just need to be myself on Saturday night and do this.” Baraa said. “This means a lot. I mean, everything led to this moment. I was working hard, and I am very happy to be here at this moment, and I cannot wait.

“I need to put it under pressure. I need to be on it all night, and I don’t think he is ready for my pressure.”