Tellez vs Baraou

Who won Tellez vs Baraou?

Abass Baraou beat Yoenis Tellez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 23rd, 2025, at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 115-112, 116-111 in favor of winner Abass Baraou.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super welterweight championship of the world.

Baraou was defending his his WBA Interim World Super Welterweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Yoenis Tellez in August 2025. He had held this belt for 16 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Yankiel Rivera Figueroa beating Angelino Cordova for the WBA Interim World Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jamaine Ortiz beat Ambiorix Bautista, and Lucas Bahdi defeated Roger Gutierrez.

Tellez vs Baraou stats

Yoenis Tellez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Abass Baraou made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Yoenis Tellez was the younger man by 5 years, at 25 years old.

Both Yoenis Tellez and Abass Baraou fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tellez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 1 month later than Baraou, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 70 compared to Baraou's 131.

Abass Baraou was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 154lb division.

Tellez vs Baraou form

Tellez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Julian Williams on March 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Johan Gonzalez on October 19, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joseph Jackson on April 26, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Before that, he had beaten Livan Navarro on December 15, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round at Caribe Royale Resort, Orlando.

He had defeated Sergio Garcia on July 29, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Baraou had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Macaulay McGowan on June 14, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Sam Eggington on March 1, 2024, by majority decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight eliminator fight at Telford International Centre, Telford.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Hugo Noriega on December 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Ferenc Katona on March 31, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Milan Prat on November 19, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at La Palestre, Le Cannet, France.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yoenis Tellez had been fighting more than Abass Baraou.

Going into this contest, Yoenis Tellez had last fought 5 months and 22 days ago, while Abass Baraou's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 9 days ago.

Tellez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Baraou's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Tellez vs Baraou start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Tellez vs Baraou?

Tellez vs Baraou was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Tellez vs Baraou?

Yoenis Tellez was a 1/8 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Abass Baraou made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.